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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Guidelines for assessment and management of cardiovascular risk

World Health Organization WHO (2007) C_WHO

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of disability and premature death throughout the world, and contributes substantially to the escalating costs of health care. The underlying pathology is atherosclerosis, which develops over many years and is usually advanced by the time symptoms occur, genera... more

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How to finance sustainable development: Recovery from the effects of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

UN United Nations (2022) C1

Global asymmetries influence policies for recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly 30 years after the Earth Summit and the global adoption of an international development agenda, in practical terms the environmental pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has not been taken ... more

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Health in 2015: from MDGs, Millennium Development Goals to SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals.

Ties Boerma, Colin Mathers, Carla AbouZahr, Somnath Chatterji, Daniel Hogan and Gretchen Stevens World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

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The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) III (2017-2022)

Government of Malawi (2017) CC

The third Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS III) has been formulated following the expiry of its predecessor strategy, MGDS II, in June 2016. The strategy has been prepared at a time when Malawi has been experiencing multiple shocks including floods, drought and financial crises. While fo... more

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Tracking aid flows for development assistance for health

Vassall A.; Shotton J.; Klein O. et al Global Health Action (2014) CC

he global architecture for providing development assistance for health (DAH) has become increasing complex in the last decade, with many new funding agencies entering the health sector. This study presents a detailed picture of European Union (EU) and EU member state originating DAH between 2006 ... more

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The impact on trade and development of the war in Ukraine

UNCTAD (2022) C1

UNCTAD has prepared a rapid assessment of the impact of war in Ukraine on trade and development, and interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development. The results confirm a rapidly worsening outlook for the world economy, underpinned by rising food, fu... more

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The prolongation of the health crisis and its impact on health, the economy and social development

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

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Recovering from the Ebola Crisis: A summary report

UN Development Programme (2015)

In response to a call by the United Nations Secretary-General and the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, an international team conducted an Ebola Recovery Assessment.The aim was to contribute towards laying the foundation for short-, medium- and long-term recovery while the medical eme... more

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Humanitarian crises monitoring: Coronavirus in developing countries: Secondary impacts

International Development Committee, Government of the United Kingdom (2021) CC

Developing countries face disastrous healthcare setbacks, hunger and huge international debt as covid-19’s ‘final wave’

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Plan des Nations Unies pour l’appui a la reponse socio economique immediate au Covid-19 en RDC

UN Sustainable Development Group UNSDG (2020) C1

Le présent Plan du SNU en RDC d’appui à la réponse socioéconomique au COVID-19 est adossé au Programme Multisectoriel d’Urgence d’Atténuation des effets de la COVID-19 en RDC, formulé par le Gouvernement, avec le soutien des partenaires au développement. Il est également aligné au Pl... more

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Cost-effectiveness of a Community-based Rehabilitation Programme in Nepal

Kelsey Vaughan & Aradhana Thapa Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2015) CC

This study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programme known as Inspire2Care (I2C), implemented in Nepal by Karuna Foundation Nepal. In the absence of any gold standard methodology to measure cost-effectiveness, the authors developed a new methodology... more

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Assessing the impact of War

UN Development Programme (2019) C1

Yemen has already lost 2 decades of Human Development The study warns of exponentially growing impacts of conflict on human development. It projects that if the war ends in 2022, development gains will have been set back by 26 years — almost a generation. If it continues through 2030, that setbac... more

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Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2012) C2

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Uganda: Disability Scoping Study

Department for International Development, Uganda (2009) C1

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Migración desde Venezuela: oportunidades para América Latina y el Caribe — estrategia regional de integración socioeconómica

International Labour Organization ILO, R4V, UN Development Programme UNDP (2021) CC

La Estrategia regional se dirige a los principales países de acogida de la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela; en particular, a las instituciones gubernamentales que tienen algún grado de competencia en la integración socioeconómica de esta población y a las organizaciones... more

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Financial Assistance for Health Security: Effects of International Financial Assistance on Capacities for Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Public Health Emergencies

Boyce, M.; Meyer, M.; Kraemer, J.; Katz, R. International Journal of Health Policy and Management IJHPM (2022) CC

Health security funding is intended to improve capacities for preventing, detecting, and responding to public health emergencies. Recent years have witnessed substantial increases in the amounts of donor financial assistance to health security from countries, philanthropies, and other development pa... more

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Myanmar: A Political Economy Analysis

Kristian Stokke, Roman Vakulchuk, Indra Øverland Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (2018) C2

After almost 50 years of military dictatorship, and following the 2010 general elections which were rigged in favour of the military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), Myanmar underwent a series of political reforms from 2011 onwards. In November 2015, the first free general elections si... more

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WHO's Health Emergency Appeal 2024

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

In 2024, we need US$1.5 billion to provide live-saving health care to millions of people in emergencies. An alarming combination of conflict, climate-related threats and increasing economic hardship mean an estimated 166 million people require health assistance.

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Circular Economy and Health: Opportunities and Risks

World Health Organisation WHO (2018) C_WHO

The extensive use of natural resources threatens to exceed the carrying capacity of the Earth. The concept of a circular economy offers an avenue to sustainable growth, good health and decent jobs, while saving the environment and its natural resources. Further, the change from a linear economy (t... more