The rapid deterioration in social cohesion between refugee and host communities in Lebanon is in part due to targeted cash assistance.Continue Reading
Reframing social protection as a right rather than an offering is the initial step towards implementing a “Common Welfare” in Lebanon, argues the author.Continue Reading
It is very difficult to deploy cash transfer programs without clientelist intrusion and yet, argue the authors, the new DAEM system deployed during the pandemic succeeded in enhancing transparency, traceabilitiy and oversight.Continue Reading
Read the full press release in: English | Arabic Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA), in partnership with the European Union (EU), UNICEF and the International Labour Organization (ILO), launched the country’s National Disability Allowance (NDA). The allowance is a social grant that will provide a direct income support toContinue Reading
This 3 minute video report considers the impact of a lack of social protection mechanisms in Lebanon and the excuses levied by the State for not providing them.Continue Reading
In this brief thought paper, the authors review the impact of the central bank’s subsidy scheme and foreign exchange platform.Continue Reading