This note describes the innovative experience generated from this request: a country-led Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA). The project was designed to transfer capacity on how to measure distributional impacts of agricultural policies to Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganaderia (SAG) staff...

This note aims at providing support to federal and subnational governments in understanding the increased risks of Violence against Women (VAW) in the country under Coronavirus (COVID-19) and providing the most appropriate responses in the short, medium and longer term. It points to evidence of...

This note aims at providing support to federal and subnational governments in understanding the increased risks of Violence against Women (VAW) in the country under Coronavirus (COVID-19) and providing the most appropriate responses in the short, medium and longer term. It points to evidence of...

Peru is a remarkable example of a country that established civil identification as a national priority in response to the need to re-integrate the state after a serious insurgency. It has built one of the strongest and most inclusive national ID programs in the world, including for children. The...

The note highlights the need to establish an accurate monitoring and evolution (M&E) system for the Plan de Equidad (PE) that combines monitoring and evaluation with social accountability and citizens' participation mechanisms. Fortunately, MIDES (Uruguay's Ministry of Social Development) is...

A document review of development policy lending projects in the Latin America and Caribbean Region, approved in fiscal years (FY) 2000-03 at the World Bank, reveals increasing civil society involvement in loan design and goals, context, and activities supported by the loans. This study examines...