FAO emergencies and resilience

Asia and the Pacific

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Asia and the Pacific are highly exposed to climate-induced disasters and weather extremes, as well as transboundary plant pests and animal diseases. Compounding the situation are conflicts, economic crises, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the war in Ukraine. These factors are aggravating agricultural production and food insecurity in countries across the region.

News
News
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen, UN, EU and partners warn in new report
24/04/2026

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

News
Turning the tide on typhoon havoc in the Philippines
17/03/2026

Fishers and farmers are putting anticipatory action lessons in place

Publications
Publications
Afghanistan: DIEM-Monitoring emergency agriculture support brief, November 2025 (round 11)
02/2026

This emergency agriculture support brief presents the results of the latest Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) round conducted in Afghanistan...

Publications
Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO, Annual report 2024
01/2026

In 2024, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development CooperationAgency (Sida), contributed SEK 74 million (USD 7.15 million)...

Publications
Digital vouchers as a market-based instrument for seed sector commercialization in Afghanistan, Phase I: Early findings
01/2026

Under the Emergency Food Security Project (EFSP), funded by the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched...

Multimedia
Video
FAO Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal 2026
15/12/2025

A turning point for food security.

Video
FAO in Action: Helping Mongolia’s Herders Build Resilience Against the Dzud
06/02/2025

Mongolia’s harsh winter conditions, known as dzud, threaten the livelihoods of thousands of herders, leading to devastating losses in livestock. In...