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IAEA and FAO launch project to combat resurgent New World Screwworm outbreak in Central America, Mexico and the United States
19/06/2026
Coordinated research and focus on sterile insect technology can contribute to tackling livestock pest
From camel bones to livelihoods: how refugee youth in Dadaab, Kenya, are creating opportunity
19/06/2026
How one refugee-led organization is transforming waste into livelihoods and opportunity in Dadaab
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
18/06/2026
Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security
New FAO-WFP report warns worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk
17/06/2026
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
FAO calls for stronger prevention and global action as transboundary animal diseases spread across regions
11/06/2026
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
FAO receives USD 4 million from the Regional Humanitarian Fund to save lives and protect the livelihoods of the most vulnerable households in Chad
25/05/2026
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.
FAO and World Bank launch matching grants to support Afghan agribusinesses, create jobs and boost rural economies
20/05/2026
From the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
UN agencies warn of worsening hunger and malnutrition crisis in Somalia as famine risk emerges
15/05/2026
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
Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan
15/05/2026
Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave more than 825,000 children at risk of death from severe malnutrition in 2026
Millions trapped in deepening hunger crisis in the DRC as needs far outpace humanitarian response
14/05/2026
From the FAO Regional Office for Africa