The FAO Technical Network on Poverty Analysis (Think-PA) held the webinar: Estimating the impact of COVID-19 on rural poverty on Thursday 14 May from 15:30-17:00 CET. To watch the webinar, click here. Webinar overview:Ending poverty is the first target of the SDGs and one of the three global goals of the FAO....

“This pandemic has affected me so much, it has given me a very hard time. I had six workers around, but I had to stop them from working because I can’t pay them. Even my side income (was lost) and the retail shop where my wife worked was closed. I...

  The FAO Technical Network on Poverty Analysis (Think-PA) invites you to the webinar: Estimating the impact of COVID-19 on rural poverty on Thursday 14 May from 15:30-17:00 CET.   To register for the webinar, please click here.   Webinar overview: Ending poverty is the first target of the SDGs and one of the three global...

06/05/2020 Los Banos, Philippines/Bangkok, Thailand - As COVID-19 continues to threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Southeast Asia, additional concerns are being raised about the longer term health of the sub-region’s food systems – a complex matrix involving farmers, fishers, labourers, drivers, cold storage, food processors,...

With over 1.9 million people across the globe affected by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to date (1), the search continues for the most effective means to contain the spread of the disease and limit its impact on health, economies and lives. Social protection emerges as a key response mechanism. In...