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
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Ukraine: New UN survey shows rural households are increasingly affected by the war
14/12/2022
Nationwide assessment reveals that more than one in four respondents reported having reduced or ceased agricultural production
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.
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Hunger crisis in Somalia
Somalia continues to face one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis.
Publications
Monitoring food security in food crisis countries with conflict situations
19/12/2022
This report provides an update on the acute food insecurity in countries and territories that have the world’s highest burden of people in need of emergency food, nutrition and livelihood assistance as a result of protracted conflict combined with other factors.
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.
FAO in the 2023 humanitarian appeals
01/12/2022
As 2022 nears an end, almost 1 million people face starvation – almost double the numbers of 2021.