Finally, the recent global economic recession has affected the LDCs differently depending on a number of factors. These include their initial conditions, their breadth and depth of integration with the global economy, and the speed and intensity of the governments’ countercyclical measures. The crisis also affected people’s lives and livelihoods through a variety of transmission channels. This is especially true for the poorest and the hungriest, since they need to be effectively reached, especially due to the significant number of such people in the Asia Pacific LDCs.