Agricultural workers are exposed to many risks during their life cycle and are particularly vulnerable to covariate risks, such as droughts, armed conflict and pandemics. Despite the great potential of social protection policies to protect this segment of the population, agricultural workers are...

This Research Report, the first in in the series "Expanding social insurance for agricultural workers in Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Identifying key constraints and discussing policy options", focuses on exploring the most adequate social insurance benefits and features capable of...

COVID-19 has affected all countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and groups already vulnerable before the crisis, such as children, have been particularly affected. Social protection can promote children's well-being and reduce the negative impacts of crises on them,...

The third and final Research Report in the series "Expanding Social insurance for agricultural workers in Middle East and North Africa (MENA): identifying key constraints and discussing policy options" focuses on understanding the administrative barriers and capacity constraints that may hinder...

This Research Report, the second in the series "Expanding Social insurance for agricultural workers in Middle East and North Africa (MENA): identifying key constraints and discussing policy options", focuses on the financial barriers to expand social insurance for agricultural workers.

This Working Paper discusses social protection systems and programmes across countries in West Africa, and the extent to which they consider the needs of agrifood system workers. It aims to show how agrifood system workers are included or excluded, the benefits that are relevant to them, and how...

This Working Paper discusses social protection systems and programmes across countries in West Africa, and the extent to which they consider the needs of agrifood system workers. It aims to show how agrifood system workers are included or excluded, the benefits that are relevant to them, and how...

This Practitioners' Note is the fourth in a four-part series providing governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and practitioners in the fields of social protection and disaster risk management (DRM) with general guidelines for future shock response informed by lessons...

Migration has been a central issue throughout Egypt's history. In addition to being a traditional country of origin and transit, its importance as a destination has been growing over the last two decades. Social protection is not always guaranteed for international migrants. UNICEF Egypt and the...