KORE - Knowledge platform on Emergencies and Resilience

26/09/2023
Conflict is a major driver of food crises, followed by weather extremes and economic shocks. Violent conflict is also a primary drivers of forced displacement, another factor contributing to heightened food insecurity. As a UN agency that works on eradicating hunger, [...]
UN General assembly | UN Photo/Manuel Elias
19/09/2023
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of the General Assembly The 2023 SDG Summit will be convened on 19-20 September 2023, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week. Heads of State and Government will gather at [...]
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 [...]
IPC July 2023 – April 2024
22/08/2023
Compared to November 2022, Madagascar’s Grand Sud region has seen a significant improvement in food security, surpassing predictions due to emergency measures since late 2022. However, vulnerability persists, with over 1 million people facing high acute food insecurity (IPC Phase [...]
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 [...]