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Why 23 countries yet to fully reopen schools, education risks becoming ‘greater divider’ as COVID-19 enters third year

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UNICEF UNICEF 2022-4-28
Article on country-level data on the impact of COVID-19 and related school closures on children, as well as an updated analysis of the state of children’s learning before the pandemic. It points out that 147 million children missed more than ...
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Supporting children’s nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic

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UNICEF UNICEF Sri Lanka 2022-4-27
Article on the challenges and devotion of a healthcare worker supporting children's nutrition during COVID-19. The health clinic is one of many operating around the country providing local families with maternity care, including regular screening, health and nutrition advice, providing ...
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Act now before Ukraine war plunges millions into malnutrition

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Nature Osendarp, S., Verburg, G., Bhutta, Z., Black, R. E., De Pee, S., Fabrizio, C., Headey, D., Heidkamp, R., Laborde, D., Ruel, M. T. 2022-4-21
Article on the impact of the Ukraine war on global malnutrition, laying out the elements contributing to this worldwide nutrition crisis including the disproportionate effects on women and children. It puts forward five urgent actions to be taken by governments, ...
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Economic shocks predict increases in child wasting prevalence

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Nature Communications Headey, D. D., Ruel, M. T. 2022-04-20
Article on the impact of severe negative economic shock on child acute malnutrition (wasting), a major risk factor for under-5 mortality. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) macroeconomic volatility is common, and severe negative economic shocks can substantially increase poverty ...
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IFPRI analyses: Country-level impacts of high food, fuel and fertilizer prices

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Agrilinks, Feed the Future USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, BMGF, IFPRI 2022-4-17
Agrilinks Activity Page comprising general resources and a series of global and country analyses looking at both impacts of the Ukraine war and global crises on food security, poverty, and food systems, as well as at policy options. The rise ...
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Asia and the Pacific regional overview of food security and nutrition 2022: Urban food systems and nutrition – Launch recording, Key messages & Full report

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2023-01-24
Press release on the launch and key messages of the fifth annual Asia-Pacific regional SOFI report. The report’s highlights capture the challenges and system-level determinants of unhealthy diets in urban areas, both regarding undernutrition and overweight. It presents, among others, data on food security and affordability and the state of progress on achieving the global nutrition targets. The findings profile various urban environments, interventions, experiences, and opportunities to innovate at multiple levels to transform urban areas into sustainable cities. A link to the report's virtual launch event is available including the recording, key messages, and full report. View Source

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on diets, nutrition services & nutrition practices in UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR): Evidence from remote surveys

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2023-01-01
Report on the impact of the COVID pandemic on diets, services, and practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The report presents findings from remote surveys in six ESAR countries with data on breastfeeding, diet diversity, food consumption and insecurity, drivers of dietary changes, and disruptions to nutrition services. The survey provides important learning for the future use of remote methods for collecting nutrition data. Technical brief, pull report, and six country briefs are available. View Source

Economic shocks predict increases in child wasting prevalence

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2022-04-20
Article on the impact of severe negative economic shock on child acute malnutrition (wasting), a major risk factor for under-5 mortality. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) macroeconomic volatility is common, and severe negative economic shocks can substantially increase poverty and food insecurity. Less well understood are the implications of these contractions for child wasting. This study explores the nutritional impacts of economic growth shocks over 1990–2018 by linking wasting outcomes collected for 1.256 million children from 52 countries to lagged annual changes in economic growth. Estimates suggest that a 10% annual decline in national income increases moderate/severe wasting prevalence by 14.4–17.8%. An exploration of possible mechanisms suggests negative economic shocks may increase risks of inadequate dietary diversity among children. Applying these results to the latest economic growth estimates for 2020 suggests that COVID-19 could put an additional 9.4 million preschoolers at risk of wasting, net of the effects of preventative policy actions. View Source