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23 Oct 2024
Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will co-lead the implementation of 21 new projects as part of the second round of funding from The Pandemic Fund. Aimed at enhancing global and local health security, these projects totalling $109 million, will benefit 32 countries across the world.
Four fast-tracked projects for mpox affected countries were announced...04 Oct 2024
FAO is pleased to announce its strong support for the Pandemic Fund’s recent decision to fast-track USD 128.89 million in funding to combat infectious disease threats, including mpox, across 10 countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. This critical financing will strengthen pandemic preparedness and response efforts, specifically targeting vulnerable communities affected and at high risk of infection by mpox and other emerging zoonotic diseases.
24 Sep 2024
New York - On the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed a new framework agreement that will facilitate greater collaboration between the two entities.
FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Inter-American Development Bank President, Ilan Goldfajn, exchanged views recognizing the two organizations’ common goals and mandates in support of their respective memberships. They agreed to bolster joint efforts to assist sustainable development and the fight against hunger in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.
The agreement lays the groundwork for...30 Jul 2024
Nairobi/Rome — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have signed a four-year 47 million euro programme designed to strengthen the resilience of pastoralists in Eastern Africa.
The initiative, named “Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme (PLACE),” is designed to address the challenges in developing sustainable, climate-resilient pastoral systems across the environmental, economic and social dimensions of pastoralism in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
“The EU has been a longstanding partner in Eastern Africa, especially in enhancing the...23 Jul 2024
Rome/Juba – The Government of South Sudan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank have stepped up efforts to help smallholder farmers in South Sudan build climate resilience in the face of recurring floods and other extreme weather-related hazards.
A $30 million contribution from the World Bank – a grant through its International Development Association – aims to support good agricultural practices, agroforestry and natural resource management skills of farmers, fisherfolks and livestock herders.
It will help to adapt climate-smart technologies to enhance agricultural production, including rainfed rice cultivation in flood-affected areas;...