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1/ Acknowledging the critical role of #SocialProtection (SP) in preventing people from falling into poverty & food insecurity as a consequence of the #COVID19 crisis, countries in the #MENA region have implemented a variety of SP measures. 
2/ The Regional UN Issue-Based Coalition on Social Protection (IBC-SP), which includes @iloarabstates, @UNDPArabStates, @UNICEFmena & @UNESCWA, along w/ other #UN agencies, partnered with the @IPC_IG to take stock of the first phase of responses. See bit.ly/30ZNfML.
3/ Certain groups in #MENA are particularly vulnerable: about 2/3 of the pop. work in the #InformalSector, with limited access to SP. #Refugees and #IDPs face overcrowded living conditions and insufficient WASH and health services, many are dependent on UN agencies for SP.
1. #SriLanka has been successful in its fight against #COVID19 w/ only 9 deaths and 1,027 cases confirmed as of 18 May. The gov. quickly mobilized resources through a special fund and strengthened state-funded universal health care services @WHOSEARO. See tinyurl.com/y7pbpfcy
@WHOSEARO 2. It adopted a strict curfew on 20 March, reaching an Oxford #StringencyIndex of 100 with the closure of business and schools and adoption of curfew. Lately, the country has relaxed some of these measures with a view to reopening business @uniofoxford. bit.ly/2WI57JW
@WHOSEARO @UniofOxford 3. #SocialProtection programmes were adapted to help families cope with the effects of the curfew. Several programmes experienced horizontal and vertical expansion and changes in implementation features to respond to the #COVID19 crisis. See tinyurl.com/yb6uy9rc @SP_Gateway
1 Le 7 Mai, en #Tunisie, 1025 cas de #COVID19 étaient confirmés. Le pays y a répondu avec un confinement poussé du 22 mars au 3 mai, avec un Oxford Stringency Index de 90,61. Le confinement a eu un fort effet négatif sur l’emploi et le revenu des ménages.
2 Des #transfertsmonetaires de jusqu’à 200TND (70USD) ont été mis en place pour les #travailleursformels et #indépendants registrés dont l’activité est suspendue ou réduite, et pour les ménages pauvres et à revenu limité dans le registre social : bit.ly/3bbo9MB
3 Les demandes des #travailleursformels ont été faites en ligne sur helpentreprise.social.tn par leur employeur : bit.ly/3bePmOy. Les #indépendants affiliés à la CNSS pouvaient aussi s’enregistrer en ligne sur la plateforme batinda.gov.tn
1 In #Tunisia there were 1025 confirmed cases of #COVID19 as of 7 May. The country has responded to the threat of #COVID19 with a strong lockdown from 22 March to 3 May, with an Oxford Stringency Index of 90.61. The lockdown had a strong negative effect on employment and income.
2 As a compensation measure #CashTranfers of max TND 200 (USD70) were established for both #FormalWorkers and registered #SelfEmployed with suspended or reduced work activity and for poor and vulnerable hhs in the social registry. See the decrees: bit.ly/3bbo9MB
3 Application for #FormalWorkers had to be done online helpentreprise.social.tn by their employers as long as they fulfilled these criteria: bit.ly/3bePmOy. Registered #SelfEmployed could also apply online through the platform batinda.gov.tn.
1 Comment rapidement mettre en œuvre des #transfertsmonétaires lors d’un choc comme #COVID19 ? Les options sont l’augmentation des montants des transferts existants, l’expansion de la couverture, la mise en place d’interventions sur ce qui existe Cf. Fig. de @ValentinaBarca et al
2 Le Tayssir, un #CCT géré par @MarocEducation, pour 2M d’étudiants dans les zones rurales et urbaines, est le seul programme de #transfertmonétaire au #Maroc. Pourtant, l’indemnité d’urgence pour les travailleurs informels n’en dépend pas pour répondre au #COVID19. Pourquoi ?
3 En partie, car le Tayssir n’a pas de mécanisme propre d’identification. Il utilise le proxy means test pour l’éligibilité en zone urbaine: bit.ly/35eJX8E. Les cartes RAMED sont-elles utilisées du fait de leur bonne performance en matière d’identification ? Pas vraiment
1/11 How can a country quickly implement emergency #CashTransfers when hit by a shock like #COVID19? Options include increasing the value of existing transfers, expanding coverage, or by setting-up interventions based on existing structure. See image from @ValentinaBarca_ et al.
2/11 Tayssir, a #CCT managed by the @MarocEducation covering 2 million students in both rural & urban areas, is the only large-scale social #CashTransfer programme in #Morocco. However, the emergency benefit for #InformalWorkers didn’t rely on Tayssir to respond to #COVID19. Why?
3/11 In part because Tayssir doesn't have its own targeting mechanism. It also uses RAMED'S proxy means test to determine eligibility in urban areas. See bit.ly/35eJX8E. So, was the main reason to use RAMED cards because of its good targeting performance? Not really…
1/12 What are the #SocialProtection instruments that #CostaRica could use or adapt to quickly mitigate the impact of the #COVID19 crisis for both formal and informal workers, besides the horizontal expansion of the severance payment for the former? Check: bit.ly/3brMr68
2/12 #CostaRica has no regular unemployment benefit as it did not accept Part IV of the @ILO convention 102 bit.ly/3cwfHJ1. @MTSS_CR did not consider using the #COVID19 crisis to move in this direction as reported in this article: bit.ly/2RTBt1q.
@ilo @MTSS_CR 3/12 On 7 April, @presidenciacr announced the #BonoProteger: a temporary emergency support to workers affected by the #COVID19 crisis. It benefits informal & formal workers who have been dismissed, suspended or are hired on reduced hours. Press release: bit.ly/2Kl4Buj
1. @WFP @FAO @UNICEF have jointly alerted that country responses to #COVID19 are likely to have negative impacts on child nutrition and educational outcomes. See Guidance Note: bit.ly/2VlU4UG. 📷: WFP/Rein Skulleru
@WFP @FAO @UNICEF 2. @WFP: 195 countries have announced school closures to prevent and minimise #COVID19 dissemination. Over 368M children are currently missing out on school meals, threatening their food security and putting pressure on their family’s budget. See map: bit.ly/3aVwd4R.
@WFP @FAO @UNICEF 3. When schools use food procurement to support smallholder farmers—as analysed in this @IPC_IG & @FAO paper (bit.ly/2RuW4Ja)—the suspension of school meals can have negative impacts on their incomes. #SocialProtection policies are needed to compensate them.
1. The @IPC_IG's new Policy Brief, based on a new @Ipea's study, brings the simulation of 04 measures around the Bolsa Família and the Single Registry to respond to #COVID19.
Full study: bit.ly/3dS5qbk
#OnePager: bit.ly/3aBI1Jf
#SPcovid19 #SPresponses
Full study: bit.ly/3dS5qbk
#OnePager: bit.ly/3aBI1Jf
#SPcovid19 #SPresponses
@ipea 2. Measure A foresees the enrolment of Bolsa Familia eligible households already in the Single Registry into the programme. It is estimated a waiting list of 1,7 million households.
@ipea 3. Measure A also foresees the suspension of verification and recertification processes during the health crisis to avoid human crowding at Social Assistance Reference Centres (CRAS).
