Visit the event page here to view the detailed agenda and event proceedings Speakers from the Public Sector H.E. Nevine El-Kabbaj H.E. Nivine El Kabbag is the Minister of Social Solidarity. She has more than 25 years of experience in development policies, social protection, childhood protection, strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation. She has also served […]
NEW PUBLICATION: The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Implications for Global and Regional Food Security and Potential Policy Responses
This paper analyzes the implications of the Russian-Ukraine crisis on global and regional food security. We start with a global vulnerability analysis to identify most vulnerable regions and countries. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is particularly vulnerable to trade shocks because of its high food import dependence
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Threatens to Further Exacerbate the Food Insecurity Emergency in Yemen
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has roiled agricultural markets, particularly wheat, which has seen prices rise by 30% since Russia invaded on Feb. 24. This post focuses on the impacts of the crisis on Yemen, whose poverty, civil war, and dependence on wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine make it uniquely vulnerable to the current market and supply disruptions.
NEW PUBLICATION: “Nutritional training in a humanitarian context: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial”
By Sikandra Kurdi, Jose Luis Figueroa, and Hosam Ibrahim Article published by John Wiley & Sons March 2020 Behavioural change communication interventions have been shown to be effective at improving infant and young child nutrition knowledge and practices. However, evidence in humanitarian response contexts is scarce. Using data on secondary outcomes of breastfeeding, water treatment, […]
حوار السياسات الغذائية خطوة هامه نحو تعزيز الأمن الغذائي والتغذوي
رايتشل بان وسيبيل اللبان، الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت
فاطمة عبد العزيز، المعهد الدولي لبحوث السياسات الغذائية
يمثل إجراء حوار نشط عن السياسات الغذائية بمشاركة عدد من الأطراف المعنية خطوة هامه نحو تعزيز الأمن الغذائي والتغذوي. وقد صارت هذه الرسالة واضحة وضوحًا بالغًا عندما عقدت فعالية إطلاق تقرير السياسات الغذائية العالمية لعام 2018 الصادر عن المعهد الدولي لبحوث السياسات الغذائية في الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت في 3 يوليو/تموز 2018.
