The start of a "Decade of Action" to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has also marked beginning of an unprecedented period of overlapping crises.
The Covid-19 pandemic and crises of conflict, hunger, climate change and environmental degradation are mutually compounding, pushing millions into acute poverty as well as health and food insecurity. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has further disrupted supply chains and prompted spikes in food and fuel prices.
