State of the World’s Cash 2020 Chapter 8 summary: Linking CVA and social protection

Longstanding efforts to strengthen links between humanitarian CVA and social protection have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant progress since the last report. CVA should aim to complement robust social protection systems where they exist and contribute to their strengthening where they are weak or early-stage. This chapter asks: ‘What opportunities and challenges exist in terms of improving the links between CVA and social protection, and where and when is this appropriate and effective?’