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07/12/2020, Peshawar - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United provides climate-resilient certified wheat seed to farmers in tribal areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with financial support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support Rabi season cultivation in newly merged districts of the province under “Restoring...

Gender-based violence prevails as one of the most inhuman exploit throughout the world, it has no boundaries either national, social or economic.  In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the gendered implications have highlighted the unequal impact of the pandemic. In Pakistan, women being essential contributors to economic and social...

By Mina` Dowlatchahi, Keith Cressman, Aamer Irshad, Mubarik AhmedLocated in the middle of the annual Desert Locust migration corridor between Iran and India, Pakistan is highly exposed to damages caused by this highly destructive pest. Due to a changed pattern of rains, starting from second half of 2019, Desert Locust...

19/10/2020 Islamabad: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Headquarter) held a webinar on “Addressing the gendered impact of COVID-19: Experiences from Pakistan”. FAO and UN Women Pakistan participated as speakers to explore the gender and COVID-sensitive Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities of the two UN agencies....

At the global World Food Day ceremony today, speakers called for solidarity to help all populations and to build back better by making food systems more robust and resilient. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) observed World Food Day 2020 in collaboration with the Ministry of...