## Guidance Note on IMF Engagement on Social Safeguards in Low-Income Countries

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Guidance Note on IMF Engagement on Social Safeguards in Low-Income Countries](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2018/07/11/pp061418guidance-note-on-imf-engagement-on-social-safeguards-in-lics)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 11, 2018
- Stock No: ISBN

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### Summary
- This note provides operational guidance to staff on how to engage on social safeguard issues with low-income countries in both program and surveillance contexts.
- The note is not intended as a comprehensive guide, and should be used in conjunction with other operational guidance notes, such as those relating to conditionality and surveillance.

### Operational focus and intended use
- Audience: IMF staff engaging with low-income countries.
- Contexts covered: program contexts and surveillance contexts.
- Complementary materials: to be used in conjunction with other operational guidance notes on conditionality and surveillance.

### Key characteristics
- Not a comprehensive manual: emphasizes use alongside other operational guidance notes.
- Practical orientation: framed as operational guidance for staff engagement on social safeguards.

*International Monetary Fund — Guidance Note on IMF Engagement on Social Safeguards in Low-Income Countries (July 11, 2018).*

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