I find this extremely politically biased. It states right from the start "The bulk of transfers are spent on food anyway", like that is a good thing. UN's policies are antiquated. The world's poor mostly have malnutrition (not undernourishment) and it's getting out of control. They want to apply cookie cutter policies for both sub-Saharan Africa and poor people in the rest of the world.

I'd support a system like this if the money was spent mostly on healthy food and durable goods. But I fear a blunt money giveaway will exacerbate the existing problems.

Do you ever wonder why so many evil corporations support democrats/labour/etc? Handouts get votes, and as long as handouts get spent mostly in things these corporations sell it's all good. Think junk food, rent (landowners), non-durable goods (mobile, shoes, clothing), gasoline, alcohol, and tobacco. It's a feedback loop of well meaning but lazy left wing politics and the worst of Capitalism.

Think about it.