<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>IFPRI Egypt Country Office</title> <atom:link href="https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/tag/coronavirus/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info</link> <description>IFPRI INFO: Conversation - collaboration - community site</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:42:55 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3</generator> <image> <url>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/files/2020/04/IFPRI_Logo_400.fw_-e1690457231933-150x150.png</url> <title>IFPRI Egypt Country Office</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>COVID-19 and Social Protection: “From Effective Crisis Protection to Self-Reliance”</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2020/10/05/covid-19-and-social-protection-from-effective-crisis-protection-to-self-reliance/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dalia Elsabbagh]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:48:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coronavirus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social protection]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=5439</guid> <description><![CDATA[Basma Yassa - Senior Research Assistant, IFPRI The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have imposed unprecedented increasing pressure on global poverty levels. In response, governments have rapidly resorted to the use and the expansion of social safety nets to safeguard the most vulnerable from the negative implications of the outbreak of COVID-19. IFPRI held the 33rd seminar in the Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity seminar series on Tuesday, September 22 on the topic of “COVID-19 and Social protection: From Effective Crisis Protection to Self-Reliance.” The Seminar aimed to discuss [...]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Challenges of Food Security shortages, Spread of diseases and Corona epidemics in Yemen</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2020/09/09/challenges-of-food-security-shortages-spread-of-diseases-and-corona-epidemics-in-yemen/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dalia Elsabbagh]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:22:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conflict]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coronavirus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yemen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=5372</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dr. Abdul Wahed Othman Mukred - Head of Food Security Technical Secretariat, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Sana'a, Yemen Yemen suffers from the worst humanitarian crisis in the world since the conflict began in March 2015. The number of people in need of food reached about 24.3 million people, equivalent to more than 80% of the total population. Projections indicate that about 20.1 million people need interventions during the period June-December 2020 while about 10 million individuals suffer from acute food insecurity [...]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>How Jordan Managed Food Security Risks during the First COVID-19 Wave</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2020/08/12/how-jordan-managed-food-security-risks-during-the-first-covid-19-wave/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dalia Elsabbagh]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arab food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coronavirus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jordan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pandemic]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=5288</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hadi Fathallah - Director at NAMEA Group, and policy consultant at the World Bank, IFAD, and FAO. Given all existing structural and emerging challenges to its agricultural and food sector, Jordan has managed to mitigate the new food security risks associated with the Corona pandemic shock on the agriculture and food value chains and the greater economy. It has done so through active policy engagement, digitization and [...]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>NEW PUBLICATION: Winners and losers from COVID-19: Evidence from Google search data for Egypt</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2020/06/25/new-publication-winners-and-losers-from-covid-19-evidence-from-google-search-data-for-egypt/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dalia Elsabbagh]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coronavirus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category> <category><![CDATA[internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pandamics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=5164</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Kibrom Abay and Hosam Ibrahim June 2020 Evolving pieces of evidence show that services are hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, both globally and in Egypt. Employing Google search data, we examine the implications of COVID-19 on demand for various services in Egypt. We find that demand for those services that require face-to-face interaction, […]]]></description> </item> </channel> </rss>