FAO emergencies and resilience

Protecting livestock. Protecting lives.
13/08/2026

Supported by the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping protect the livestock that...

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12/08/2026

Supported by the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping farming families across...

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24/06/2026

With the support of UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, under the Building Local Resilience in Syria (BLRS), FAO has promoted micro rainwater harvesting techniques to farmers to enhance their resilience to water scarcity and climate variability.

29/07/2026

In Myanmar, nearly one-third of the population faces acute food insecurity as conflict, displacement and recurrent shocks disrupt livelihoods, leaving small-scale farmers struggling to produce food and meet their basic needs.

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Anticipatory action

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

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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. 

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06/08/2026

Northeastern Nigeria – particularly Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States – continues to face a protracted humanitarian crisis driven by conflict, displacement, economic hardship and climate shocks.

27/07/2026

Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities, the Government of Belgium contributed USD 800 000 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support conflict-affected farming communities in Lebanon.

30/06/2026

With funding from the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting 280 farming households in the Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis governorates of the Gaza Strip with conditional cash assistance to rehabilitate agricultural land and procure locally available production inputs.