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The UK focus will be on making the international system fairer for all, and drive progress to reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals to make the world a more prosperous...

This study explores the potential for donor governments and institutions to support the operationalization of the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding (HDP) nexus to respond to the food insecurity crisis in South Sudan and the challenges...

Key messages The NENA region is dominated by deserts and a harsh environment. The main characteristics are a high level of aridity and water stress, poor soils and limited...

Civil conflict began in Ethiopia in November 2020 and has reportedly caused major disruptions in access to health services, food, and related critical services, in addition to the direct...

Overarching concerns Will global agrifood systems sustainably nourish humanity in the future, while also meeting the non-food demand for agricultural products and the demand for required...

Now moving into its twelfth year, the conflict in Syria has inflicted a devastating impact on the inhabitants and the economy. The size of economic activity between 2010 and 2019 has...

Highlights After an economic recession in 2020, Mali’s economic recovery in 2021 was weaker than initially projected and poverty continued to increase. As a result, per capita GDP stagnated...

The protracted conflict in Yemen has led to urgent, widespread humanitarian and development crises and resulted in significant damage to the economy, physical infrastructure, service provision, health, and education...

The current political uncertainty clouds the future macroeconomic pathways for Afghanistan. With limited data and the national economic policy in a state of flux, it is a challenge to provide full scale...

KEY MESSAGES After remaining virtually unchanged for five years, the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) increased 1.5 percentage points in 2020 – reaching a level...