Strengthening household resilience to socioeconomic and climate shocks in Rakhine State
15/05/2024
Rakhine State in Myanmar has experienced armed conflict, localized violence, political instability and extremely high levels of forced displacement, together with heightened vulnerability to flooding. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the local population faced further and compounding disruptions [...]
07/05/2024
The climate crisis is driving loss and damage, food insecurity, hunger, and vulnerabilities, especially when combined with conflicts and other disasters1 hindering progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The frequency and severity of climate extreme and slow onset events are [...]
Emergency assistance for post-earthquake and tsunami recovery through cash assistance in Central Sulawesi
02/05/2024
In 2018, a series of earthquakes struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi Province, which is a major agricultural production centre in the country. The earthquakes triggered a tsunami and caused landslides with considerable damage and loss of life. In the context of [...]
Promoting the central importance of the economic and social roles of women in the context of the United Nations Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative
24/01/2024
From 2017 to 2023, with support from the Government of Canada, the United Nations Rome-based agencies (RBAs) – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme [...]
Gender-sensitive approaches promoted by the Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative
04/01/2024
From 2017 to 2023, the United Nations Rome-based agencies (RBA) – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) – implemented a joint initiative funded [...]