Compendium of FAO experiences and good practices in food crisis countries
25/06/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to the localization agenda, in line with the World Humanitarian Summit and the Grand Bargain commitments, which aims to reform the humanitarian system for greater effectiveness and efficiency [...]
Responding to floods and typhoon in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
02/04/2025
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines faces persistent socioeconomic and environmental challenges. In 2020, 81 percent of the population could not meet basic needs, and by 2021, the poverty rate stood at 29.8 percent – [...]
Promoting economic inclusion of small-scale farmers through home-grown school feeding in Timor-Leste
Supporting local agrifood systems through stable market linkages in Manufahi municipality
09/09/2024
Timor-Leste is a small country in Southeast Asia with over 1.3 million people, of which over 70 percent live in rural areas. Its territory is exposed to a wide array of natural hazards, including floods, droughts and earthquakes. The most [...]
20/02/2024
Global event will bring together civil society, donors, institutions and DRR practitioners to share innovation, collaborate and take action on localisation and risk-informed development.
Hosted by GNDR, the Global Summit will take place on 20-22 February 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The unique [...]
Promoting the central importance of the economic and social roles of women in the context of the United Nations Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative
24/01/2024
From 2017 to 2023, with support from the Government of Canada, the United Nations Rome-based agencies (RBAs) – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme [...]