News
Conflict Drives Acute Hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo - UN agencies warn
31/05/2023
From the FAO Regional Office for Africa
News
Haiti: Nearly half of the population is facing acute hunger
29/05/2023
From the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Highlights
Afghanistan: Moroccan locust outbreak
Potentially devastating Moroccan locust outbreak in Afghanistan’s wheat basket.
COVID Response in Bangladesh – A One Health Approach
09/05/2023
In response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, the United Nations initiated an intervention, under the leadership of the Directorate General of Health Services, to improve community-level case detection and risk mitigation.
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Interview with Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO's Office of Emergencies and Resilience
17/04/2023
The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and conflicts have created significant food security challenges worldwide in the past years.
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In focus
Analysis and evidence
Timely and accurate agriculture-related food security and risk analysis data is fundamental to support and trigger FAO’s evidence-based emergency and resilience programming.
In focus
Cash and voucher assistance
FAO’s cash and voucher programmes provide people with life-saving means to immediately cope with crises, while protecting their livelihoods and strengthening their resilience to future shocks.
Publications
Importance of investing in agriculture in emergency contexts
16/03/2023
With 222 million people experiencing high acute food insecurity across 53 countries, and an alarming food security outlook for 2023, investing in agriculture in emergency contexts has never been so critical.
Guidance note: Community engagement in Anticipatory Action
10/05/2023
The guidance note offers information and recommendations to FAO Country Offices and partners involved in Anticipatory Action programming on how to engage affected and at-risk people and communities to better understand their risks, needs, priorities and capacities.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, June 2023 to November 2023 outlook
29/05/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 18 hunger hotspots during the outlook period from June to November 2023.