The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented crisis in all spheres of life in every part of the world. The pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems, the education system and the world of work. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people could increase significantly by the end of the year. Millions of enterprises face an existential threat, nearly half of the world’s workforce are at risk of losing their livelihoods.