Cash transfers are a widely used form of social protection, providing effective and efficient ways to reduce poverty and support well-being.
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According to the United Nations, the world’s population will grow by 2 billion people over the coming decades to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 (UNDESA-DP 2019a).
As social protection programs and systems adapt to mitigate against the COVID-19 crisis, gender considerations are likely to be overlooked in an urgent effort to save lives and provide critical economic support.
Many developing countries seem likely to see a substantial downturn in economic growth over the 2015–2030 implementation period of the SDGs, compared with the recent years of strong growth.
The costs of doing nothing about land degradation are several times higher than the costs of taking action to reverse it.
The world has made progress in reducing hunger since 2000, but still has a long way to go.
Хорошее питание является основой, на которой строится здоровый образ жизни, стабильное и устойчивое существование, и процветающая экономика. При отсутствии такового, их создание осуществляется на весьма зыбком фундаменте.
Good nutrition is the bedrock upon which to build healthy lives, strong and resilient livelihoods, and thriving economies. In its absence, their construction takes place on quicksand.
The 2011 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the sixth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of global, regional, and national hunger.
As the world approaches the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—which include a goal of reducing the proportion of hungry people by half—the 2010 Global Hunger Index (GHI) offers a useful multidimensional overview o