What is the relationship between land use and the alleviation of multidimensional destitution in Mozambique? What lessons can be drawn for a broader context, beyond that of Mozambique, of regional trends towards land scarcity in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond? What do these relationships mean for policy makers?

The government of the Dominican Republic released a document analysing the possible effects associated with the COVID-19 pandemic on multidimensional poverty.

‘Let’s not waste this opportunity’ was the appeal made by Sania Nishtar, Pakistan’s Minister of Poverty Alleviation, at a high-level event on the side lines of the UN General Assembly, organised by the MPPN and OPHI, and co-hosted by the Governments of Chile and Pakistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

A simulation exercise of the effects of COVID-19 in the South Asian country revealed socio-economic disruption and significant health threats for a population already suffering from food insecurity and lack of adequate sanitation. According to the analysis, the incidence of multidimensional poverty in Afghanistan could increase from 51.7% to 73.5%.

How can the COVID-19 pandemic be tackled when there are limited resources? This issue of Dimensions is aimed at trying to answer this question.