Publications
Nepal: Rasuwa–Bhotekoshi flood, Urgent call for assistance
09/2026
The August 2026 flood surge along Nepal’s Bhotekoshi–Trishuli river system devastated predominantly rural communities, directly affecting an estimated 32 960 people.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
09/2026
In the aftermath of the June 2026 earthquakes in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), FAO, thanks to support from Belgium through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities, will help 2 160 people in the most affected areas.
Niger: Project Highlights – OSRO/NER/085/BEL (In French)
09/2026
In Niger, floods are a major concern for both urban and rural populations, as well as for the authorities, due to the considerable and recurring damage they cause every year.
Afghanistan: Child acute malnutrition, a livelihood systems perspective
09/2026
This technical brief presents findings from a study on how seasonal livelihood systems shape child acute malnutrition in Afghanistan.
South Sudan: Project highlights – OSRO/SSD/052/IRE
09/2026
The Government of Ireland contributed USD 498 426 to FAO’s project entitled “Support to the vulnerable livelihoods of agropastoralists in South Sudan”.
Chad: Project highlights – OSRO/CHD/067/JPN
09/2026
The Government of Japan contributed USD 1 million to FAO’s project entitled ‘‘Improving food and nutritional security and women’s empowerment in communities of eastern Chad province of Wadi Fira affected by the Sudan crisis’’.
Chad, Ennedi-Est, Ouaddaï, Sila and Wadi Fira provinces: DIEM-Monitoring assessment of the agricultural assistance needs of refugees and returnees, June 2026
09/2026
This Data in Emergencies (DIEM) publication, based on the DIEM-Monitoring data collection conducted in Chad in July 2025, presents an assessment of the agricultural assistance needs of refugees and returnees in Ennedi-Est, Ouaddaï, Sila and Wadi Fira provinces.
Bangladesh: DIEM-Monitoring emergency agriculture support brief, July 2026 (round 14)
08/2026
This emergency agriculture support brief presents the results of the latest Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) round conducted in Bangladesh in April and May 2026. An estimated 1 million agricultural households (5 million people) are in need of emergency agricultural assistance in Bangladesh.
Gambia: Project highlights - Building resilience against high pathogenicity avian influenza in the Gambia
08/2026
To strengthen national capacities to prevent, detect and respond to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) through a One Health approach, enhancing animal health surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, emergency preparedness, biosecurity and multisectoral coordination.
Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) – Annual report 2025
08/2026
The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to take rapid and effective action in anticipation of and response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies.
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Afghanistan: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
08/2026
Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities, the Government of Belgium contributed USD 1.1 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support 4 000 vulnerable and food-insecure farming households (28 000 people) in Badakhshan and Ghor provinces of Afghanistan.
Syrian Arab Republic: Protecting food production systems and livestock assets of high-severity food‑insecure households in the northeast - Project update, August 2026
08/2026
With support from the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing life-saving agricultural assistance to 15 572 vulnerable farming and herding households (93 400 people) in Al-Hasakeh, Ar-Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor governorates in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Afghanistan: Understanding the drivers of child acute malnutrition embedded within local livelihood systems - Executive brief
08/2026
Afghanistan continues to face severe levels of child acute malnutrition, driven by interconnected dietary, livelihood, health and environmental factors.
Haiti: Project highlights – OSRO/HAI/053/ITA
08/2026
The Government of Italy contributed EUR 4 million to FAO's project ''Restoration of the livelihoods of vulnerable households affected by the escalation of the security and humanitarian crisis in Haiti''.
Ethiopia: Mitigating the impacts of El Niño - Urgent call for assistance
08/2026
Ethiopia continues to face recurrent climate-induced and conflict-related shocks that are eroding livelihoods, food security and household resilience.
Anticipatory action: Annual report 2025
08/2026
In 2025, rising humanitarian needs coincided with a sharp decline in global funding, placing unprecedented pressure on the humanitarian system and accelerating the push for more efficient, locally driven approaches.
Mozambique: Project highlights – OSRO/MOZ/147/JPN
08/2026
Emergency agricultural livelihoods support to vulnerable displaced households, host communities and smallholder farmers in Cabo Delgado and Niassa provinces
Uganda: Project highlights – OSRO/UGA/076/JPN
08/2026
The Government of Japan contributed USD 1 161 610 to FAO's project ''Enhancing flood management in Uganda with integrated early warning systems to contribute to women, peace and security''.