The disruption of COVID-19 on food supply chains could have negative impacts on both the supply and demand sides of the food system. It aggravates the challenge Africa is facing in terms of food insecurity and malnutrition.
1 July @ 2 PM GMT Online event The Covid-19 pandemic has shone an unforgiving light upon vulnerabilities and [...]
Nigeria has the highest out-of-school children (OOSC) number in the world. As highlighted in a recent Southern Voice report, these statistics represent a fundamental obstacle to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education for all.
While the epidemiological effects of the virus tend to affect men more, the economic and social problems caused by the pandemic disproportionately touch upon women’s lives.
On June 3, in a joint initiative with On Think Tanks, Southern Voice organized its second virtual conference on COVID-19 in Latin America.
How has Senegal's agricultural policy responded so far to a continually varying food demand? What changes are needed to meet current and future challenges? In this article we explore these questions.
Africa accounts for a very large share of the global population facing mass poverty. As such, progress implementing the SDGs in this region will affect SDG implementation worldwide
In Peru, the sanitary crisis, due to the coronavirus, is also becoming a food crisis.
¿Cuáles son los principales reto económicos de la región y las respuestas innovadoras que los países están implementando? ¿Cómo operan los Congresos frente a la pandemia? Dificultades y aciertos del uso de tecnología en el poder legislativo. ¿Cuáles son los principales retos de las ciudades para responder al COVID-19 en América Latina? ¿qué debe cambiar en las políticas urbanas?
This knowledge deficit in the North Eastern Region is placing its population at a severe disadvantage. Without basic skills, their children will often fail to flourish later in life.