África occidental y central
África occidental y central sigue enfrentándose a una inseguridad e inestabilidad política prolongadas, con conflictos en el Sahel central y la cuenca del lago Chad (Burkina Faso, Camerún, Chad, Malí, Níger y Nigeria) y violencia armada persistente en países del África central, como la República Centroafricana. Los efectos de tales retos se acentúan por los fenómenos climáticos extremos, los brotes de enfermedades y las crisis económicas, incluso debido a las consecuencias socioeconómicas de la pandemia de COVID 19. La pobreza extrema en la región ha aumentado y los efectos combinados de estos factores han deteriorado de la inseguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición, especialmente en las zonas afectadas por conflictos. Una de ellas es la República Democrática del Congo, que continúa sufriendo la mayor crisis alimentaria del mundo.
Noticias
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Abundancia menguante
12/01/2026
Las comunidades recurren a la agricultura y la apicultura para adaptarse al cambio climático en el Camerún
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NOTICIA
En el informe de alerta temprana de la FAO y el PMA se revela un empeoramiento del hambre en 13 puntos críticos, cinco de ellos con riesgo inmediato de inanición
16/06/2025
El Sudán, Palestina, Sudán del Sur, Haití y Malí siguen siendo los focos de mayor preocupación, y la República Democrática del Congo vuelve a ser un...
NOTICIA
La inseguridad alimentaria aguda y la malnutrición aumentan por sexto año consecutivo en las regiones más frágiles del mundo (informe)
16/05/2025
En 2024, más de 295 millones de personas en 53 países y territorios se enfrentaron a una situación de hambre aguda —un aumento de casi 14 millones de...
Multimedia
Photo Collection
Malí: Medidas preventivas para mitigar el riesgo de inundaciones en el Sahel
20/02/2024
Ver esta galería de fotos en Flickr.
Photo Collection
Nigeria:Encuesta sobre insumos agrícolas (primera ronda) del Sistema de seguimiento de datos sobre situaciones de emergencia (DIEM-Seguimiento)
08/07/2024
Vea la colección de fotos en Flickr
Listening to Women: adapting to climate change
05/05/2022
Dryland areas are experiencing the devastating consequences of climate change through rapid desertification, increasing poverty and diminished soil fertility.
The added value of the Data in Emergencies information system
08/07/2022
In recognition of the need to better understand the impact of shocks on agricultural livelihoods in food crisis contexts, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has established the Data in Emergencies information system.
Data in Emergencies information system introductory video
08/07/2022
In recognition of the need to better understand the impact of shocks on agricultural livelihoods in food crisis contexts, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has established the Data in Emergencies information system.
Action Against Desertification - Haiti
07/01/2021
Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to restore drylands and degraded lands in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific to tackle the detrimental social, economic and environmental impact of land degradation and desertification.
Llevar las microfinanzas a las zonas rurales en Malí mejora la vida de las mujeres
08/03/2022
Un sistema de microcréditos en las zonas rurales de Malí ha logrado transformar las vidas de las mujeres.
El estado de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en el mundo 2022
06/07/2022
Adaptación de las políticas alimentarias y agrícolas para hacer las dietas saludables más asequibles
Simulating livestock evacuations to save livelihoods in Viet Nam
20/09/2022
With the increasing attention to change the way how disasters are managed, with support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), FAO Viet Nam in close collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority conducted the Anticipatory Action (AA) Simulation Exercise in Quang Tri Province of Viet Nam.
Seed systems in emergencies
13/09/2022
This animated video explains the significance of seed systems in emergency context and why it is crucial to strengthen and rebuild seed systems after disaster. The video gives examples from a project in response to cyclones Idai and Kenneth in southern African countries in 2019.
North West and South West crisis in Cameroon: Resilience in the face of local hardship
09/09/2022
Njeni Melisa Ojong, a beneficiary of the Emergency livelihoods and nutrition support to vulnerable populations SWNW crisis explains how FAO support has enabled her to regain financial stability and food security after fleeing her crisis-affected locality to the city of Buea.
FAO, working with the Government of Pakistan to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease
09/09/2022
FAO is working with the Government of Pakistan to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Economic losses from FMD can be over USD 300 per infected animal, resulting in USD 692 million.
Humanitarian Assistance to drought effected pastoralists in Kenya
09/09/2022
Kenya is facing its third La Niña induced drought in a decade. An estimated 3.1 million people are facing acute food insecurity and in need of humanitarian assistance.
Solar Powered Water Pumps In Yemen
13/05/2020
Yemen is predominantly a rural country, with close to 70 percent of its population living outside urban areas. Irrigated agriculture is the primary source of food, employment and economic activity.
State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022
06/07/2022
Despite hopes the world would emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and food security would begin to improve, world hunger rose further in 2021. The prevalence of undernourishment jumped from 8% in 2019 to 9.8% in 2021.
Rehabilitated water canal restores livelihoods of farmers in rural Hama, Syria
03/08/2022
FAO, with the support of OCHA, has conducted rehabilitation works to more than 60 kilometers of irrigation network in Mhardeh, which irrigates 2,670 hectares of land, and restored the livelihoods of more than 2 100 households in over 15 villages.
Anticipatory Action in Southeast Asia
07/07/2022
Southeast Asia is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world where communities and governments need to continuously think innovatively about planning and acting to reduce the impact of natural disasters.
Torrential floods hit the Sudan – Suad’s story
13/05/2021
Heavy rains caused devastating flooding across the Sudan in September 2020, with the River Nile reaching water levels not seen for nearly a century.
East Africa and Yemen region free from Desert Locust
23/06/2022
Starting in late 2019, the largest upsurge of desert locusts in living memory darkened the skies of East Africa and Yemen, threatening to wipe out crops and pastures in a region already beset by hunger.
Building resilience and promoting durable solutions in Somalia
10/05/2022
As part of the ProAct programme, FAO, with the support of the European Union, implemented a project that has resulted in the rehabilitation of 24 ancillary structures