Forsa, which means “Opportunity” in Arabic, is a new economic inclusion program of the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Implemented by the Ministry of Social Solidarity, the program aims to graduate beneficiaries of the national cash transfer program, the Takaful & Karama Program (TKP), to economic self-reliance by enabling them to engage in wage employment or sustainable economic enterprises..
CGIAR consultation workshop with innovation ecosystem in Uzbekistan for sustainable agriculture and climate action
Since 2016, the Government of Uzbekistan has shown strong political commitment towards the innovative development of the country by implementing strategies and support mechanisms to nurture an innovation culture.
Addressing the Food Crisis in Yemen
The Yemen conflict, underway since early 2015, has led to an ongoing, unprecedented humanitarian emergency. Food needs far exceed current consumption levels, with 3.5 million pregnant or breastfeeding women and children under 5 suffering from acute malnutrition and up to 19 million people affected by food insecurity in 2022.
CGIAR Borlaug Dialogue 2022 side event: Egypt’s COP27 plans and the role of CGIAR
On Thursday, October 20, 2022, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), The International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), and CGIAR’s Initiative: National Policies and Strategies (NPS) jointly organized a Pre-COP27 seminar: Accelerated Action for Food Systems Resilience: Egypt’s Plans for Cop27 and The Role Of CGIAR. The virtual seminar was also live-streamed as Borlaug Dialogue side event. This event was inspired by Egypt's Presidency of COP27 and hence the main objective of the event was to highlight Egypt’s priorities for COP27. The event also covered discussions specific to Egypt’s agri-food sector as well as CGIAR’s research portfolio and plans for COP27. The event brought together representatives from Egypt's Presidency of COP27 and several senior leaders and climate scientists from CGIAR.
NEW PUBLICATION: Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
Quantifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poverty in Africa has been as difficult as predicting the path of the pandemic, mainly due to data limitations. The advent of new data sources, including national accounts and phone survey data, provides an opportunity for a thorough reassessment of the impact of the pandemic and the subsequent expansion of social protection systems on the evolution of poverty in Africa
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