KNOWLEDGE4POLICY - COVID-19: Our hungriest, most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis”

In countries whose medical systems are under-resourced, the health crisis could be compounded by a hunger crisis and lost livelihoods unless we act now to help.

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Global Food and Nutrition Security

date: 16/04/2020

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In this interview, Dominique Burgeon, Director of FAO's Emergency and Resilience Division, explains the particular challenges COVID-19 poses in vulnerable communities already coping with high levels of hunger due to pre-existing crises -- and how the Organization is gearing up to help.

Full text available here: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1269721/icode/