Equity and Protection, World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, International Monetary Fund, Food Insecurity, Gender, Africa, India
development

Organisations. World Bank, United Nations Development Programme UNDP, International Monetary Fund IMF
Period. 11 - 13 May 2020
  • A new report by the World Bank projects the sharpest historic decline in global remittances could push 40-60 million people into extreme poverty
    • The UNHCR warns of the impact of reduced remittances on migrants and vulnerable communities, issuing a new guidance on Cash and Voucher Assistance programs
  • A UNDP report warns of the alarming increase of gender-based violence due to COVID-19
    • COVID-19 Pandemic Could Have Long-Term Consequences On Women’s Health Care Access Globally, Health Workers (UNFPA)
    • Care and Connection in Crisis: Feminist Strategy to Confront COVID-19 (Madre)
    • Commentary: We need a feminist response to the pandemic (Devex)
  • Like Zambia, more African countries seek emergency funding from the IMF
  • A ban on large funerals in South Africa has forced people to give up many traditions, but they have also rediscovered old ones, including “secret burials” (BBC)
  • By prioritizing Early detection, contact tracing and 28 day quarantines, Kerala’a COVID-19 fatality rate (0.53%) is the lowest in India, and has limited the spread of the virus without inflicting any of the human suffering seen in other parts of the country (Commentary: The Kerala Model (Shashi Tharoor)
  • In a new commentary, Tony Blair and Agnes Kalibata highlight four global actions to increase food security during the pandemic. These including: (1) Increasing funding for food-relief and social-protection measures; (2) Investing in local agricultural production; (3) Supporting regional and local logistics hubs to limit disruptions to food and agricultural produce supply chains; and (4) Incentivizing funding of agro-processing and Agtech companies.
    • DIGHR Fellow Rhonda Ferguson also argues that displacement of local food systems threaten 265 million people with famine, and that transformation in trade is urgently needed (Conversation)
    • HIV and Food Insecurity: A Syndemic Amid COVID-19 (AIDS and Behaviour)
    • Small-scale farmers can help build resilient food systems in post-COVID world (IFAD)

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