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FAO’s component of the Global COVID-19 Humanitarian Response Plan
15/04/2020
Since late 2019 early 2020, an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus – has rapidly spread across the world, devastating lives and livelihoods. As of late March 2020, the full [...]
14/04/2020
The full range of activities required to deliver fish and fish products from production to the final consumer is subject to indirect impacts of the pandemic through new sanitary measures, changing consumer demands, market access or logistical problems related to [...]
08/04/2020
Measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 include strong restrictions of movement which dramatically change daily lives and impact agricultural livelihoods. These measures are particularly difficult for the rural poorest and most vulnerable, who tend to hold jobs and occupations [...]
07/04/2020
A webinar organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Health Organization (WHO) 7 April 202006:00 Pacific Time (US and Canada)08:00 Panama09:00 New York14:00 London15:00 Geneva20:00 Bangkok22:00 Korea Register here Speakers Dr. Peter Williams, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Retd. Dr. [...]
04/04/2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating lives, public health systems, livelihoods and economies all over the world, populations living in food crisis contexts are particularly exposed to its effects. Countries with existing humanitarian crises are particularly exposed to the effects of [...]