News
Ukraine: EU-FAO partnership to ensure recovery and development of agricultural value chains
04/01/2023
A $15.5 million EU-funded project aims to respond to disruptions to the agricultural sector caused by war
News
Somalia: FAO calls for fully funded, at-scale and sustained life-saving and livelihoods support to pull people from the brink of famine
20/12/2022
Alongside this, large-scale investments in resilience and rural livelihoods are urgently needed to break the hunger cycle
Highlights
In focus
FAO in the 2023 humanitarian appeals
As 2022 nears an end, almost 1 million people face starvation – almost double the numbers of 2021.
FAO in emergencies
06/10/2022
Have you ever wondered why, in this day and age, some communities constantly face extreme hunger?
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Data in Emergencies information system introductory video
08/07/2022
In recognition of the need to better understand the impact of shocks on agricultural livelihoods in food crisis contexts, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has established the Data in Emergencies information system.
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In focus
War in Ukraine
The escalating war in Ukraine is affecting millions of people and forcing massive population displacement.
In Focus
Hunger crisis in Somalia
Somalia continues to face one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis.
Publications
Ukraine: Humanitarian response update, 2 December 2022
05/12/2022
This document provides an up-to-date summary of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the response of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the ground.
Madagascar: Germany’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
05/01/2023
Madagascar has been reeling from a socioeconomic crisis marked by high levels of poverty and food insecurity, with the situation worsening as a result of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the war in Ukraine.
Ethiopia: Response Overview (December 2022)
04/01/2023
FAO made great strides in ensuring agro/pastoralists in Ethiopia were well prepared to combat the double threat of conflict and drought in 2022.