https://hdl.handle.net/10419/71763 International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:53:10 GMT 2026-09-21T12:53:10Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265324 Title: Social protection and response to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Innovations in registration and payment systems Authors: Palomo, Nurth; Faulbaum, Luis Vargas; Machado, Anna Carolina; Rolon, Camila; Soares, Fabio Veras; Rubio, Mónica; Alejandre, Florencia; Escaroz, Gerardo Abstract: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the foundations of the economy and provoked devastating social effects in all the countries in the world, being Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) one of the most affected regions. This report updates the regional overview of the response measures to the pandemic, details cash transfer programmes and analyses their coverage and discusses the challenges in adopting these innovations during the response to the first outbreak of the virus in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265324 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265314 Title: Protección social y respuesta al COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe: Innovaciones en los sistemas de registro y pago Authors: Palomo, Nurth; Faulbaum, Luis Vargas; Machado, Anna Carolina; Rolon, Camila; Soares, Fabio Veras; Rubio, Mónica; Alejandre, Florencia; Escaroz, Gerardo Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265314 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265319 Title: Overview of Zakat practices around the world Authors: Hammad, Maya Abstract: Zakat, an obligatory donation, is the third of the five main pillars of Islam. The implementation of Zakat and its use in social protection differs extensively from one country context to the next. For this purpose, the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) has collaborated with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Afghanistan Country Office to produce this paper, which aims to represent the different modalities of how Zakat collection and distribution systems operate in the world. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265319 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265322 Title: Practitioner Note 4: Inclusive social protection for forcibly displaced populations Authors: Sato, Lucas Abstract: This Practitioners' Note is the fourth in a four-part series providing governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and practitioners in the fields of social protection and disaster risk management (DRM) with general guidelines for future shock response informed by lessons learned from the COVID pandemic. It focuses in particular on inclusive shock-responsive social protection, which recognises that different groups of vulnerable people are impacted differently by shocks, taking into account their heterogeneous needs in the design and implementation of the response. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265322 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z