A prolonged, multi-season drought is driving acute food insecurity across the Horn of Africa, with millions of people on the brink of starvation

The programme covers eight African countries, supporting reforms and evidence-based public investment decisions over a five-year period

The funding aims to support lives and livelihoods of most severely drought-affected farmers and herders

FAO senior officials visit affected areas in the rush to save lives and livelihoods

In a region reeling from locust invasions and COVID-19, a third-consecutive year of poor rains poses a major threat to food security

Sureedo lives on her farm in Qoordumey village, Dolow, Somalia. She grows fruits and vegetables with her family and was among the 2 500 rural farming households affected by the drought and desert locust swarms that have decimated crops and destroyed livelihoods.

Interview with Carla Mucavi, FAO Representative in Kenya

$11.2 million donation from Mastercard Foundation to aid control and recovery efforts

Director-General QU Dongyu tells High-Level UN Event on famine that livelihoods assistance must be prioritized

The ongoing conflict in Tigray has led to a humanitarian crisis characterized by alarmingly high levels of food insecurity, gender-based violence, widespread displacement, limited access to services, and the destruction of the local economy.