In West Africa, countries are sharing pesticides and other supplies,...
Q&A with Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s Resilience Team Leader for East...
IGAD-FAO-WFP Joint Statement
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region faces...
42million people in severe acute food insecurity in the three regions affected by the crisis
312million USD requested for FAO’s rapid response and anticipatory action
1km2 swarm can eat the same food as 35 000 people in one day
400times increase in locust numbers in six months
The Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) enables FAO to take rapid and ...
Key points
The conflict and its impact on communities are still the main driver of food ...
General situation during June 2020 and forecast until mid-August 2020.
The Global Response Plan presents an overview of FAO's ongoing desert locust response activities, as ...
1. Curb the spread of desert locust
Budget required USD 160 million
Ground and aerial control
Impact assessments and environment, health and safety
Budget required USD 138 million
Farming re-engagement packages
Livestock-based livelihoods packages
2. Safeguard livelihoods and promote early recovery
Budget required USD 14 million
Deploy rapid surge support
Facilitate regional partnerships and collaboration
Regional advocacy and national-level coordination
Strengthen regional and national capacity and enhance preparedness
Download the Desert Locust Global Response Plan
USD 311.6 million covering Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen, West Africa and the Sahel, Southwest Asia
in million USD (as at 22 July 2020)
