Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings

The debate on if and how to connect humanitarian assistance for refugees with national social protection systems can elicit polarizing views. Hence, it is not unusual to observe country-level approaches getting somewhat ‘stuck’ – especially where r...

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Main Authors:	Seyfert, Karin, Barca, Valentina, Gentilini, Ugo, Luthria, Manjula, Abbady, Shereen
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CASH TRANSFERS HUMANITARIAN AID REFUGEES DISPLACEMENT FRAGILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/970701569569181651/Unbundled-A-Framework-for-Connecting-Safety-Nets-and-Humanitarian-Assistance-in-Refugee-Settings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32467

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spelling	okr-10986-324672021-05-25T09:28:01Z Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings Seyfert, Karin Barca, Valentina Gentilini, Ugo Luthria, Manjula Abbady, Shereen SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CASH TRANSFERS HUMANITARIAN AID REFUGEES DISPLACEMENT FRAGILITY The debate on if and how to connect humanitarian assistance for refugees with national social protection systems can elicit polarizing views. Hence, it is not unusual to observe country-level approaches getting somewhat ‘stuck’ – especially where refugees represent a sizable share of the population: from a donor perspective, the question is how can governments be persuaded to be more inclusive; from a government standpoint, it faces disproportionate political and economic risks from “being left with the bill”; and from the international humanitarian agencies viewpoint, there might be quandaries on how to reconcile commitments to neutrality and independence with those to respecting the primary responsibility of governments. These stylized views are legitimate, but their combined effect may generate competing narratives and little negotiating space among the multiple actors involved. The net result might be the endurance of a sub-optimal dual systems operating in parallel – one for refugees, one for citizens. The framework laid out in this paper attempts to facilitate the identification of workable pathways for progress among actors. Instead of framing the humanitarian-social protection links as an ‘either-or’ choice, the framework includes a more granular analysis of how collaborations may emerge around select programmatic ‘functions’, as well as the ‘degrees’ of possible connection between national and international support within a given function. 2019-09-30T16:56:43Z 2019-09-30T16:56:43Z 2019-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/970701569569181651/Unbundled-A-Framework-for-Connecting-Safety-Nets-and-Humanitarian-Assistance-in-Refugee-Settings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32467 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper,no. 1935; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic	SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CASH TRANSFERS HUMANITARIAN AID REFUGEES DISPLACEMENT FRAGILITY
spellingShingle	SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CASH TRANSFERS HUMANITARIAN AID REFUGEES DISPLACEMENT FRAGILITY Seyfert, Karin Barca, Valentina Gentilini, Ugo Luthria, Manjula Abbady, Shereen Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings
relation	Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper,no. 1935;
description	The debate on if and how to connect humanitarian assistance for refugees with national social protection systems can elicit polarizing views. Hence, it is not unusual to observe country-level approaches getting somewhat ‘stuck’ – especially where refugees represent a sizable share of the population: from a donor perspective, the question is how can governments be persuaded to be more inclusive; from a government standpoint, it faces disproportionate political and economic risks from “being left with the bill”; and from the international humanitarian agencies viewpoint, there might be quandaries on how to reconcile commitments to neutrality and independence with those to respecting the primary responsibility of governments. These stylized views are legitimate, but their combined effect may generate competing narratives and little negotiating space among the multiple actors involved. The net result might be the endurance of a sub-optimal dual systems operating in parallel – one for refugees, one for citizens. The framework laid out in this paper attempts to facilitate the identification of workable pathways for progress among actors. Instead of framing the humanitarian-social protection links as an ‘either-or’ choice, the framework includes a more granular analysis of how collaborations may emerge around select programmatic ‘functions’, as well as the ‘degrees’ of possible connection between national and international support within a given function.
format	Working Paper
author	Seyfert, Karin Barca, Valentina Gentilini, Ugo Luthria, Manjula Abbady, Shereen
author_facet	Seyfert, Karin Barca, Valentina Gentilini, Ugo Luthria, Manjula Abbady, Shereen
author_sort	Seyfert, Karin
title	Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings
title_short	Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings
title_full	Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings
title_fullStr	Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings
title_full_unstemmed	Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings
title_sort	unbundled : a framework for connecting safety nets and humanitarian assistance in refugee settings
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/970701569569181651/Unbundled-A-Framework-for-Connecting-Safety-Nets-and-Humanitarian-Assistance-in-Refugee-Settings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32467
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Unbundled : A Framework for Connecting Safety Nets and Humanitarian Assistance in Refugee Settings

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