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2020 22 June

Preventing the COVID-19 crisis from becoming a food crisis in LAC

As a result of the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the population living in extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean could reach 83.4 million people in 2020, which would entail a significant rise in hunger levels due to the difficulties these people...

2020 19 June

Growing food to tackle coronavirus and child malnutrition in Malawi

David Martin | Agriculture Child nutrition COVID19 Food systems Women's empowerment Women's nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Written by Francis Thawani - Communications Officer, WFP Malawi WFP and Government are working to train mothers in agriculture as poor diets put the lives of 56,000 children at risk. “While my son, Chrispine, was being treated for malnutrition at the hospital, I received orange-fleshed potato vines which...

2020 18 June

Mobilizing ambitious and impactful commitments for mainstreaming nutrition in health systems

David Martin | Health Malnutrition Nutrition Universal Health Coverage SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Progress towards good health for all and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is only possible when Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is achieved: when everyone, everywhere has access to health services, without risk of financial ruin or impoverishment. As malnutrition increases the risk of illness and...

2020 17 June

Faced with Covid-19, the EU and UNICEF guarantee continuity of vital care for malnourished children in Niger

David Martin | Child nutrition COVID19 Malnutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

UNICEF Niger will benefit from USD 2.6 million dollars of financial aid from the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Union (ECHO), ensuring that children suffering from severe acute malnutrition receive quality treatment and care during the Covid-19 crisis. “We are deeply concerned at the crisis...

2020 17 June

Millions at risk of severe food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean due to COVID-19

David Martin | Child nutrition COVID19 Food insecurity Humanitarian field SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean could potentially leave around 14 million* vulnerable people in severe food insecurity this year, warranting urgent attention to save lives, according to projections by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). “It is...

2020 15 June

Health experts concerned about indirect effects of COVID-19 on women and youth

David Martin | Breastfeeding Child nutrition COVID19 SUN UN Network 0

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about its impact on women, children and young people. “The indirect effects of COVID-19 on these groups may be greater than the number of deaths due to the virus itself”, agency chief Tedros...

2020 12 June

Emerging data suggest COVID-19 is driving up hunger in vulnerable countries

David Martin | COVID19 Humanitarian field SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Initial and ongoing assessments by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provide strong indications that the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts are driving up hunger in countries that were already experiencing high levels of food insecurity prior to the disease's outbreak. "The COVID-19 pandemic poses...

2020 08 June

Take-home food rations to schoolchildren in Tajikistan as part of its response to coronavirus crisis

David Martin | Child nutrition COVID19 SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

As part of its response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) provided one-off take-home food rations to 24,000 vulnerable families whose children benefit from WFP’s school feeding programme in Tajikistan. The food rations support the government’s Social Protection Preparedness and Response...

2020 07 June

World Food Safety Day: food safety is everyone’s responsibility and everyone’s business

David Martin | Food systems Global initiatives SUN UN Network 0

Joining forces, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) flagged that “food safety is a shared responsibility” with a role for everyone to play, from governments, industry and producers to business operators and consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic has also shined a spotlight on the importance...

2020 05 June

New online dashboard to inform better food policy

David Martin | Food systems Global initiatives SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and The Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World launched a new easy-to-navigate online tool designed to help decision makers understand their food systems, identify their levers of change, and...