How Well is Humanitarian Assistance Targeted in Fragile Environments ? Evidence from the Announcement of a Food Emergency in Yemen (English)

The amount of assistance delivered during conflict is increasing to support the growing share of the extreme poor living in these settings. However, little is known about how well assistance is targeted, which can have implications for conflict itself. Using a novel data source in Yemen that tracks food assistance, which accounts for the largest share of assistance in the country, the authors find that the share of households receiving food assistance...

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Tandon,Sharad Alan;

Vishwanath,Tara;
Document Date
2019/04/10
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8812
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Yemen, Republic of,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/04/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
How Well is Humanitarian Assistance Targeted in Fragile Environments ? Evidence from the Announcement of a Food Emergency in Yemen
Keywords
food assistance

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Tandon,Sharad Alan; Vishwanath,Tara.

How Well is Humanitarian Assistance Targeted in Fragile Environments ? Evidence from the Announcement of a Food Emergency in Yemen (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8812 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/284601554919999694

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