A seismic hunger crisis is enveloping the world amidst a time of unprecedented needs. Climate shocks, conflict, COVID-19 and the spiralling costs of food and fuel, compounded by the conflict in Ukraine and its knock-on effects for countries dependent on that region¡¯s supply of wheat and other food, could drive 50 million people on the edge of famine.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is forecast to raise less than half of the US$22.2 billion it would take the agency to both save lives and build resilience for 152 million people in 2022. A step-change in support is required to help deliver millions from disaster.
Vulnerable populations in urban areas globally have been among the worst hit by the global COVID-19 crisis. In South and South-East Asia, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased levels of vulnerability and food insecurity in cities through disruptions to food supply chains, increased food prices and loss of income. In 2021, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBB) and Dikoda undertook an assessment to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on food systems in eight selected cities in the Asia/Pacific region. This research assesses the resilience and adaptability of urban food systems by exploring external drivers, food supply chains, food environments, individual factors, consumer behaviour and diet outcomes. The report triangulates findings between qualitative research carried out by Dikoda, Â鶹ÊÓƵ assessments and external sources to provide regional insights, as well as eight city-specific briefs on local-level impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerabilities. This report presents recommendations for improving policy-response to external shocks specific to urban South and South-East Asian contexts and methodological recommendations for better tracking of vulnerability in urban contexts.
The paper provides strategic insights that underline India's incredible journey from a ship-to-mouth situation concerning food to institutionalizing 'Right to Food' and establishing itself among limited net exporters of food, ranking very high in most production measures.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ commissioned an agricultural value chain assessment to guide Sierra Leone¡¯s transition to home-grown school feeding. The assessment made recommendations around more than a dozen local foods.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has issued an urgent warning that 45 million people are teetering on the very edge of famine in 43 countries, with the slightest shock likely to push them over the precipice. Globally, up to 811 million people are chronically hungry, with 283 million acutely food insecure.
Against this backdrop, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is aiming to target 140 million people in 2021. This document outlines the general context and provides a snapshot of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s work across several areas.
As the COVID outbreak started, the Government of India announced food safety schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for NFSA beneficiaries and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANB) for Migrants/Stranded Migrants easing the hardships faced by the poor/vulnerable beneficiary due to economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
This paper aims to shed light on the linkages between poverty, food security and nutrition by highlighting their interconnectedness and the role of social protection in addressing these challenges.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ established the ¡°Berd cooperative¡± aggregating local farmers into a formal partnership to develop sustainable and nutrition-sensitive food value chains by strengthening farmers¡¯ economic capacity to grow and preserve food, through the use of solar energy.
Assessment of food security, nutrition and livelihoods among specific vulnerable population of Odisha such as daily wage earners, returnee migrant workers, small/marginal farmers after announcement of lockdown in response to Covid-19 in 2020.
The Ethiopia Summary Report summarizes the findings of the Fill the Nutrient Gap analysis carried out in Ethiopia in 2020, including analyses of the cost and affordability of nutritious diets by region and by zone.
The Mali Summary Report summarizes the findings of the Fill the Nutrient Gap analysis carried out in Mali in 2020-21, including analyses of the cost and affordability of nutritious diets by Malian livelihood zones.
The surveys shed light on the food security situation of peri-urban Yangon households, and the ways in which households are coping during the current political crisis.
How are relief beneficiaries in Myanmar faring since the start of the crisis?
From Post-distribution Monitoring in Chin, Kachin, Central/Northern Rakhine, and Shan
In February-March 2021, Â鶹ÊÓƵ launched the remote food security monitoring system (mVAM) in Armenia amidst COVID-19 and the conflict in the adjoining region of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) to assess how those shocks have impacted the food security of the displaced population and hosting families.
The Regional Centre of Excellence Against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM) is the result of the strategic partnership between the Government of C?te d'Ivoire and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to support countries in the region and in Africa towards eradicating hunger and malnutrition. This two-pager summarises its role and activities.
