IMF/World Bank: Targeted Safety Net Programs Fall Short on Rights Protection
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A woman and her child receive relief goods distributed by a community service center in Kathmandu, Nepal on June 4, 2021.
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(Washington, DC, April 14, 2022) – Targeted social protection programs intended to cushion people from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have only had limited success in protecting human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) should adopt a different approach that facilitates universal social protection during their Spring Meetings …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
