Compendium of experiences and good practices from focus countries
12/09/2024
Anticipatory action (AA) acknowledges vulnerable people as leaders in development and agents of change in their own lives and communities. However, acting early is no guarantee that all at-risk and affected members of a community benefit equally from AA. People’s [...]
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 [...]
Lessons learned and good practices from FAO Peacebuilding Fund projects
07/09/2023
The Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is the United Nations' instrument of first resort for responding to violent conflict. It was created in 2005 as a multi-year funding mechanism to support post-conflict and peacebuilding activities. Since 2018, the portfolio of projects [...]
Improving resilience through knowledge sharing and the provision of productive assets in Dosso and Maradi regions
30/06/2023
In the Niger, rural women are at the forefront of the agricultural value chain and at the core of household feeding. Nevertheless, they have restricted access to productive resources such as land, agricultural inputs, finance, credit, extension services and technology, [...]
August to November 2021 Outlook
30/07/2021
The August to November edition of the Hunger Hotspots report provides the results of a joint FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots, highlights countries that are at risk of significant food security deterioration, and in particular acute [...]