This Project Briefing synthesises findings from a study mapping social protection in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region,1 with a particular focus on policies and programmes that impact children and how these might be strengthened. The study was conducted by the Overseas Development...

This paper was commissioned by the UN Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF’s) regional office in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). UNICEF’s rationale for engagement in social protection is grounded in its commitment to human rights, and recognition of the contribution social protection can...