Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high
Gaza: With famine looming, FAO urges immediate access to save livelihoods and food production
12/05/2025
New IPC analysis reveals alarming escalation in food insecurity due to ongoing hostilities and blockades
FAO wins prize for geospatial project in Zimbabwe
07/05/2025
Initiative has helped country tap satellite data to improve its own agricultural statistics and drought and flood modelling capacities
FAO warns: Enhanced awareness and action needed amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Europe and the Near East
05/05/2025
Europe is facing its worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth since the start of the century
Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season
29/04/2025
FAO calls to enhance monitoring and initiate early control measures in affected countries
FAO launches a $150 million Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine to support war-affected rural communities
17/04/2025
From FAO Office in Ukraine
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Earthquake in Myanmar: As the planting season nears, FAO scales up emergency response for farmers
11/04/2025
FAO aims to reach over 70,000 people with agricultural inputs and financial and infrastructure support to help them rebuild their livelihoods
Europe and Central Asia: To feed the population, sustainable water management is essential, UN report says
02/04/2025
From FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Conflict and rising food prices drive Congolese into one of the world's worst food crises according to new IPC data
28/03/2025
From FAO Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza calls for stepped up action, FAO says
19/03/2025
Averting losses of hundreds of millions of poultry crucial to mitigate impacts on food security, nutrition and affordability of poultry products
Ugbaad symbolizes hope: Somalia looks to boost climate resilient agriculture with new project
13/03/2025
FAO is chief implementing agency for the Green Climate Fund’s first single-country project in Somalia
Somalia: Drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4 million people into hunger, the Federal Government of Somalia and UN warn
26/02/2025
From FAO Regional Office for Africa
Japan contributes $11.9 million to scale up FAO’s emergency and resilience activities
21/02/2025
The funding will support 14 critical projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East
Green Climate Fund greenlights two major FAO-led projects to strengthen climate resilience in Kenya and Serbia
18/02/2025
The initiatives worth over $130 million will benefit over 6 million people and address the interconnected challenges of climate change, agriculture, forestry, and energy security
Gaza: Immediate action must combine emergency relief with the restoration of local food production
28/01/2025
Latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT highlights devastating impact of conflict on agrifood systems infrastructure
Food insecurity deepens in Lebanon following conflict, new report shows
22/01/2025
Thirty percent of population in Lebanon faces acute food insecurity as 2025 begins, malnutrition risk remains.
Animal health diagnostic laboratory operates again after destruction in Aleppo
31/05/2021
A fully restored animal health diagnostic laboratory in Aleppo city is set to play a major part in strengthening Syria’s animal production and disease control/prevention capacity
Scaling up Yemen's fight against animal disease outbreaks
04/08/2021
FAO completes large-scale livestock vaccination and treatment campaign to shield the livelihoods of over 36 000 livestock-dependent households.
ASEAN-Australia-FAO strengthening regional coordination to avert pandemics of animal origin
27/10/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need for better coordination to address and minimise negative impacts of emerging infectious diseases