Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note

Upon request of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Principals at their meeting on December 11, 2015, the World Bank agreed to coordinate a process of reviewing key issues and options for significantly scaling up the use of multipurpose cash...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD CHILD HEALTH RATIONS RISKS FOOD NEEDS FOOD COMMODITIES HUMANITARIAN AID NEEDS ASSESSMENTS LOSS OF INCOME RISK REDUCTION RED BEANS WHEAT FLOUR BREAD FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME HEALTH EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL GAP POVERTY TRAPS LEGUMES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS NEEDS ASSESSMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOOD QUALITY WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME POLITICAL ECONOMY CASSAVA DEATH CONDITIONAL TRANSFER FOOD POLICY FOOD STAMPS WELFARE DAIRY PASTA IFPRI CAPACITY BUILDING HC AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS CASH TRANSFER SOCIAL PROGRAMS CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES MEASURES SAFETY NETS GENDER DIMENSIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MAIZE FOOD TRANSFER FOOD MARKETS MILK POWDER TRANSFER INCOME SAVINGS SOCIAL SERVICE CEREALS BENEFICIARY RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS DATES INCOME INEQUALITY VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS LOGISTICS HEALTH CENTERS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TRANSFERS NATURAL DISASTERS PALM OIL FRUITS VEGETABLES HAZARD SERVICE PROVIDER FOOD EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION PROTECTION SYSTEMS EMERGENCY RESPONSE CASH BENEFITS CHOCOLATE FAMINE ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GRAINS CASH TRANSFERS FOOD AID SUBSIDIES AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS NUTRITIONAL STATUS FOOD ACCESS TRANSFER PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD LEVEL FOOD DELIVERY BENEFIT LEVELS FOOD SECURITY LEAN SEASON SKILLS TRAINING TRANSFER SYSTEMS SANITARY CONDITIONS DROUGHT SOCIAL SERVICES SCHOOL FEES PROVISION OF GOODS USER FEES MARKET FAILURES BASIC NEEDS RESPONSE TO CRISES PROVISION” OF GOODS FOOD RATIONS CASH PAYMENTS FOOD ASSISTANCE CAPACITY-BUILDING MEDICAL SERVICES TUBERS DRIED FISH PEANUTS HYGIENE FRUIT SAFETY NET FOOD EXPENDITURE PRODUCTIVE ASSETS AGRICULTURE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SOCIAL ACTION STORAGE OF FOOD FOOD SHORTAGE MALNUTRITION HEALTH CLINICS VOUCHERS FOOD RELIEF WFP TRANSACTION COSTS EGGS FOOD TRANSFERS CASH ASSISTANCE SEAFOOD FOOD HOMELESS TRANSFER PROGRAMS CONDIMENTS FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL FEEDING FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS POTATOES SANITATION SERVICES DRINKING WATER CORN SUPERMARKETS CASH GRANTS ACCESS TO SERVICES POVERTY FOOD SUPPLY MEAT FEEDING PROGRAMS FOOD − VOUCHERS CONDITIONAL CASH CASH VALUE IDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIES MEATS WHEAT SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS FOOD AVAILABILITY RICE LIVING CONDITIONS POOR CASH GRANT FOOD PRICES STARCH HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FLOUR FOODS PULSES HEALTH SERVICES GAUGE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS INEQUALITY SUGAR
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spelling	okr-10986-246992021-05-25T08:49:40Z Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note World Bank Group SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD CHILD HEALTH RATIONS RISKS FOOD NEEDS FOOD COMMODITIES HUMANITARIAN AID NEEDS ASSESSMENTS LOSS OF INCOME RISK REDUCTION RED BEANS WHEAT FLOUR BREAD FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME HEALTH EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL GAP POVERTY TRAPS LEGUMES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS NEEDS ASSESSMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOOD QUALITY WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME POLITICAL ECONOMY CASSAVA DEATH CONDITIONAL TRANSFER FOOD POLICY FOOD STAMPS WELFARE DAIRY PASTA IFPRI CAPACITY BUILDING HC AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS CASH TRANSFER SOCIAL PROGRAMS CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES MEASURES SAFETY NETS GENDER DIMENSIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MAIZE FOOD TRANSFER FOOD MARKETS MILK POWDER TRANSFER INCOME SAVINGS SOCIAL SERVICE CEREALS BENEFICIARY RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS DATES INCOME INEQUALITY VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS LOGISTICS HEALTH CENTERS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TRANSFERS NATURAL DISASTERS PALM OIL FRUITS VEGETABLES HAZARD SERVICE PROVIDER FOOD EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION PROTECTION SYSTEMS EMERGENCY RESPONSE CASH BENEFITS CHOCOLATE FAMINE ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GRAINS CASH TRANSFERS FOOD AID SUBSIDIES AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS NUTRITIONAL STATUS FOOD ACCESS TRANSFER PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD LEVEL FOOD DELIVERY BENEFIT LEVELS FOOD SECURITY LEAN SEASON SKILLS TRAINING TRANSFER SYSTEMS SANITARY CONDITIONS DROUGHT SOCIAL