News
Statement by Principals of IASC: No time to lose as famine stalks millions in Sudan amid intense fighting and access denials
31/05/2024
Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk of famine, displaced from their lands, living under bombardments, and cut...
Highlights
Sudan: Cereal production down by over 40 percent, likely exacerbating hunger
Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, evaluates the food security situation on the ground and urges continued global support
Anticipatory Actions to mitigate the impact of floods in the Sahel
16/04/2024
In 2022, West Africa experienced some of the worst flooding on record. Millions lost their homes. Thousands lost their lives. The heavy rainfall destroyed crops on close to three million hectares of farmland and killed more than one million head of livestock in six countries alone.
Irrigation Revival: How FAO is Transforming Lives in Rural Afghanistan
01/11/2023
In Ahangaran village of Bamiyan, water is vital for farmers. Traditional irrigation systems caused a severe water crisis. FAO rehabilitated 2,500 metres of irrigation canals, improving water supply for agriculture, households, and livestock.
In focus
Cash and voucher assistance
FAO’s cash and voucher programmes provide people with life-saving means to immediately cope with crises, while protecting their livelihoods and strengthening their resilience to future shocks.
In focus
Accountability and inclusion
FAO is accountable to the women, men, boys and girls whose lives it aims to improve, and places this responsibility at the core of its emergency response and resilience programmes.
Publications
Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity (June to October 2024 outlook)
05/06/2024
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 18 hunger hotspots, including a total of 17 countries or territories and one regional cluster which comprises 4 countries, during the outlook period from June to October 2024
Ukraine: Emergency Response Plan, January–December 2024
16/05/2024
The war in Ukraine continues to compound the vulnerabilities of rural communities, especially those living near the frontline.
Chad: Humanitarian Response Plan 2024
16/05/2024
Chad now has the seventh highest number of refugees in the world. This is putting pressure on the limited natural resources of host communities, already struggling to cope with years of armed conflict, socioeconomic challenges and recurrent natural hazards.