SFERA - Publications
Priority countries: Belgium, Germany and Norway’s contributions through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
05/01/2026
In 2025, global food security faced unprecedented challenges. Humanitarian needs remain at record levels, yet funding continues to decline.
Iraq: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
21/10/2025
Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA), the Government of Belgium contributed USD 120 000 to urgently restore and safeguard olive-based livelihoods in Harmota village.
Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities – Briefing note
30/09/2025
The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enhances the capacity of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to respond rapidly to food security and agricultural emergencies.
Cambodia: Project Highlights - OSRO/CMB/056/GER
19/09/2025
The Government of Germany contributed USD 500 000 to protect the livelihoods of 3 429 farming, livestock-keeping and fishing households affected by the El Niño-induced drought in Cambodia.
Regional Asia and the Pacific: Project Highlights - OSRO/RAS/405/GER
19/09/2025
The Government of Germnay, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities, contributed USD 865 000 to strengthen preparedness and mitigate the impacts of El Niño-induced drought and tropical cyclones on 3 258 of the most vulnerable households in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
Zimbabwe: Project Highlights - OSRO/ZIM/040/GER
14/08/2025
The German Federal Foreign Office, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities − Anticipatory Action window, contributed USD 500 000 to the project, "Protecting agricultural livelihoods against the anticipated impacts of El Niño‑induced drought in Beitbridge, Gwanda and Matobo districts of Zimbabwe – SFERA‑PALAIED" which was implemented from 11 September 2023 to 30 April 2024.
Myanmar: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
28/05/2025
Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA), the Government of Belgium contributed USD 350 000 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help restore the livelihoods of farming households affected by the March 2025 earthquake in central Myanmar.
Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) – Annual report 2024
19/05/2025
The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take rapid and effective action in response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies.
Annual report 2024: Norway’s contribution to the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities
09/05/2025
The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to respond swiftly and flexibly to food and agricultural emergencies.
Colombia: Project Highlights - OSRO/COL/135/GER
14/04/2025
Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities - Anticipatory Action Window, contributed USD 1 million to FAO's project entitled "Anticipatory actions for the protection of agricultural livelihoods exposed to the impact of the El Niño phenomenon in Colombia".
Sweden’s contribution to FAO’s emergencies operations, March 2025
28/03/2025
Sweden has reinforced its commitment to global food security with a total contribution of SEK 73 million (USD 7.23 million) to FAO’s emergencies operations in 2025.
Subregional West Africa: Project Highlights - OSRO/SFW/007/GER
19/03/2025
The Federal Government of Germany, contributed USD 3 million, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities – Anticipatory Action window, to FAO's project entitled ''Anticipatory action for flood risk in the Sahel''.
The Plurinational State of Bolivia: Project Highlights - OSRO/BOL/058/BEL (In French)
11/03/2025
Anticipatory actions to mitigate the impact of agricultural drought on the Bolivian Altiplano Belgium, through the SFERA anticipatory actions window, funded USD 344 412 to FAO's project entitled "Anticipatory actions to mitigate the impacts of agricultural drought on the Bolivian Altiplano".
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
26/11/2024
For more than two decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s northeastern Ituri province has been facing a severe humanitarian crisis marked by violent attacks perpetrated by non-state armed groups, triggering massive population displacements.
Malawi: Project Highlights - OSRO/MLW/088/GER
18/11/2024
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities, contributed USD 500 000 to the FAO project, "Anticipatory action interventions to mitigate the negative effects of dry spells in the southern region of Malawi during the planting season 2023/24", which was implemented from 1 October 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Kenya: Project Highlights - OSRO/KEN/121/GER
06/11/2024
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities, contributed USD 1 million to the FAO project, "Supporting vulnerable communities to anticipate and mitigate the impact of potential El Niño-induced floods in Kenya", which was implemented from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Bangladesh: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
28/10/2024
Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium initially contributed USD 500 000 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support recovery efforts in Bangladesh following the severe impact of cyclone Remal on coastal districts in May 2024.
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
25/09/2024
he Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is facing a socioeconomic crisis that continues to drive food insecurity, leaving 4.4 million people in rural and disaster-prone areas in need of food assistance.
Asia and the Pacific: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
25/09/2024
La Niña significantly impacts the Asia-Pacific region, leading to above‑average rainfall that often results in severe flooding and cyclones, which damage agricultural and food systems.
Colombia: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
19/09/2024
Colombia is currently transitioning from the El Niño phenomenon to La Niña, which brings significant climate challenges such as heavy rainfall, floods and landslides, putting over 9.3 million people at risk.