Dr. Divya Mehra

Strategic Partnerships Officer @WFP

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

Check out my chapter co-authored with @mwbloem @saskiadepee @jessfanzo “Greening food demand in less-advanced economies,” in the new book "The Economics of Sustainable Food" by @NicolettaBatini
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[CostOfHungerInAfrica @CostHunger]

13th African Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) #WFP #AU #foodsecurity #Nutrition, #foodinsecurity, #YearofNutrition #ADFNS2022

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

Honored to speak on Data and Analytics for Improved Decision Making on Food Security and Nutrition #ADFNS2022 w/ @BibiGiyose @AmbSamate @saskiadepee & Dr Mahamadou of Niger @AU @WFP_Africa @WFP @NEPAD_Agency @CostHunger @AU_HHS @WFP_Ethiopia

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"Food security and rising food prices dominated discussions at the G-20 meeting last week as disruptions caused by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine upended food supply chains across the world"

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[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"Although global market prices for some foods, most notably grain, have dropped in recent weeks...it could take months for those decreases to filter down to hard-to-access countries, too late for thousands of families who are starving now"
https://t.co/IOtjisuvLa

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

Global hunger affects up to 828 million people - up from 765 million in 2020

[World Food Programme @WFP]

The global food crisis is being pushed to a whole new level.

The number of people facing hunger is growing and food prices are already at their highest in a decade - and soaring.

New #SOFI2022 Report: https://t.co/xRIV86vrtj

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"As the food “apocalypse” approaches, the poorest peoples will suffer, as they always do, while the wealthiest may be insulated, up to a point. But it is feared that the pain will rapidly move up the global food chain"
https://t.co/N3ZhGt5Ucf

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

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[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"Time is of the essence: Ukraine is set to run out of storage facilities for agricultural products in the next two months...Ukrainian farmers will have no place to store next seasons' crop and they will be not paid enough to sustain their businesses"
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[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"Blockchain is particularly well suited to handle the vast amount of data required to accurately track any type of food product, whether it be live lobsters coming off a sea trawler or butter produced in a commercial dairy"
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[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"You're seeing it happen in the United States, a wealthy nation, with inflation and families at the grocery store buying milk at higher prices. So can you imagine what the heck is happening in places like Chad, Malawi and DRC," @WFPChief said
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[WFP Media @WFP_Media]

📅 THURSDAY 21 April

Join the daily @UN_Spokesperson briefing to hear from @WFP Regional Director for Eastern Africa - @micdunford - with the latest from the #HornofAfrica as the region experiences it's driest conditions in four decades.

🕧 1230 EST
📍 https://t.co/ZJDaxElaQ5

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"War can cripple societies for years to come by hampering healthy development through severed early childhood education programs and exposure to toxic stress" https://t.co/GJ1KfL5C7n

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put huge pressure on an already shrinking pot of international aid"

https://t.co/bMgUu8ZpUr

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"Russia and Ukraine serve as the breadbasket for countries in the Middle East and North Africa that depend on imports. Many will be hit hard as a result"

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[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

Food prices could rise by up to 20% @FAO

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

Maternal & child undernutrition is a pervasive problem that has grown during the #COVID19 pandemic.

Rising food prices and disruptions to livelihoods have put millions at greater risk of food & nutrition insecurity.

We must act now! #InvestInNutrition https://t.co/jTQ67IOjNI

[Carl Skau @WFPChief]

🔴 #Ukraine: Major @WFP operational scale-up underway. Our teams inside and outside the country are setting up supply chain operations to deliver immediate food and cash assistance to 3-5 million people inside Ukraine.

There is absolutely no time to lose.

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

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[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

Fishing for growth.

How putting seafood on school menus can prevent stunting 👉https://t.co/Ob2YgikpPi

#HealtyDiets #Nutrition

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

#tax #subsidy #incentives #pricecontrol provide a framework for fiscal policies for #nutrition @theGFF @WorldBank @WBG_Health

[The GFF @theGFF]

To support stakeholders in translating #nutrition commitments to action, we are co-hosting Nutrition Financing Week with @WorldBank @WHO @JLN4UHC @gatesfoundation @results4dev

Register today for this series of official virtual #N4G side events https://t.co/WbYLiZdHP4

[Dr. Divya Mehra @Divya_A_Mehra]

"Delivery of nutrition is not integrated in the continuum of healthcare...need to mainstream #nutrition in primary health care" @Branca59 @theGFF

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

TODAY at Nutrition Financing Week: Optimizing Health Financing Levers for Nutrition.

Panelists will share lessons learned in optimizing health financing levers to improve nutrition service coverage and quality, moving toward #UHC. #InvestInNutrition https://t.co/UH6v20br7t