Lebanon currently faces one of the worst economic crises of this century. The political deadlock, the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have further intensified the country’s existing economic...
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Highlights on food security: In domestic currency, food inflation in the region is likely to remain elevated as a result of the continuing pressures on MENA economies’ currencies. In Egypt, year-on-year food...
Hunger and food insecurity have continued to increase in the Arab region due to various factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Part 1 of this report will present the...
This paper provides insights and evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy responses to curb its spread influence the risk of child labour in agriculture through different...
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Hunger in the Arab region has continued to rise since 2014 . The number of undernourished people reached 69 million in 2020, or 15.8 percent...
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We document trends in food security during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We see a sharp increase in food insecurity during the...
In 2050, 68% of the world’s population is expected to reside in urban areas, up from 56% in 2020. Drawing on a wide range of data sources, this report presents a review of urban vulnerabilities...
Sub-Saharan Africa's recovery from the pandemic is expected to decelerate in 2022 amid a slowdown in global economic activity, continued supply constraints, outbreaks of new coronavirus variants, climatic...
2021 Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union's External Action Instruments in 2020
The report proposes a comprehensive thematic and geographic overview of EU’s external action in 2020.
Chapter 1 describes the Team Europe approach for covid-19 response and recovery.
The...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major stress test for the agri-food system. While most research has analysed the impact of the pandemic on mainstream food systems, this article...