Governments in low and middle-income countries are increasingly investing in social protection, and also address many of their own people’s ‘humanitarian’ needs themselves. For their international partners, who may have an important role in filling gaps when household needs exceed national capacity to meet them, support for the strengthening of national systems, combined with a shift from short-run to more durable approaches, is becoming a unifying framework for assistance. Some aspects of social protection and humanitarian assistance therefore seem to be on a converging trajectory. ‘Human(itarian) Capital?’ discusses findings from twelve country case studies exploring the linkages between humanitarian assistance, in its various interpretations, and national social protection systems. Specifically, the paper distills lessons on how humanitarian assistance and social protection systems might better coexist, the possible challenges and trade-offs emerging from practical experiences, and how to facilitate, inform, and accelerate future concerted action.
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Gentilini,Ugo, Laughton, Sarah, O’Brien, Clare
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Document Date
2018/11/01
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Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
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Report Number
132231
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Volume No
1
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1
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Disclosure Date
2018/11/22
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Human(itarian) Capital? : Lessons on Better Connecting Humanitarian Assistance and Social Protection
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Keywords
Social Protection; humanitarian assistance; social protection system; emergency response; national system; Cash Transfer; social protection program; conditional cash transfer program; social safety net strategy; Social Protection Delivery Systems; Orphans and Vulnerable Children; international aid agencies; school feeding program; social assistance; national disaster management; social protection scheme; social protection sector; disaster risk management; country case study
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Gentilini,Ugo Laughton, Sarah O’Brien, Clare
Human(itarian) Capital : Lessons on Better Connecting Humanitarian Assistance and Social Protection (English). Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper,no. 1802 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/946401542689917993/Human-itarian-Capital-Lessons-on-Better-Connecting-Humanitarian-Assistance-and-Social-Protection