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DevTalks: Towards a gender-responsive approach to food and nutrition security in West Africa

The discussion focused on the importance of gender-responsive approaches to food and nutrition insecurity. It highlighted that many responses still tend to operate in silos, narrowly focusing on improving women’s agency or access to information, instead of applying a truly intersectional approach that addresses the structural barriers that hamper their food and nutrition security.

Devtalks - Avoiding another lost decade: why we need a new deal

The pandemic has hit a world already afflicted by major imbalances. To quote the Trade and Development Report 2020 (TDR 2020): “Now is the time to hammer out a plan for global recovery, one that can credibly return even the most vulnerable countries to a stronger position than they were before.” However, this is easier said than done.

Anniversary of the OECD Development Centre

Today we mark the 58th anniversary of the establishment of the OECD Development Centre, at a time when the world faces health, social and economic crises on a scale it has never seen since the post-war period. COVID-19 is erasing years of development progress and global extreme poverty will rise for the first time in over 20 years, adding as many as 150 million extreme poor by 2021. The work of the Centre has never been more relevant.

MDH 4 : Impacto social del COVID-19 en Ecuador: desafíos y respuestas

La crisis del COVID-19 está teniendo un fuerte impacto sobre las condiciones de vida de los ciudadanos de Ecuador. De manera muy directa, la pérdida de vidas humanas golpea al país en todo su territorio, con una incidencia muy especial en provincias como Guayas, Pichincha, Manabí y Los Ríos.

MDH 5 : Impacto macroeconómico del COVID-19 en Ecuador: desafíos y respuestas

El impacto económico de la pandemia del COVID-19 no tiene precedentes recientes, tanto por su naturaleza como por su magnitud. En este contexto, Ecuador está sufriendo el impacto de la crisis de manera particularmente intensa, tanto por algunas debilidades estructurales del país, que lo dejan más expuesto y en situación de vulnerabilidad ante las turbulencias económicas actuales,

MDH 6 Impacto financiero del COVID-19 en Ecuador: desafíos y respuestasa

La crisis del COVID-19 supone un desafío sin precedentes para el bienestar presente y futuro de los ecuatorianos. Como se presentó en las anteriores notas de esta serie Making Development Happen sobre la crisis COVID-19 en Ecuador, el impacto social y macroeconómico están dejando una profunda brecha, agravando los desafíos a los que se enfrenta Ecuador para alcanzar un desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible.

Update LEO webinar agenda

Update LEO webinar agenda

Towards UN LDC5: Recovery from COVID-19

Online event - On the road to the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UN LDC5) : Towards UN LDC5: Recovery from COVID-19 Tackling vulnerabilities and leveraging scarce resources.

High Level Meeting of the Governing Board of the OECD Development Centre

The High Level Meeting (HLM) of the Governing Board of the OECD Development Centre convenes Ministers and high-level officials from its Member Countries, as well as observers from other OECD and partner countries, international and regional organisations.

Using Google data to understand governments’ approval in Latin America