Lebanon Emergency Crisis and COVID-19 Response Social Safety Net Project (ESSN)
1. What is the ESSN Project?
The ESSN is a US$246 million 3-year project that will provide cash transfers and access to social services to extreme poor and vulnerable Lebanese populations affected by the economic and COVID-19 crises. The objective of the ESSN is to arrest the increase in extreme poverty and to preserve the human capital of 13 - 18 years old children enrolled in public schools, through the provision of cash transfers and access to social services. The ESSN also aims to build a sustainable national social safety net (SSN) system in Lebanon. The ESSN will scale-up and enhance the Government of Lebanon s (GOL) National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP). The NPTP is Lebanon s main poverty-targeting social assistance program launched in 2011 with financial and technical assistance from the World Bank. The ESSN project is financed through a US$246 million World Bank low-interest long-term matur
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INEC reviews election rules as regards COVID-19
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By Abdulmumin Murtala
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is reviewing its regulations and guidelines for political parties operations and activities as well as election observation in view of COVID-19 and insecurity.
This was stated by the INEC’s Deputy Director Election and Party Monitoring, Shehu Wahab, at a retreat organized for the technical staff by INEC and the European Centre for Electoral Support, ECES on Wednesday in Kano.
Addressing newsmen at the event, Wahab explained that all the regulations earlier initiated in the wake of COVID-19 global pandemic will be reviewed at the retreat to meet with the INEC regulations with the support of ECES.