As part of UNICEF Innocenti's workshop on social protection in humanitarian settings, Andrew Mitchell from UNHCR presented his views on "Harnessing Social Protection to Manage Forced Displacement". For more on this workshop and to access the seven papers released at the event, visit: https://www.unicef-irc.org/article/1829-evidence-on-social-protection-in-contexts-of-fragility-and-forced-displacement.html

1. Andrew Mitchell, UNHCR
Harnessing social protection
to manage forced
displacement

3. Humanitarian assistance – national social protection comparison

5. SP in Fragile Contexts
Evidence base informing policy and operations
APPROACHESPROCESSES
INCENTIVES
Displaced
and host
families

6. SP in Fragile Contexts
Setting up a referral process across all systems
Parallel systems, alignment and transitional roadmaps
• Eligibility and targeting
• Social information systems and social registries
• Step-wise referral process and planning
– Poverty and MEB thresholds
– Evolving role of humanitarian assistance and protection
– Sequencing of support across the social protection
system as it evolves
– Bidirectional preparation for linkages: platforms
• Informal mechanisms bridging gaps

7. Social protection approaches and protection &
displacement outcomes
Managing poverty & dynamics of forced displacement
• Adapting poverty modelling and downstream targeting
• Four key layers for baselines
• Enabling registration: documentation and legal processes
• Protection-sensitive adjustments managing displacement
– IDA 18 refugee window and protection framework
– Cash for protection shocks, MPC for key issues affecting
refugees, health insurance, livelihoods, (informal) labour
– Reinforcement of social workers: case management,
protection standards, expanding the protection umbrella,
beyond PMT validation / data collection agents
Shock-responsive mechanisms for mass displacement

8. Incentives for governments: planning & processes
Demonstrating additionality and dividends – business case
• Reinforcing the tipping point between transfers
and economic participation, informal labour
market (graduation, SPF, formal economy links)
• Systematic joint programmes (even when inclusion
is not possible)
• Innovative funding mechanisms: Vision 2030 MPTF
SP, MDTF, IDA 18, CFF, Regional Trust Funds, Single
Bank multiple fund managers
• Scale up technical capacity, outreach, technology