SERVICES SCHOOL FEES PROVISION OF GOODS USER FEES MARKET FAILURES BASIC NEEDS RESPONSE TO CRISES PROVISION” OF GOODS FOOD RATIONS CASH PAYMENTS FOOD ASSISTANCE CAPACITY-BUILDING MEDICAL SERVICES TUBERS DRIED FISH PEANUTS HYGIENE FRUIT SAFETY NET FOOD EXPENDITURE PRODUCTIVE ASSETS AGRICULTURE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SOCIAL ACTION STORAGE OF FOOD FOOD SHORTAGE MALNUTRITION HEALTH CLINICS VOUCHERS FOOD RELIEF WFP TRANSACTION COSTS EGGS FOOD TRANSFERS CASH ASSISTANCE SEAFOOD FOOD HOMELESS TRANSFER PROGRAMS CONDIMENTS FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL FEEDING FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS POTATOES SANITATION SERVICES DRINKING WATER CORN SUPERMARKETS CASH GRANTS ACCESS TO SERVICES POVERTY FOOD SUPPLY MEAT FEEDING PROGRAMS FOOD − VOUCHERS CONDITIONAL CASH CASH VALUE IDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIES MEATS WHEAT SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS FOOD AVAILABILITY RICE LIVING CONDITIONS POOR CASH GRANT FOOD PRICES STARCH HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FLOUR FOODS PULSES HEALTH SERVICES GAUGE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS INEQUALITY SUGAR Upon request of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Principals at their meeting on December 11, 2015, the World Bank agreed to coordinate a process of reviewing key issues and options for significantly scaling up the use of multipurpose cash transfers (MPCTs; including digital cash and vouchers) in the humanitarian space. This note lays out the main findings and options emerging from the process. The main text is complemented by a set of seven appendixes, detailing the process and feedback received, as well as presenting a thorough review of the evidence and evidence gaps in the comparative effectiveness of cash and in-kind programs across humanitarian objectives. This note synthesizes main issues and findings from the process, including defining overarching issues (section 2), setting out the overall context in which a wider use of cash should be considered (section 3), and identifying the specific areas to help unleash a wider use of cash transfers when and where appropriate (section 4). 2016-07-14T20:01:55Z 2016-07-14T20:01:55Z 2016-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26495965/strategic-note-cash-transfers-humanitarian-contexts http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24699 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study
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topic	SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD CHILD HEALTH RATIONS RISKS FOOD NEEDS FOOD COMMODITIES HUMANITARIAN AID NEEDS ASSESSMENTS LOSS OF INCOME RISK REDUCTION RED BEANS WHEAT FLOUR BREAD FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME HEALTH EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL GAP POVERTY TRAPS LEGUMES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS NEEDS ASSESSMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOOD QUALITY WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME POLITICAL ECONOMY CASSAVA DEATH CONDITIONAL TRANSFER FOOD POLICY FOOD STAMPS WELFARE DAIRY PASTA IFPRI CAPACITY BUILDING HC AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS CASH TRANSFER SOCIAL PROGRAMS CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES MEASURES SAFETY NETS GENDER DIMENSIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MAIZE FOOD TRANSFER FOOD MARKETS MILK POWDER TRANSFER INCOME SAVINGS SOCIAL SERVICE CEREALS BENEFICIARY RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS DATES INCOME INEQUALITY VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS LOGISTICS HEALTH CENTERS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TRANSFERS NATURAL DISASTERS PALM OIL FRUITS VEGETABLES HAZARD SERVICE PROVIDER FOOD EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION PROTECTION SYSTEMS EMERGENCY RESPONSE CASH BENEFITS CHOCOLATE FAMINE ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GRAINS CASH TRANSFERS FOOD AID SUBSIDIES AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS NUTRITIONAL STATUS FOOD ACCESS TRANSFER PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD LEVEL FOOD DELIVERY BENEFIT LEVELS FOOD SECURITY LEAN SEASON SKILLS TRAINING TRANSFER SYSTEMS SANITARY CONDITIONS DROUGHT SOCIAL SERVICES SCHOOL FEES PROVISION OF GOODS USER FEES MARKET FAILURES BASIC NEEDS RESPONSE TO CRISES PROVISION” OF GOODS FOOD RATIONS CASH PAYMENTS FOOD ASSISTANCE CAPACITY-BUILDING MEDICAL SERVICES TUBERS DRIED FISH PEANUTS HYGIENE FRUIT SAFETY NET FOOD EXPENDITURE PRODUCTIVE ASSETS AGRICULTURE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SOCIAL ACTION STORAGE OF FOOD FOOD SHORTAGE MALNUTRITION HEALTH CLINICS VOUCHERS FOOD RELIEF WFP TRANSACTION COSTS EGGS FOOD TRANSFERS CASH ASSISTANCE SEAFOOD FOOD HOMELESS TRANSFER PROGRAMS CONDIMENTS FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL FEEDING FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS POTATOES SANITATION SERVICES DRINKING WATER CORN SUPERMARKETS CASH GRANTS ACCESS TO SERVICES POVERTY FOOD SUPPLY MEAT FEEDING PROGRAMS FOOD − VOUCHERS CONDITIONAL CASH CASH VALUE IDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIES MEATS WHEAT SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS FOOD AVAILABILITY RICE LIVING CONDITIONS POOR CASH GRANT FOOD PRICES STARCH HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FLOUR FOODS PULSES HEALTH SERVICES GAUGE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS INEQUALITY SUGAR
