14/10/2019
Migration has always been an intrinsic feature of human societies, fueling human progress and driving development and innovation. While migration offers great opportunities for development and prosperity, it can also create critical humanitarian and development challenges. It is a complex [...]
The Global Network Against Food Crises as game changer to respond to immediate needs while building resilient agri-food systems for long-lasting solutions to food crises
14/10/2019
A side event from the 46th plenary of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU).
The Global Network Against Food [...]
Approaches to working in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
24/09/2019
In 2018 FAO approved its Corporate Framework to Support Sustainable Peace in the Context of Agenda 2030, committing FAO to a more deliberate and transformative impact on sustaining peace, within the scope of its mandate. The foundational element for FAO [...]
Approaches to working in fragile and conflict-affected contexts (Facilitation guide)
24/09/2019
In 2018 FAO approved its Corporate Framework to Support Sustainable Peace in the Context of Agenda 2030, committing FAO to a more deliberate and transformative impact on sustaining peace, within the scope of its mandate. The foundational element for FAO supported interventions [...]
23/09/2019
FAO assesses that globally 41 countries, of which 31 in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food.
Conflicts are the main cause of the high levels of severe food insecurity, while adverse weather conditions have also affected [...]