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News
New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
12/11/2025
Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises
News
Rebuilding lives through resilient farming in flood-affected Rubkona County
11/11/2025
Communities in South Sudan are finding hope and independence through climate-smart agriculture
Highlights
Afghanistan: The vital role of women in agriculture and food security
Women in Afghanistan play a vital role in agriculture, managing household farms and cultivating essential crops. Despite cultural and economic barriers, they make significant contributions to food production and family livelihoods.
Protecting Gaza’s agriculture and livelihoods
26/10/2025
The conflict in the Gaza Strip has devastated cropland, livestock, and fisheries, leaving communities without the means to produce food. While recent deliveries of aid and limited commercial goods have eased some shortages, food availability and access remain far below current needs.
Diversifying livelihoods to build resilience in Somalia
22/05/2025
A documentation video of the project “UN Joint Action for Building Resilience in Somalia" funded from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the KfW Development Bank and implemented in southern Somalia over multiple phases.
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In focus
Forced displacement
The increasingly protracted nature of forced displacement calls for sustainable and durable solutions.
In focus
Sustaining peace
Conflict is a major driver of food crises, followed by weather extremes and economic shocks.
Key publications
Anticipatory action: Annual report 2024
03/11/2025
In 2024, acute hunger affected over 295 million people globally, continuing a six-year upward trend driven by conflict, climate extremes and economic instability.
FAO good practices of climate action in food crisis and fragile contexts
17/10/2025
Communities in food crisis and fragile contexts are on the frontline of the climate crisis. FAO helps countries prevent, anticipate, absorb, adapt and transform in the face of intensifying climate shocks and stresses.
Institutionalizing social protection and anticipatory action in the Philippines
24/09/2025
The Philippines is highly disaster-prone, with the province of Catanduanes frequently impacted by typhoons.