“The unexpected resilience of remittance flows during the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of the timely availability of data.” Check out this blog by WorldBank on Remittances during COVID-19 here; bit.ly/3uWyXsE

Have you checked out version 2 of our working paper? We consider how the response to shocks and health outcomes depends on sectors beyond health, such as water and sanitation, social protection, and transport. Read more here; bit.ly/3bBvd8f

Wonderful blog by IFPRI looking at ways leveraging financing can lead us to zero hunger by 2030!

📢The 'Towards Shock Responsive Social Protection' study synthesis report is now live! Check it out for an in-depth look at the impact of the social protection response across our focus countries, and much more! tinyurl.com/3t3wt3zw

Our synthesis research and a wider discussion on the less explored findings, and the potential impact of those on preparing for future shocks, will take place next week over at socialprotection.org. Join us! tinyurl.com/emefm2er Valentina Barca Rodolfo Beazley Oxford Policy Management Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

📢Our 'Towards Shock-Responsive Social Protection' policy brief is now live! Through analysis of country focused learning, we have drawn out recommendations for policy makers to improve the shock-responsiveness of social protection mechanisms and systems. tinyurl.com/8b5cjfw

Have you signed up to our 'Towards Shock-Responsive Social Protection' webinar over at socialprotection.org on Thursday? Don't miss out! Sign up here; tinyurl.com/38pkcb53

Check out our 'Towards Shock-Responsive Social Protection' synthesis policy brief. We identify policy actions to better prepare national social protection systems to respond to future crises, and much more. tinyurl.com/8b5cjfw

Great new 6-country assessment of #socialprotection responses! Lots of lessons from #Ethiopia, #Kenya, #Uganda, #SierraLeone, #Bangladesh, & #Pakistan. p.s. in its first week, #Pakistan enrolled 1M people/day for #cashtransfers Rodolfo Beazley et al maintainsprogramme.org/wp-content/upl…

We unpack the effectiveness and impact of the #SocialProtection responses to #COVID-19 in our new policy brief. We have developed policy recommendations in the areas of #data, #financing, #governance and more. Check it out here; tinyurl.com/8b5cjfw

Join us tomorrow for the Maintains & Oxford Policy Management #SPorgWebinar on #shockresponsive #socialprotection. The session will feature #COVID19 #SPresponses from #Bangladesh, #Ethiopia, #Kenya, #Pakistan, #SierraLeone & #Uganda. Register: bit.ly/responsivesp socialprotection.org

There is still time to sign up to our webinar. We'll be live over on socialprotection.org in one hour! We will be discussing the outcomes of our 'Towards Shock Responsive Social Protection' study, and what these findings might mean for future shock responses. tinyurl.com/38pkcb53

Our participants are discussing the frameworks that guide decisions, in terms of targeting and provisions in a shock. We're asking: what is the right balance between contingency planning at the programme level, and ensuring the system has the flexibility to respond appropriately?

Thank you and well done to our brilliant participants including Rodolfo Beazley Valentina Barca @m_catchingup for a rich discussion drawing on our research on the challenges of delivering a suitable social protection response to COVID-19! And to all of those who joined us too!

“Preparedness requires not only contingency planning but also ensuring social protection systems have the flexibility required for responding to shocks”. Join us tomorrow at 1pm on socialprotection.org to see what other findings emerged in our synthesis report! tinyurl.com/38pkcb53