Since its founding in 1945, FAO’s core work supporting food security, nutrition, poverty reduction and sustainable agriculture has helped to reduce the economic, political, social and environmental drivers of conflict. The UN Secretary-General has made sustaining peace a priority focus across [...]

The objective of this corporate Framework (the ‘Framework’) is to guide the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in carrying out its mandate in its areas of competence and comparative advantage, i.e. food security, nutrition and sustainable [...]

In April the REAL Award launched the USAID Resilience Measurement Practical Guidance Note Series, a set of five guidance notes that provide pragmatic guidance to assist practitioners in integrating core aspects of resilience measurement into their programs and activities. In this [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. Disaster risk reduction and management in agriculture webinar series: Building Resilience to Natural Hazards and Climate-related Disasters in the Caribbean  26 June 2018 – 15.00 - 16.30 CEST Share your feedback on the event Speakers:  Daniele Barelli, Subregional [...]

FAO assesses that globally 39 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Persisting conflicts continue to be the dominant factor driving the high levels of severe food insecurity. Weather shocks have also adversely impacted food availability and access.