The impacts of the Lisungi Project on refugees and host populations in Likouala, Republic of Congo
This midline analysis report evaluates the impacts of the Lisungi Project on refugees and host populations…
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Impact evaluation of the UN Peacebuilding Fund’s Radio Broadcasting for Community-based Conflict Management. The case of Niger
Based on the data collected, the medium-term evaluation of the peace radio project in Niger's Tillabéri…
Impact Assessment: Evaluation of Pro-PeaceInterventions to Build Trust and for Awareness-Raising and Sensitization at the Mali and Niger Border
Our findings indicate that the PBF-supported peace radio programming along the Mali and Niger border yielded…
Targeting Humanitarian Aid in Crisis: Evidence from the reduction of WFP Assistance in Lebanon
WFP’s Office of Evaluation and ISDC conducted a large-scale impact evaluation from January 2024 to February…
Can economic and social support mitigate intimate partner violence, challenge harmful gender attitudes, and improve household welfare in Syria?
Evidence and lessons from the Building Local Resilience in Syria Violence Against Women and Girls prevention…
Is quinoa-farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many…
Under the weight of provision: Gendered mental load among smallholder farmers in Kenya
Invisible mental strain affects women and men, especially in rural areas. The effects of this strain…
Impact evaluation of the Economic and Social Empowerment (EA$E) programme to improve spousal relationships and mitigate intimate partner violence in Syria
Final Impact Report of FAO's Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) pilot interventions Executive Summary Background:…
Impact evaluation of combining women’s economic support and the Indashyikirwa couple’s curriculum to mitigate Intimate Partner Violence in Syria
Final Impact Report of the Syria Resilience Initiative's (SRI) Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Intervention…
Past political violence and interpersonal violence against children and youth in Africa
Political violence (the use of force by groups for political motives) adversely affects children and youth,…
Financing Peace Negotiations
Those who seek to make and build peace have a number of tools at their disposal.…
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A microeconomic perspective on violent conflicts and peace
Alongside health, peace is a fundamental prerequisite for human development. However, it seems infinitely more difficult…
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…
Climate, conflict, and food security: a systematic review of household-level evidence (2020–2025)
Climate and conflict crises increasingly occur together, creating compounded risks for household food security. This review…
Compound dry-and-hot extremes exacerbate income inequality and poverty in Europe
Heat waves and droughts are each highly damaging to people’s incomes, but little is known of…
Exploring relationship pathways to prevent intimate partnerviolence among young women in Malawi
International estimates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescents and young women are high, indicating the…
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…
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…
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…
