South and Southwest Asia transport outlook
This report provides scenarios for future transport demand and CO2 emissions in South and Southwest Asia up to 2050 to help decision-makers chart pathways to sustainable, resilient transport. The scenarios
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Somalia:agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19
This report shares an analysis of the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the agri-food system in Somalia. It analyses the results of a field assessment conducted in January and February
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Global food policy report 2023: rethinking food crisis responses
This decade has been marked by multiple, often overlapping, crises. The COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and the ongoing war in Ukraine have all threatened the fabric of our global food systems. But
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Gendered impacts of the COVID-19: crisis in Uganda and opportunities for an inclusive and sustainable recovery
As Uganda builds back from the COVID-19 shock, the Ugandan government is strengthening its commitment to a more gender-inclusive and sustainable economy. This report supports these efforts by describing
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Informal services in Asian cities: lessons for urban planning and management from the COVID-19 pandemic
People in the urban informal sector have suffered disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic and face a highly uncertain future. While supporting the livelihoods of most of the developing world’s
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Co-infections, secondary infections, and antimicrobial use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 during the first pandemic wave from the ISARIC WHO CCP-UK study: a multicentre, prospective cohort study
<p>Microbiological characterisation of co-infections and secondary infections in patients with COVID-19 is lacking, and antimicrobial use is high.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/co-infections-secondary-infections-COVID.pdf"
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South Asia’s path to resilient growth
South Asia’s Path to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth highlights the remarkable development progress in South Asia and how the region can advance in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Steps include
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Zimbabwe's Second Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2021
A new report has revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened poverty levels in the country while inhibiting access to health services by marginalized groups. According to Zimbabwe's Second Voluntary
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World economic situation and prospects 2023
<p>The world output growth is projected to decelerate from an estimated 3 per cent in 2022 to 1.9 per cent in 2023, marking one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades, according to this report by the United Nations.</p>
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Security of clean energy transitions 2022
This report examines the evolving challenges of maintaining energy security in the context of clean energy transitions on the pathway to net zero emissions. The report reflects on the security implications
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A double burden: the effects of food price increases and currency depreciations on food import bills
This is a challenge for food security globally, but particularly for net food-importing developing countries. And unlike in previous food crises, they now face a double burden. They not only pay higher
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COVID-19 and global food security: two years later
Two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health, economic, and social disruptions caused by this global crisis continue to evolve. The impacts of the pandemic are likely to endure for years
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Southeast Asia transport outlook
This report provides scenarios for future transport demand and CO2 emissions in Southeast Asia up to 2050 to help decision-makers chart pathways to sustainable, resilient transport. The scenarios reflect
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Third Gambia economic update: accelerating financial inclusion to unleash the Gambia’s growth potential
The Gambia’s economy continued to recover in 2022, albeit at a subdued pace in a sluggish global economic environment. Real GDP increased by 4.3 percent (1.8 percent in per capita terms) in 2022, unchanged
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SDG 6 & COVID-19: accelerating progress towards SDG 6 in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of COVID-19 recovery
The 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has highlighted the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in protecting human health. However, while the Asia Pacific region has seen significant
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Migration health: 2021 impact overview
The year 2021 gave us many reasons for hope. With diagnostic, therapeutic and immunization advances, science offered solutions to kickstart recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating effects.
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Judgement of the High Court of Kerala regarding Homoeopathic practitioners treating Covid-19 patients, 02/06/2021
<p>Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Dr. Jayaprasad Karunakaran Vs Ministry of Ayush & Others dated 02/06/2021. The matter related to Homoeopathic practitioners treating Covid-19
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World employment and social outlook: trends 2023
<p>Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to this World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report by the ILO.</p>
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Near East and North Africa regional overview of food security and nutrition 2023: trade as enabler for food security and nutrition
Hunger and malnutrition have reached critical levels in the Arab region as access to basic foods has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to this United Nations report.
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Order of the Kerala High Court regarding adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccination, 10/08/2022
<p>The Kerala High Court directed the central government and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to hasten the process of formulating guidelines for disbursement of compensation to the families