Rethinking Social Protection for Vulnerable Youth in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Lebanon in the Context of COVID-19

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract The socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries have highlighted the need for comprehensive and inclusive social protection responses, as subsequent restrictions on work and movement have limited people’s ability to meet basic needs such as food and healthcare. Young people have been identified as particularly at risk due to school closures, a lack of frontline services, and the disproportionate representation of youth in informal employment. Yet as this chapter identifies, even in countries where robust national social protection systems exist or where international humanitarian actors are responding, initial government and development partner assistance to those most in need has been slow, disparate, and often inadequate. Through mixed-methods virtual research conducted during the pandemic with a diverse sample of adolescents and youth in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Lebanon, this chapter illustrates the limitations of existing social protection responses and identifies key gaps in coverage. The authors explore the consequences for young people who were already socioeconomically marginalized prior to the pandemic, including young migrants and refugees, adolescents with disabilities, and married girls. Their findings underline the need for responses that adequately recognize the complexity and intersectionality of youth vulnerability in each context. The authors identify and discuss key implications for strengthening social protection systems, emphasizing the need for better coordination between financial assistance and social services to ensure that the most vulnerable adolescents are not left behind. This is vital if the commitment to universal social protection made within the Sustainable Development Goal framework is to be realis=zed.
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Authors Nicola Jones, Kate Pincock, Sally Youssef, Silvia Guglielmi, Workneh Yadete
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197761465.013.0018
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197761465.013.0018
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