The Information Systems used by Social Protection (SP) programs are an invaluable resource for monitoring, managing, and delivering SP benefits and services to poor and vulnerable populations. These are often the public information systems that contain more detailed information on persons that interact with public......
04 August, 2020
The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper has two main aims. (i) It documents the size and timing of the Syrian refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, characterizing the forced nature of displacement and exploring factors that influenced......
04 August, 2020Prospects for change remain slim despite a reform-minded ex-army general at the helm....
29 July, 2020As coronavirus restrictions drive up needs, hundreds of Indigenous people who fled rural conflict are protesting in the capital’s parks....
29 July, 2020Having to return after failing to start anew in Europe is a tough prospect for African migrants. With COVID-19, it has become tougher still....
28 July, 2020
Ghana has an estimated 466,780 international migrants, the majority of whom originate from other ECOWAS states. Additionally, there are millions of internal migrants in the country such as female head porters, known as Kayayei. In 2015, the Ghana Statistical Service reported 6,488,064 internal migrants. To protect......
24 July, 2020