News
Planting seeds today, feeding families today and tomorrow
20/08/2026
Emergency agriculture helps displaced families rebuild self-reliance in Tanganyika
News
Gaza Strip: Only 3 precent of Gaza’s cropland remains accessible and undamaged, new assessment finds
18/08/2026
Undamaged cropland has declined by 25.5 percent since October 2025
Highlights
SHF and FAO protect livestock families in Northeast Syria rely on for survival
20/08/2026
With support from the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), FAO provided 500 kg of supplementary animal feed to each of 11 072 livestock-keeping households (66 400 people) across Al-Hasakeh, Ar-Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, helping families protect the productive assets they depend on for food security and livelihoods.
Protecting people and animals from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Afghanistan
12/08/2026
Before Eid al-Adha, millions of animals are bought, sold and slaughtered across Afghanistan, increasing the risk of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a disease transmitted from animals to people primarily through the bite of infected ticks.
In focus
Anticipatory action
FAO is forging a way for a faster, more effective humanitarian system by shifting from disaster response to anticipation.
In focus
Forced displacement
The increasingly protracted nature of forced displacement calls for sustainable and durable solutions.
Key publications
Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) – Annual report 2025
24/08/2026
The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to take rapid and effective action in anticipation of and response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies.
Afghanistan: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
14/08/2026
Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities, the Government of Belgium contributed USD 1.1 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support 4 000 vulnerable and food-insecure farming households (28 000 people) in Badakhshan and Ghor provinces of Afghanistan.
Gaza Strip: Time-critical support to farming households to restore local production of nutritious food and enhance food security
30/06/2026
With funding from the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting 280 farming households in the Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis governorates of the Gaza Strip with conditional cash assistance to rehabilitate agricultural land and procure locally available production inputs.