Sudan Social Safety Net Assessment

The Sudanese population has suffered from years of conflict, and deep-seated security issues have severely hampered Sudan s long-term economic stability and social development. As a consequence, Sudan is struggling to meet its MDGs. Since the secession of South Sudan, Sudan has lost a considerable part of its oil production and fiscal revenues. At the same time, the Government recognizes social safety nets as important instruments for reducing poverty. This report provides an analysis of the state of social safety nets in Sudan which shows that Sudan s existing safety net programs are limited in coverage, lack coordination, as well as monitoring and evaluation. The report suggests (i) reallocation of savings from the fuel subsidy reform to targeted pro-poor safety net programs; (ii) strengthening of the existing safety net through monitoring the outcomes, strong controls and social accountability, and a culture of evaluation, and (iii) development of a coherent National Social Protection Policy.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kjellgren, Annika, Jones-Pauly, Christina, El-Tayeb Alyn, Hadyiat, Tadesse, Endashaw, Vermehren, Andrea
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-05
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, ANTI-POVERTY, ARMED CONFLICT, ATTENDANCE RATES, BASIC HUMAN RIGHT, BASIC NEEDS, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BENEFIT LEVEL, BENEFIT LEVELS, CASH PAYMENTS, CASH SUPPORT, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFERS, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD WELFARE, CHRONICALLY POOR, CITIZENS, CIVIL CONFLICT, CIVIL WAR, COMMUNITY COMMITTEES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONCENTRATIONS OF POVERTY, CONFLICT, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISABILITY, DONOR FUNDING, DRINKING WATER, DROUGHT, EARLY CHILDHOOD, ECONOMIC CRISES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, EMERGENCIES, EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS, FEE WAIVERS, FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOOD ASSISTANCE, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SUBSIDIES, FORMAL EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CENTER, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEIGHT FOR AGE, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN LIFE, HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, HUMANITARIAN AID, ILLNESS, IMMUNIZATION, IMPACT ON POVERTY, INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, INCOME, INCOME TRANSFERS, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL AID, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, LIMITED CAPACITY, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES, LOW-INCOME COUNTRY, MALNUTRITION, MARRIED MEN, MICRO FINANCE, MICRO-CREDIT, MICRO-FINANCE, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MINIMUM INCOME, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, NATIONAL AIDS, NATIONAL COUNCIL, NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, NATIONAL PENSION, NATIONAL POPULATION, NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUMBER OF BIRTHS, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, NUTRITION PROGRAM, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, OLD AGE, ORPHANS, PEACE, PENSIONS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICY GUIDANCE, POLICY RESPONSE, POOR, POOR FAMILIES, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR INDIVIDUALS, POOR PEOPLE, POPULATION CENSUS, POPULATION SIZE, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, PRICE SUBSIDIES, PROGRESS, PROTECTION POLICIES, PROTECTION POLICY, PROTECTION SYSTEM, PROTECTION SYSTEMS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC WORKS, PURCHASING POWER, REFORM PROGRAM, REMOTE LOCATIONS, REMOTE RURAL AREAS, RIGHTS OF PERSONS, RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL DWELLERS, RURAL FAMILIES, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POPULATIONS, RURAL WOMEN, SAFE WATER, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NET SYSTEMS, SAFETY NETS, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL FEEDING, SHOCK, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL COMMISSION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL FUND, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAM, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SPENDING, SOCIAL WORKERS, SSN, STREET CHILDREN, SUBSIDIZING, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM, SUPPORT PROGRAM, TARGETED SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, TARGETED TRANSFERS, TARGETING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSFER PAYMENTS, TRANSFER PROGRAM, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNFPA, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES, URBAN AREAS, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POVERTY, URBANIZATION, USE OF RESOURCES, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, VULNERABLE PEOPLE, WAR, WELFARE POLICY, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, ZAKAT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19769271/sudan-social-safety-assessment https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20054
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