Economics & Development

This note and accompanying database present preliminary analysis from real-time tracking of country responses worldwide. The analysis encompasses 195 countries and 17 variables yielding 3,842 individual data points. Social policy actions have been classified under 5 program categories (i.e., social assistance, social insurance, labor markets, subsidies, and services and logistics support) and 12 sub-categories (i.e., cash transfers, food assistance, vouchers, pensions, other social insurance, public works, trainings, wage subsidies, online work, energy subsidies, food subsidies, and agriculture/fertilizer subsidies). Such tracking system is likely the first and most comprehensive global social policy monitoring effort mounted in response to the current crisis. This note presents main findings as of March 24, with tracking being updated continuously and possible future notes being released pending on the evolving nature of the crisis.

Acest raport constituie Livrabilul 5 elaborat în temeiul prezentului RAS și include o descriere și evaluare detaliată a pilotării Programului de Dezvoltare a Competențelor pentru Accelerarea Rezultatelor în Administrația Publică (PDCARAP) 7 precum și un pachet conex ce conține materialele de formare finale aplicate în cadrul pilotului PDCARAP8. Acest raport evaluează pilotarea PDCARAP, analizând designul curricular, logica pedagogică și experiența participanților prin date cantitative și calitative. Documentul detaliază structura modulelor, rolul formatorilor și eficiența activităților practice, incluzând evaluarea proiectelor finale și rezultatele interviurilor de feedback. În final, raportul dezvoltă recomandări pentru replicarea programului de către INA, universități și furnizori privați.

Este estudio genera evidencia accionable para fortalecer la inmunización infantil en Bolivia identificando barreras conductuales y a nivel sistémico y traduciéndolas en recomendaciones específicas. Utilizando un diseño de métodos mixtos, el estudio triangula datos cuantitativos con evidencia cualitativa, revisión de políticas y literatura, y talleres participativos con partes interesadas para construir un diagnóstico integral de las barreras a la vacunación. La perspectiva de las ciencias del comportamiento ayuda a diagnosticar dónde y por qué se producen fallos a lo largo del proceso de vacunación y a identificar soluciones prácticas y específicas para cada contexto. En un sistema sanitario fragmentado y complejo en términos de gobernanza, el estudio examina tanto los factores del lado de la demanda (creencias, percepciones, normas sociales y experiencias pasadas) como las limitaciones del lado de la oferta (organización de servicios, accesibilidad, prácticas de los trabajadores sanitarios, continuidad de la atención y sistemas de datos). El estudio también caracteriza cómo las barreras difieren entre subpoblaciones, subrayando la necesidad de estrategias diferenciadas para mejorar los resultados de la inmunización.

Benin faces compounding challenges threatening nutrition and human capital outcomes, with food insecurity rising from 10.4 percent (2014–2016) to 15.8 percent (2021–2023) due to household economic stress, high food prices, climate shocks, and weak food systems. The breakdown of community protection mechanisms has simultaneously heightened risks of gender-based violence — including intimate partner violence and early marriage, further limiting women's and girls' access to health and nutrition services. While the Government of Benin has elevated nutrition as a national priority through the National Food and Nutrition Policy (PNAN, 2024–2033), Benin Vision 2060, and the 1,000 Days+ Agenda, past interventions have been constrained by fragmented financing, uneven service quality, and weak inter-sectoral coordination. The ALAFIA: Nourishing Benin's Future Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) addresses these gaps through a One WBG framework that integrates multi-sectoral nutrition interventions, community resilience, and private sector engagement into a single, coherent program , a regional first. Focusing on the critical First 2,000 Days, Phase I targets communes with the highest stunting burden while Phase II expands coverage nationwide, informed by implementation learning, to build lasting human capital and resilience.