In Kenya and many other countries, entrepreneurs, micro and small enterprises use their homes in business operations, be this in running small businesses from home or using their home for stock storage, for example. Therefore, this project not only supports people in protecting their homes, but in many instances, their business operations too.

The need for international solidarity and multilateral cooperation is more conspicuous than ever. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP).

WFP has been a member of the Network for several years and have continued their efforts to combat hunger, to better conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and to act as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.

In the first of four articles on the role of inclusive insurance in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, MiN Executive Director Katharine Pulvermacher calls on insurers to ensure that their customer-base is inclusive and on stakeholders to strengthen the recognition of access to insurance in SDG targets and indicators.