Jobs and livelihoods programming for economic and social stability in fragile places: Evidence from Tunisia and Somalia
An increasing proportion of the world’s poor live in fragile states, and efforts to build economic…
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Endline Assessment: Promoting the Management of Social, Political and Institutional Environment to Diminish Agrarian Conflict in Polochic Valley, Guatemala
For almost a decade, the UN Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), and its implementing partners, have worked…
The COVID-19 pandemic and food security: Micro-level evidence from Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Mozambique
The COVID-19 pandemic caused extensive food insecurity in low-income countries. However, most studies rely on aggregate-level…
Cash and Cohesion in Crisis: On the Impacts of Anticipatory Cash Transfers in IDP Camps in South Sudan during Floods
Households living in humanitarian settings face extreme vulnerability to adverse shocks. Cash transfers can reduce this…
The COVID-19 pandemic and intra-household tensions in Africa
This study examines the impact of countermeasures, such as stay-at-home orders and school closures, on stress…
Carrying the Past with you Across the Border: Long-term Effects of Conflict and Environmental Stress Exposure in Syria on the Social Well-being of Refugees in Jordan
When refugees flee abroad, they carry the legacy of their traumatic experiences across borders. While there…
Polycrisis in Agrifood Systems: Climate-Conflict Interactions and Labor Dynamics for Women and Youth in 21 African Countries
This paper provides evidence on the impacts of armed conflict and climate change on individual labor…
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Cross-border legacies of conflict exposure: understanding social well-being of Syrian refugees in Jordan
When refugees flee violent conflict, they carry the legacies of their experiences across borders. Using representative survey data from refugees living in Jordan, we examine how pre-displacement exposure to violent conflict shapes the long-term social well-being of refugees.
Mutual Knowledge of Social Norms and Political Behavior
Social norms are crucial drivers of human behavior. However, misperceptions of others’ opinions may sustain norms…
Work permits for refugees as social protection during polycrises
This paper studies the social protection of refugees during a pandemic. A pandemic adds to the…
Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries
This paper provides empirical micro-level evidence on the gendered impacts of armed conflict on economic activity…
Gendered effects of climate and conflict shocks on food security in Sudan and the mitigating role of social protection
Climate change and violent conflict are defining challenges of our time. However, it is not yet…
Effects of the Intensity and Duration of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies on the Use of Coping Strategies: Evidence from Four African Countries
Governments worldwide responded to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with various lockdown measures. Restrictions curb…
Shocking social safety: Evidence from violence and drought in North-east Nigeria
Polycrises created by violent conflict and climate change are ubiquitous. Yet, the impacts of conflict and…
Building Resilience in Conflict Areas: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Borno State in North-east Nigeria
This paper provides novel evidence on the impacts of agricultural support programs in acute emergency settings,…
The impacts of armed conflict on human development: A review of the literature
The detrimental impacts of wars on human development are well documented across research domains, from public…
Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement: A Brief Review and Introduction to the Special Issue
Displacement has increased continuously over the last 12 years and the number of forcibly displaced persons…
The Double Burden of Female Protracted Displacement: Survey Evidence on Gendered Livelihoods in El Fasher, Darfur
During protracted displacement, women and girls often face serious gender-specific challenges and vulnerabilities, including adverse norms…
The Effect of Individual Attitude toward Healthy Nutrition on Adherence to a High-UFA and High-Protein Diet: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Despite beneficial cardiovascular effects, substantial long-term modulation of food pattern could only be achieved in a…
Impacts of early action support on lives and livelihoods in South Sudan: The Life in Bentiu Study – Final impact report
Background South Sudan continues to face severe levels of violent conflict and climatic disasters, and households…
Short- and medium-term impacts of small-scale vegetable support on food security: evidence from Syria
Small-scale agricultural and horticultural interventions play a critical role in improving nutrition and food security of…
