Overview South Africa has the presidency in December. Members are monitoring the pandemic situation in New York, and if conditions allow, some meetings may be held in UN headquarters. There will be...
KEY MESSAGES In West Africa, cereal and legume market supplies continued increasing during October at the start of the 2020/21 marketing year. At the same time demand decreased with the availability...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides...
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT Changing young people’s lives through progressive legislation The winds of change are blowing strong in East and Southern Africa! Governments...
Highlights • 51.3 million people are projected to be food insecure in Southern Africa (Figure 1). The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to magnify the scale and severity of food insecurity. • 2.3...
The pandemic has forced Pakistan to close classrooms again, while campaigners are going to court to ensure pregnant girls can go to school in Tanzania. Pakistan shuts schools again in pandemic spike...
South Africa is a major destination and transit country for migrants from the Eastern and Southern Africa regions and beyond. Though the Southern African route receives far less public attention than...
Key Messages Poor household food access remains limited as most households are dependent on market food purchases. Below-average incomes and slightly above-average staple food prices are constraining...
Over 60% of the world’s employed population works in the informal economy. A proportion not yet calculated of them were forced out of work during lockdowns in cities around the globe, and are now...
Highlights The rainfall season has started well in south-eastern parts of the region, with average to above average rainfall received, although below average rainfall was estimated in northern...