New York - Latin America is an agricultural powerhouse yet has suffered a sharp rise in hunger in recent years, highlighting the need for robust actions to transform the region’s agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture...

Food and social protection are human rights. In these times of crisis, the right to food of millions is at risk. Hunger is on the rise. Extending social protection can help us get back on track to end hunger by: 1) Securing access to nutritious, safe and affordable food to...

FAO e-learning academy has just released a new series called “Social Protection in Rural Areas: building responsive systems in the context of Covid19”: https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=604. These videos were developed as part of an ITC/ILO e-coaching initiative on social protection that was first implemented last year. The last edition began in March 2022. The...

Hue city, Vietnam - FAO met with representatives from the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) and the Quang Dien District Authority to identify how to embed anticipatory action for typhoons and floods into the national social protection system. Social protection is key to managing disaster risk in a...

27 June 2022, Nairobi – FAO brought together FAO Social Protection Focal Points from 35 countries in Africa, including social protection specialists from the FAO Regional Office and Headquarters for a Regional Training, Strategic Planning, Knowledge and Experience Sharing on Social Protection. The workshop held from 27 to 29 June 2022, in Nairobi and...