FAO emergencies and resilience
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Rein Paulsen: Focus emergency responses on rural livelihoods
17/04/2023
Do you know that more than 70 per cent of the people affected by disasters are rural farmers and fisherfolk? And that only 4 per cent of emergency assistance targets their needs? In this conversation with the Director of FAO's Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, find out why there is an urgent need to improve emergency responses globally - at a time of unprecedented need.
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Desert Locust outbreak could provoke humanitarian crisis
02/02/2021
The Desert Locust outbreak in the Horn of Africa could provoke a humanitarian crisis, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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Antimicrobial resistance - the next pandemic?
01/02/2021
All around the world, people, plants and animals are dying from infections that cannot be treated – even with the best medicines available.
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TZH 59 - Worst Desert Locust outbreak in decades
31/01/2020
It’s the worst desert locust outbreak in decades for many countries in the Horn of Africa.
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Building resilience on Colombia's border
13/11/2019
La Guajira, Colombia’s northernmost region, is dry with desert landscapes. It’s prone to drought and food insecurity particularly in rural areas.
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