FAO warns of potentially devastating Moroccan Locust outbreak in Afghanistan’s wheat basket
10/05/2023
From the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Ground-breaking data platform plays key role in tackling acute food insecurity in food crises
09/05/2023
FAO’s Data in Emergencies (DIEM) Information System monitors the impact of shocks on agricultural livelihoods
Global Report on Food Crises: Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022
03/05/2023
Economic shocks grew as driver of food crises; war in Ukraine contributed to acute food and nutrition insecurity
Gaming for Peace in Somalia
02/05/2023
Young women and men are embracing technology to promote peace
Threat of El Niño looms, FAO prepares anticipatory actions with Members and partners
27/04/2023
Weather reversal pattern points to higher drought risks in southern Africa and Central America and Far East Asia
Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa at 10-year high as crisis spreads to coastal countries
20/04/2023
From the FAO Regional Office for Africa
Boosting Small Island Developing States’ ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
18/04/2023
$5 million from FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme will assist in building more resilient agrifood systems
Attention to livelihoods in emergencies is the most effective and dignified response that we can possibly mount: FAO Emergencies Chief
17/04/2023
Interview with Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience
Women’s equality in agrifood systems could boost the global economy by $1 trillion, reduce food insecurity by 45 million: new FAO report
13/04/2023
Agrifood systems are a major employer of women globally and constitute a more important source of livelihood for women than for men in many countries
Healing wounds and rebuilding from rubble in Türkiye
06/04/2023
Farmers and rural communities need support to restart food production and livelihoods after major earthquake
FAO welcomes $34.4 million contribution from Japan to boost food security and strengthen resilience in emergency contexts
06/04/2023
This includes $10 million to safeguard rural livelihoods and provide emergency seed support to smallholder farmers in Ukraine
Almost half the world’s population lives in households linked to agrifood systems
03/04/2023
New FAO-led study finds that agrifood systems directly employ 1.23 billion people
Norway contributes $23.7 million of flexible funding to boost FAO’s capacity to respond to crises and emergencies
31/03/2023
With these funds, FAO aims to reach around 600 000 food insecure people
Türkiye earthquakes: initial assessment indicates losses of more than 20 percent in food production
31/03/2023
FAO renews its funding appeal to scale efforts to help affected rural communities sustain and recover basic food production
UN report warns of accelerating food insecurity in the Arab region due to global crises
29/03/2023
2022 Overview highlights the need to focus on trade as an enabler to achieve food security and nutrition
Iraq: Safety, credit and opportunities are all key for displaced farmers to return home
28/03/2023
Research by FAO and IOM casts light on obstacles faced in the aftermath of conflict
Seismic challenges for rural families in Syria
27/03/2023
FAO is helping earthquake victims resume food production and agricultural livelihoods
Eastern Africa drought: FAO welcomes a €25 million contribution from Germany to improve access to food and boost rural livelihoods in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and the Sudan
22/03/2023
Funds aim to provide time-critical emergency aid and livelihood support to build back self-reliance and protect the most vulnerable against shocks
Latest IPCC report highlights the critical need to transform agrifood systems as a way to mitigate and adapt to climate change
20/03/2023
FAO’s Strategy on Climate Change 2022-31 supports countries to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable
FAO Director-General addresses the launch of the Early Warnings initiative for the Caribbean
06/02/2023
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today addressed the launch in Bridgetown, Barbados of the Executive Action Plan for the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean, an event designed to mobilize support among the region’s governments for a UN plan that helps protect people and assets from the growing number of natural disasters in a relatively cheap and effective way.