The Asia United Nations Network on Nutrition, comprising four UN agencies in a joint statement called upon all the governments, donors and partners to take action to protect the nutritional status of the most vulnerable families and individuals across Asia amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The UN agencies — FAO, WFP, WHO and Unicef in a statement said that the "current situation aggravates the difficulties many families already face in terms of access to affordable, healthy diets".

The agencies recommended that food supply chains be kept moving, and social protection schemes be made to ensure access to nutritious food by the most vulnerable groups.

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