Compendium of experiences and good practices from focus countries
12/09/2024
Anticipatory action (AA) acknowledges vulnerable people as leaders in development and agents of change in their own lives and communities. However, acting early is no guarantee that all at-risk and affected members of a community benefit equally from AA. People’s [...]
Strengthening household resilience to socioeconomic and climate shocks in Rakhine State
15/05/2024
Rakhine State in Myanmar has experienced armed conflict, localized violence, political instability and extremely high levels of forced displacement, together with heightened vulnerability to flooding. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the local population faced further and compounding disruptions [...]
Lessons learned and good practices from FAO Peacebuilding Fund projects
07/09/2023
The Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is the United Nations' instrument of first resort for responding to violent conflict. It was created in 2005 as a multi-year funding mechanism to support post-conflict and peacebuilding activities. Since 2018, the portfolio of projects [...]
A comprehensive agricultural livelihoods approach in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement
18/08/2023
Refugee Integration in Uganda - FAO Project
Uganda hosts over 1.5 million refugees, primarily displaced due to violence and civil unrest in neighbouring South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Around 95 percent live in settlements across eleven refugee-hosting [...]
09/06/2023
Young men and women embracing technology to promote peace in Somalia
Communities in southern Somalia have had to cope with increasing scarcity of natural resources. This combined with a lack of basic services has compounded levels of need and increased the [...]