News
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while...
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Gaza: With famine looming, FAO urges immediate access to save livelihoods and food production
12/05/2025
New IPC analysis reveals alarming escalation in food insecurity due to ongoing hostilities and blockades
Highlights
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FAO’s emergency support to Ukraine’s agrifood sector during the war
22/04/2025
Since February 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has become a lifeline for Ukraine’s agricultural sector, supporting over 200 000 rural families and more than 15 000 farmers and agrifood producers.
Community Perspectives on Anticipatory Action in the Asia and the Pacific Region
17/03/2025
When disasters strike, communities are often the first to act to protect their families and neighbours. In response to the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters, FAO is working with communities across the Asia-Pacific region to protect livelihoods and strengthen community resilience by implementing anticipatory action measures.
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.
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In focus
Climate action
Actions to make agriculture sustainable are among the most effective measures to help nations adapt to and mitigate climate change.
Publications
El Niño 2023–2024: Evidence from FAO's anticipatory action interventions - May 2025
06/05/2025
Ahead of the 2023–2024 El Niño-induced hazards, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) implemented anticipatory actions in 24 countries, reaching 1.7 million people with timely and preventive support.
Saving lives, time and money: Evidence from anticipatory action - May 2025
06/05/2025
In the context of an existential funding crisis, soaring levels of humanitarian need and a spiralling number of extreme weather events, each dollar spent must go further.
FAO in the 2025 humanitarian appeals
04/12/2024
In 2024, escalating violence drove extreme hunger crises from Gaza and the Sudan to Haiti. The number of people facing, or projected to face, catastrophic hunger conditions more than doubled, rising from 705 000 in 2023 to 1.9 million people by mid-2024 across five countries/territories.