The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (RHPF LAC), is implementing an USD 8 million humanitarian response aimed at saving lives by protecting and restoring the livelihoods of 11,200 rural households (approximately 40,000 people) in Colombia.

With funding from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing an emergency response aimed at saving lives and protecting the livelihoods of 4,000 vulnerable households in the departments of Choluteca, Valle, and Comayagua, in Honduras' Dry Corridor.

FAO experts map where crops and pasturelands are most vulnerable to drought

Coordinated research and focus on sterile insect technology can contribute to tackling livestock pest

Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security

Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate towards catastrophic levels

How one refugee-led organization is transforming waste into livelihoods and opportunity in Dadaab

Animal diseases, including avian influenza, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease and New World screwworm, pose growing risks to food security, trade and livelihoods

Thanks to a critical contribution of USD 4 million from the Regional Humanitarian Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is scaling up its emergency food security response in Chad’s Ouaddaï, Wadi Fira, Sila and Lac provinces.

From the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave more than 825,000 children at risk of death from severe malnutrition in 2026

Food insecurity and malnutrition worsen across Somalia as the first famine risk since the 2022 crisis is confirmed amid the compounding effects of multiple shocks

From the FAO Regional Office for Africa 

From the FAO in the Democratic of the Congo office

From the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa office

From the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean 

From the FAO in Syria office

Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of severe and deadly malnutrition

Over the past decade acute hunger numbers have doubled, while funding retreats to 2016 levels

Cash assistance and veterinary kits help herders restart their livelihoods