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" Disentangling the Effects of the 2018-2019 Tariffs on a Globally Connected U.S. 5, 2021.īoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The best-selling album in South Korea as of 2021 is Map of the Soul: 7, by South Korean boy band BTS. " Special Topic: Section 232 and 301 Trade Actions in 2018." Accessed Feb. This is a list of the best-selling albums of recorded music in South Korea.To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 1 million copies. " President Trump Announces Strong Actions to Address China’s Unfair Trade." Accessed Feb. " Balance on Current Account." Accessed Feb. " Do Imports Subtract From GDP?" Accessed Feb. “ National Income and Product Accounts Tables: Table 1.1.5. International Trade in Goods and Services." Accessed Feb. " Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) – United States." Accessed Feb. " Chapter 3: Trade Agreements and Economic Theory." Accessed Feb. 5, 2021.Įxport-Import Bank of the United States. " World Trade Summary 2018 Data." Accessed Feb. " WTO Data," Use "International Trade Statistics" indicator. WFP’s operations are innovative, rely on new technologies and contribute to the national economy. Jordan was the first country in the world where WFP used the innovative Blockchain technology to support its cash transfers to Syrian refugees.World Trade Organization.

WFP has been a strategic and operational partner of the Government of Jordan since 1964 assisting vulnerable and food insecure Jordanians and, supporting the national management of the refugee crisis and its consequences. The pandemic has also been detrimental to the children’s emotional and physical health with rising levels of stressful home environments, unequal access to digital services, food insecurity and lack of education all exacerbating their vulnerabilities. Jordan’s unemployment rate reached 25 percent during the first quarter of 2021, youth unemployment rates reached an unprecedented 50 percent while income losses have escalated further. According to the World Bank, Jordan’s economic growth suffered significant loss in 20. Jordan has suffered from the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. 93 percent of refugee households are below the refugee poverty line with 35 percent below the abject poverty line. The results of WFP’s June 2021 mobile vulnerability analysis and mapping (mVAM) showed 23.4 percent of refugees are food insecure, with an additional 60 percent vulnerable to food insecurity.įemale-headed households, small households, and households with disabilities have disproportionally poor food consumption. While Jordan is considered a food secure country with a score of 8.8 on the 2020 Global Hunger Index, food security is challenged by a multitude of structural and political factors, such as high poverty rates, unemployment, slow economic growth and increased cost of living, with marked disparities between regions and population groups. While Jordan’s National Aid Fund (NAF) has scaled-up its coverage of vulnerable Jordanians in response to COVID-19, social safety net coverage remains limited.įood security has been a key concern for refugees in camps and communities, with their decreased income due to loss of informal labour opportunities and their weakened market access associated with lack of financial resources. Around 83 percent of refugees live in cities while 17 percent live in Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps. It is a resource-poor, food-deficit country with limited agricultural land, no oil resources and a scarce water supply. Jordan hosts the second highest share of refugees per capita in the world with over 750,000 refugees registered as of July 2021, mostly from Syria (89 percent). Jordan is an upper middle-income country, with a population of 10.9 million, quite youthful with 74 percent below the age of 30.
