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Pandemic lockdowns and containment measures have created four compounding crises that continue to adversely impact women and girls’ nutrition. These are increased poverty, increased food insecurity, reduced access to health services, and extensive school closures.
Quick overview
Standing Together for Nutrition (ST4N) has released a policy brief entitled, COVID-19 and Malnutrition: A Toxic Combination for Women and Girls on the ways COVID-19 is disproportionately exacerbating nutrition challenges faced by women and girls around the world. This policy brief calls for COVID-19 response and recovery efforts to be explicitly gender-responsive in their design, scope, and delivery.