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Social protection and jobs responses to COVID-19: A real-time review of country measures

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World Bank Group Gentilini, U., Almenfi, M., Iyengar, H. T., Okamura, Y., Downes, J. A., Dale, P., Weber, M., Newhouse, D., Rodriguez Alas, C., Kamran, M., Mujica, I. V., Fontenez, M. B., Ezzat, M., Asieduah, S., Mahboobani Martinez, V. R., Reyes Hartley, G. J., Demarco, G., Abels, M., Zafar, U., Urteaga, E. R., Valleriani, G., Muhindo, J. V., Aziz, S. 2022-2-2
'Living paper' Report on social protection and jobs responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a real-time review of country measures. As of January 2022, a total of 3,856 social protection and labor measures were planned or implemented by 223 economies. ...
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Social protection and jobs responses to COVID-19: A real time review of country measures

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  • COVID-19 Pandemic
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World Bank Group Ugo, G., Alsafi, M., TMM, I., Yuko, O., Austin, D., Pamela, D., Michael, W., Locke, D., Clausia, R., Mareeha, K., Veronica, M., Belen, F., Sandra, A., Martinez, M., Ramesh, V., Hartley, R., Javier, G., Gustavo, D., Miglena, A., Usama, Z., Raul, U., Giorgia, V., Vulembera, J., Sheraz, A., 2022-2-02
A report on the real-time review of country measures in terms of social protection and job responses to COVID-19.As of January 2022, a total of 3,856 social protection and labor measures were planned or implemented by 223 economies. This constitutes ...
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Social protection and jobs responses to COVID-19: A real-time review of country measures

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World Bank Group Ugo, G. , Mohamed, A., Ian, O., Pamela, D. 2022-2-2
Article on job responses and social protection to COVID-19. As of April 23, 2020, a total of 151 countries have planned, introduced or adapted 684 social protection measures in response to COVID-19 . This is a ten-fold increase in measures ...
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Food security and diets in urban Asia: How resilient are food systems in times of COVID-19?

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Didoka, WFP RBB Ohly, H., Clark, M., Read, S., Frison, S., Goudet, S., Bidault, N., Schumacher, B., Singhkumarwong, A. 2022-2-1
Report on an assessment by the World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBB) and Dikoda on the level of resilience and adaptability of urban food systems in the face of the COVID-19 crisis in eight ...
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National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in South Sudan: Effects, policy responses and long-term implications

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FAO FAO 2022-2-1
Report on the effects, policy responses, and long-term implications regarding national agri-food systems and COVID-19 in South Sudan. This report is part of a series of country profiles that describe: (i) policy measures enacted by the government of South Sudan ...
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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