西非及中部非洲
西非及中部非洲仍长期处于不安全和政治不稳定的状况，萨赫勒中部和乍得湖盆地（布基纳法索、喀麦隆、乍得、马里、尼日尔和尼日利亚）发生冲突，中非共和国等中部非洲国家武装暴力事件持续不断。极端气候、疾病暴发和经济危机相互叠加，且2019冠状病毒病疫情造成负面经济社会影响，各类挑战愈加盘根错节，极端贫困不断加剧。在上述因素的共同作用下，粮食不安全和营养不良状况持续恶化，冲突地区尤甚。比如，刚果民主共和国正在经历全球规模最大的粮食危机。
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联合国粮农组织和世界粮食计划署预警报告显示全球十三个热点地区饥饿形势恶化，其中五地饥荒一触即发
16/06/2025
苏丹、巴勒斯坦、南苏丹、海地和马里的饥饿状况仍处于最高警戒级别，刚果（金）再度列入饥饿热点地区
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新版《全球粮食危机报告》发布，显示突发重度粮食不安全与营养不良问题在全球最脆弱地区愈演愈烈，连续第六年恶化
16/05/2025
2024年，53个国家和地区超过2.95亿人陷入严重饥饿，较2023年增加近1400万；面临灾难性饥饿水平的人口数量创历史新高
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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
Reducing food losses for smallholders in food deficit areas: a project by the Rome-based UN agencies
02/10/2020
The video presents the main achievements of the UN Rome-based Agencies project ““Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas” project, jointly implemented by the Rome-Based UN Agencies (RBA)”
Improving the resilience of family farmers to climate change
13/12/2018
FAO, IFAD and national governments are supporting family farmers from West and Central Africa to adapt small-scale irrigation systems to climate change to be more resilient.
Mehaou – A Nigerien Grandmother and farmer
11/02/2020
This video tells the story of Mehaou, an inspiring Nigerien farmer and grandmother who has overcome many challenges to provide for her family - including rearing, breeding and selling goats
Action Against Desertification - Sudan
08/02/2021
Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to restore drylands and degraded lands in Africa
Andrea Berloffa, FAO Yemen, visits an animal vaccination campaign
27/08/2021
Andrea Berloffa, Senior Emergency and Resilience Coordinator, FAO Yemen, takes us to an animal vaccination campaign in the village of Qusailah.
FAO empowers young Syrians with knowledge on digital agriculture
18/05/2022
FAO, through its Smallholder Support Programme, has introduced digital agriculture to Syrians to promote innovation and digitalization
FAO, IFAD and WFP interventions in Niger
08/06/2022
By rehabilitating a water pond and stocking it with fish, FAO, IFAD and WFP have contributed to improve the food security of local communities.
Action Against Desertification - Burkina Faso
08/01/2020
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
Gender equality and women empowerment in food and agriculture
16/11/2020
In Chadakori, Niger, the women of the Dimitra clubs piloted free sessions of training on composting techniques
Saving livelihoods and building farmers’ resilience in Nigeria
11/10/2021
As some parts of northeast Nigeria start recording relative stability, more farmers are returning to their villages.
Bringing microfinance to rural areas in Mali to improve women's lives
08/03/2022
A micro-credit scheme for rural areas in Mali has been decisive in making a real impact on women