News
FAO seeks time-sensitive support to protect Afghanistan's 2027 wheat harvest ahead of critical planting window
06/08/2026
Kabul – Rising fertilizer prices are threatening Afghanistan's 2027 wheat harvest just as farmers prepare for what could be one of the country's most...
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Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic
23/07/2026
New analysis released today shows improvements in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza Strip. However, the United Nations cautioned that...
Highlights
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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
KORE - Knowledge and learning in action
Knowledge management is about identifying, co-creating and sharing solutions to help solve challenges, so others can learn from and apply them.
Key publications
El Niño: FAO–WFP Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal, June 2026–March 2027
18/06/2026
Developing strong El Niño conditions are set to intensify droughts and floods across Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, putting millions of food‑insecure people at risk through 2027.
Hunger Hotspots, FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to November 2026
17/06/2026
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to worsen across 13 countries and territories identified as hotspots between June and November 2026, prompting an early warning for urgent humanitarian action in these identified hunger hotspots.
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Good practices for emergency preparedness, response and resilience in the Near East and North Africa region
12/06/2026
This brochure presents 14 good practices for emergency preparedness, response and resilience in projects implemented across the Near East and North Africa region supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where climate change, conflict, water scarcity...