spellingShingle	SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD CHILD HEALTH RATIONS RISKS FOOD NEEDS FOOD COMMODITIES HUMANITARIAN AID NEEDS ASSESSMENTS LOSS OF INCOME RISK REDUCTION RED BEANS WHEAT FLOUR BREAD FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME HEALTH EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL GAP POVERTY TRAPS LEGUMES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS NEEDS ASSESSMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOOD QUALITY WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME POLITICAL ECONOMY CASSAVA DEATH CONDITIONAL TRANSFER FOOD POLICY FOOD STAMPS WELFARE DAIRY PASTA IFPRI CAPACITY BUILDING HC AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS CASH TRANSFER SOCIAL PROGRAMS CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES MEASURES SAFETY NETS GENDER DIMENSIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MAIZE FOOD TRANSFER FOOD MARKETS MILK POWDER TRANSFER INCOME SAVINGS SOCIAL SERVICE CEREALS BENEFICIARY RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS DATES INCOME INEQUALITY VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS LOGISTICS HEALTH CENTERS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TRANSFERS NATURAL DISASTERS PALM OIL FRUITS VEGETABLES HAZARD SERVICE PROVIDER FOOD EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION PROTECTION SYSTEMS EMERGENCY RESPONSE CASH BENEFITS CHOCOLATE FAMINE ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GRAINS CASH TRANSFERS FOOD AID SUBSIDIES AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS NUTRITIONAL STATUS FOOD ACCESS TRANSFER PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD LEVEL FOOD DELIVERY BENEFIT LEVELS FOOD SECURITY LEAN SEASON SKILLS TRAINING TRANSFER SYSTEMS SANITARY CONDITIONS DROUGHT SOCIAL SERVICES SCHOOL FEES PROVISION OF GOODS USER FEES MARKET FAILURES BASIC NEEDS RESPONSE TO CRISES PROVISION” OF GOODS FOOD RATIONS CASH PAYMENTS FOOD ASSISTANCE CAPACITY-BUILDING MEDICAL SERVICES TUBERS DRIED FISH PEANUTS HYGIENE FRUIT SAFETY NET FOOD EXPENDITURE PRODUCTIVE ASSETS AGRICULTURE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SOCIAL ACTION STORAGE OF FOOD FOOD SHORTAGE MALNUTRITION HEALTH CLINICS VOUCHERS FOOD RELIEF WFP TRANSACTION COSTS EGGS FOOD TRANSFERS CASH ASSISTANCE SEAFOOD FOOD HOMELESS TRANSFER PROGRAMS CONDIMENTS FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL FEEDING FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS POTATOES SANITATION SERVICES DRINKING WATER CORN SUPERMARKETS CASH GRANTS ACCESS TO SERVICES POVERTY FOOD SUPPLY MEAT FEEDING PROGRAMS FOOD − VOUCHERS CONDITIONAL CASH CASH VALUE IDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIES MEATS WHEAT SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS FOOD AVAILABILITY RICE LIVING CONDITIONS POOR CASH GRANT FOOD PRICES STARCH HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FLOUR FOODS PULSES HEALTH SERVICES GAUGE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS INEQUALITY SUGAR World Bank Group Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note
description	Upon request of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Principals at their meeting on December 11, 2015, the World Bank agreed to coordinate a process of reviewing key issues and options for significantly scaling up the use of multipurpose cash transfers (MPCTs; including digital cash and vouchers) in the humanitarian space. This note lays out the main findings and options emerging from the process. The main text is complemented by a set of seven appendixes, detailing the process and feedback received, as well as presenting a thorough review of the evidence and evidence gaps in the comparative effectiveness of cash and in-kind programs across humanitarian objectives. This note synthesizes main issues and findings from the process, including defining overarching issues (section 2), setting out the overall context in which a wider use of cash should be considered (section 3), and identifying the specific areas to help unleash a wider use of cash transfers when and where appropriate (section 4).
format	Report
author	World Bank Group
author_facet	World Bank Group
author_sort	World Bank Group
title	Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note
title_short	Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note
title_full	Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note
title_fullStr	Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note
title_full_unstemmed	Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note
title_sort	cash transfers in humanitarian contexts : strategic note
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26495965/strategic-note-cash-transfers-humanitarian-contexts http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24699
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Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts : Strategic Note

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