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Famine relief blocked by bullets, red tape and lack of funding, warn FAO and WFP as acute food insecurity reaches new highs
30/07/2021
Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine, warn the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) in a new report issued today.
La FAO, soutenue par le Canada et la Suède, accompagne le Gouvernement du Burkina Faso dans la mise en valeur de sites de production rizicole pour la campagne agricole 2021/22
27/07/2021
Grâce à l’appui financier du Canada et de la Suède, la FAO soutient le Gouvernement du Burkina Faso, dans le cadre de l’Initiative du Président qui vise à «Produire 1 million de tonnes de riz paddy d’ici à 2021» à travers la mise en valeur de sites de production rizicole au titre de la campagne agricole de la saison humide 2021/22.
Supporting countries to better prepare and respond to zoonotic diseases: reflections from the Tripartite
06/07/2021
Technical officers from the Tripartite Organizations: (FAO, OIE and WHO), discuss zoonotic diseases.
Burkina Faso: anticipating the immediate consequences of conflict on agricultural livelihoods and food security
08/06/2021
In the Liptako Gourma cross-border areas of Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity (CH Phase 3+) increased from about 1 million to 4.4 million between 2015 and 2020.
Anticipating the immediate consequences of conflict on agricultural livelihoods and food insecurity
08/06/2021
The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises showed that the number of people facing hunger is on the rise.
La FAO soutient 2 700 ménages vulnérables dans la région du Centre-Nord du Burkina Faso dans le cadre de la campagne agropastorale 2021/22 grâce à la France
03/06/2021
Le Gouvernement de la République française vient d’accorder un financement d’un montant de 750 000 EUR (environ 500 millions de XOF) à la FAO, à travers son service de coopération et d’action culturelle, notamment son programme d’aide alimentaire programmée (AAP), afin de renforcer la sécurité alimentaire et les moyens d’existence de 2 700 ménages touchés par l’insécurité au Burkina Faso.
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The Republic of Korea contributes to FAO’s effort in preparing countries of West Africa and the Sahel for potential desert locust invasion from East Africa
16/09/2020
FAO will help countries improve surveillance and control efforts and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households
More than 3 million people facing acute food insecurity as Burkina Faso grapples with COVID-19 and conflict
21/08/2020
Urgent and sustained action is needed to address worsening food and nutrition insecurity in Burkina Faso, say the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), citing alarming new data.
Teaming up to defend against locusts
12/08/2020
In West Africa, countries are sharing pesticides and other supplies, rather than overstocking
Acute food insecurity hotspots need urgent attention
09/03/2020
While global attention has focused on the swarms of Desert Locusts attacking crops in East Africa, a number of other countries and regions are also confronting serious food security threats and require support, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.