With conflict in the Middle East now escalating into Lebanon and beyond, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to face dire food security conditions. One year has passed since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians, triggering the Israeli military retaliation and war that have killed more than 41,000 Palestinians and devastated the livelihoods of Gaza’s population of over 2 million.
Towards Advancing Children’s Nutritional Intake: Taking Stock of Evidence-based Effective School Feeding Programs in the Middle East and North Africa
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in partnership with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) initiative organized a policy seminar titled “Towards Advancing Children’s Nutritional Intake: Taking Stock of Evidence-based Effective School Feeding Programs in the Middle East and North Africa”. The seminar presented findings from a recent randomized controlled trial, funded by partners from the private sector including HSA Group, and Tetra Pak, on the effectiveness of school feeding programs (SFPs) in emergency and humanitarian contexts.
Bridging Evidence and Policy (BEP) Seminar Series: Crises and Response – Development and Humanitarian in the MENA
Vulnerable communities in the Arab world and MENA region face numerous challenges, including conflicts, resource scarcity, and inequality which exacerbate their situation. The COVID-19 pandemic, rising food prices due to conflicts, natural disasters, and ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Sudan, and Palestine further hinder development opportunities in the region
One Of the World’s Worst Economic Collapses, Now Compounded By The Ukraine Crisis: What’s Next For Lebanon?
High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries like Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen hard, partly due their heavy dependence on wheat imports. But in the region, Lebanon—already in the midst of one of the world’s worst economic collapses since the 1850s—is uniquely vulnerable to food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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
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