Developing the knowledge base on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global food and nutrition security. A good understanding of the magnitude of the risks and potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and nutrition...

As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is abundantly clear that this is a crisis of monumental proportions, with catastrophic effects on people’s lives and livelihoods and on efforts to realize the 2030...

Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on food and nutrition security. Efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 on Zero Hunger...

More than 35 percent of households reported that children in their household ate fewer than three full meals in May and June 2020. Overall food security deteriorated...

The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) is an important moment to garner political and financial attention to the challenges that food systems face. It is a difficult moment with many...

This publication provides a summary of a technical consultation on the double burden of malnutrition, discussing policy implications and double-duty actions to be taken. This publication by the WHO, in partnership with the GFF, IFPRI...

A list of applications and visualisation tools combining COVID-19 data with various food and nutrition security parameters, that allow further investigation of the risks and potential impacts of the pandemic. Covid-19...

Collective action across 150 countries is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the United Nations’ (UN) calendar. Hundreds of events...

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

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that in 23 countries and situations, acute food insecurity is likely to further deteriorate...