January 2024 – March 2025 (finished)
Building on previous work focused on Ethiopia, this new assignment highlights how social assistance systems can be built, maintained, adapted, and strengthened, including learning from countries with existing social protection systems facing new conflicts, as well as fragile and conflict-affected states experiencing protracted emergencies. It will draw on case studies from Ukraine, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Sahel region, and Yemen, as well as wider evidence from other relevant contexts.
The synopsis note offers forward-looking guidance for policymakers and practitioners, which highlights both the challenges and promising practices for social protection in conflict contexts, with a focus on the components of systems that are most effective for retention and adaptation during crises.
Country Case Studies:
Maintaining and strengthening social assistance systems in conflict settings: Yemen case study
Maintaining and strengthening social assistance systems in conflict settings: Ethiopia case study
Maintaining and strengthening social assistance systems in conflict settings: Sudan case study
Maintaining and strengthening social assistance systems in conflict settings: Armenia case study
Maintaining and strengthening social assistance systems in conflict settings: Sahel case study (Niger & Burkina Faso)
Maintaining and strengthening social assistance systems in conflict settings: Somalia