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FAO emergencies and resilience

In emergencies, FAO saves lives, safeguards livelihoods and lays the foundations for resilience

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Highlights
Resilient voices: Hama Dicko’s story from Mali
Resilient voices: Hama Dicko’s story from Mali
04/02/2026

These are the voices of those who nourish the world. Farmers, fishers and rural families who participated in FAO projects share their stories of resilience and hope for the future

Communities at the heart of anticipatory action
Communities at the heart of anticipatory action
13/11/2025

Engaging communities is at the heart of FAO’s emergency and resilience work. In the field of anticipatory action—where the window between a warning and a potential hazard is often very short—community participation is critical to ensure that interventions are tailored, timely, inclusive and effective.

In focus
Anticipatory action

FAO is forging a way for a faster, more effective humanitarian system by shifting from disaster response to anticipation.

In focus
KORE - Knowledge and learning in action

Knowledge management is about identifying, co-creating and sharing solutions to help solve challenges, so others can learn from and apply them. 

Key publications
Somalia: Worsening drought – Urgent call for assistance
26/02/2026

The humanitarian situation in Somalia is rapidly deteriorating following the failure of the 2025 deyr rains and the onset of drought.

Mozambique: Floods – Urgent call for assistance
17/02/2026

Weeks of intense rainfall and widespread flooding have severely disrupted people’s lives, livelihoods and essential services in southern and central Mozambique.

FAO’s Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal 2026
05/12/2025

Acute food insecurity has nearly tripled since 2016, while humanitarian funding is falling back to 2016 levels. Rising needs cannot be met by doing less of the same.