As it was projected earlier in the year, while most markets were braced for a major global economic downturn, the food sector, including markets for bananas and tropical fruits, continued to display more resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic than other [...]

This joint FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots report aims to raise an early warning on 20 countries and situations - called hotspots - that, starting from already significant levels of acute food insecurity in early 2020, [...]

An event made possible by the support of the Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and the contribution of the European Union. The 3rd Africa Dialogue Platform will be held virtually from the 27th to 29th of October 2020. During the 3-day event, a [...]

Don’t miss out on learning about the exciting ways champions and practitioners are building resilience in their countries and communities.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROGRAMME IS IN EAST AFRICAN TIME (UTC/GMT+3) Important update In light of the continuing COVID-19 crisis, the Knowledge Share Fair, [...]

Anticipatory action is an approach that provides an opportunity to break that reactive cycle. It does so by predicting when these events will occur and acting early to protect people against their impact. This way of working is now becoming [...]