Interruption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
01/08/2023
FAO Brief examines the potential implications on global food markets and food security
Ukraine: FAO and WFP join forces to clear agricultural land from remnants of the war and help farmers resume production
22/06/2023
The programme aims to prevent Ukraine from requiring food assistance in the long term
Sudan: acute food insecurity sparked by the ongoing crisis is set to escalate in coming months
19/06/2023
FAO urgently requires $95.4 million to scale up response to save lives, enable access to food and protect vital livelihoods
Increasing risk of hunger set to spread in hotspot areas as the Sudan crisis spills over into subregion and el Niño looms - warns new UN report
29/05/2023
Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali and the Sudan have been elevated to the highest alert level to join Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen
Conflict Drives Acute Hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo - UN agencies warn
29/05/2023
From the FAO Regional Office for Africa
Haiti: Nearly half of the population is facing acute hunger
29/05/2023
From the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Türkiye earthquakes: initial assessment indicates losses of more than 20 percent in food production
31/03/2023
FAO renews its funding appeal to scale efforts to help affected rural communities sustain and recover basic food production
Eastern Africa drought: FAO welcomes a €25 million contribution from Germany to improve access to food and boost rural livelihoods in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and the Sudan
22/03/2023
Funds aim to provide time-critical emergency aid and livelihood support to build back self-reliance and protect the most vulnerable against shocks
Somalia: lives and livelihoods of millions still at risk, FAO calls for an urgent scale-up in emergency humanitarian aid alongside resilience
06/03/2023
Strategic investments are needed to sustainably improve food and water security for millions of Somalis
FAO outlines three pillars of action for initiatives in Ukraine in 2023
22/01/2023
Chief Economist Máximo Torero Cullen briefs Ministers at G-7 meeting in Berlin
Ukraine: New UN survey shows rural households are increasingly affected by the war
14/12/2022
Nationwide assessment reveals that more than one in four respondents reported having reduced or ceased agricultural production
Global food prices overall hold steady in November
02/12/2022
FAO Food Price Index is now only 0.3 percent higher than a year earlier
Ukraine: FAO reinforces its presence to optimize technical and humanitarian assistance
04/11/2022
New agreement with the Government of Ukraine aims to bolster support for farmers
Benchmark for world food prices was broadly steady in October
04/11/2022
International quotations of food commodity groups covered by FAO Food Price Index all declined, except for cereals.
Second Joint Statement by the Heads of FAO, IMF, WBG, WFP, and WTO on the Global Food Security and Nutrition Crisis
21/09/2022
A call for urgent action to address the global food security crisis.
Implications of the war in Ukraine for agrifood trade and food security in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
14/09/2022
The Russian Federation and Ukraine are major global suppliers of cereals and sunflower oil, while the Russian Federation is also a leading exporter of fertilizers and energy. Due to the devastating war in Ukraine, global prices for these commodities have reached record highs.
World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August
13/09/2022
FAO Food Price Index dips by 1.9 percent while new FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022
