News
El Niño and La Niña: four crucial steps to build climate resilience
02/05/2024
At UNGA-ECOSOC event, FAO Deputy Director-General emphasizes the key role of anticipatory action in protecting and equipping communities ahead of shocks
Highlights
5 things you should know about how conflict in Sudan is devastating agriculture and people's food security
One year on from the start of the most recent hostilities in Sudan...
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.
Famine is imminent in Gaza Strip - Interview with Rein Paulsen
19/03/2024
The food security situation in Gaza is catastrophic; famine is imminent in the Northern Governorates and there is a risk of famine across the rest of the Gaza Strip, according to a new report published March 18 by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) global initiative.
In focus
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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Social protection
Worldwide, 80 percent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Of these, 76 percent work in agriculture, and a great share of them relies on subsistence farming.
Publications
Nepal – Western Nepal earthquake: Urgent call for assistance
26/04/2024
In November 2023, Nepal was struck by its deadliest earthquake since 2015, particularly affecting Jajarkot and Rukum-West districts.
Somalia: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2024
22/04/2024
Within the span of a year, Somalia has gone from averting a famine caused by the longest drought in its history to the worst flooding on record.
Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA): An FAO ecosystem of applications to power livelihoods and agricultural assistance in food crisis contexts
16/04/2024
The Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA) is a digital ecosystem of applications developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance.