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Poverty and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Title Poverty and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
 
Creator Abay, Kibrom A.
Yonzan, Nishant
Kurdi, Sikandra
Tafere, Kibrom
 
Description Key messages
 The pandemic increased poverty in Africa by less than expected, approximately 1.5-1.7 percentage points in 2020.
 Countries affected by Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) experienced the greatest increases in poverty.
 An emerging literature establishes that social protection programs in Africa during the pandemic had positive impacts and was generally pro-poor, suggesting a key cushion-ing role played by the expansion of social protection on trends in poverty.
 However, delivering shock-responsive social protection in Africa continues to face im-portant challenges related to targeting, coverage, timeliness, and financing.
 Early targeting analyses for some countries during the pandemic show that targeting was broadly progressive in some countries and regressive in some other countries.
 
Date 2022-12-19
2023-01-06T09:21:06Z
2023-01-06T09:21:06Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Abay, Kibrom A.; Yonzan, Nishant; Kurdi, Sikandra; and Tafere, Kibrom. 2022. Poverty and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. MENA Policy Note 23. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126648
https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136481
 
Language en
 
Relation MENA Policy Note
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 9 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)