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FAO welcomes €17 million contribution from Germany to combat the impact of the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa
28/02/2020
Funds will assist farmers and protect rural livelihoods affected by the worsening outbreak
Switzerland pitches in to help contain desert locust swarms in East Africa
28/02/2020
Switzerland has pledged $1 million for the ongoing campaign in East Africa aimed at controlling large infestations of the pernicious crop pest and limit damages to crops and...
FAO welcomes European Union contribution of €11 million to fight Desert Locust outbreak
27/02/2020
Food security of millions under threat as upsurge spreads from East Africa to the Persian Gulf
Locusts in East Africa: A race against time
25/02/2020
Joint statement by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Mark Lowcock, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs...
Ethiopia races against time to control locusts as the planting season starts
25/02/2020
Cross-border swarm movements with Kenya and breeding continues
FAO welcomes $10 million donation from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fight Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa
24/02/2020
Director-General urges more donors to help prevent a humanitarian crisisa
Desert locust ground surveillance intensified in Kenya
18/02/2020
FAO boosts Government’s capacity for pest invasion response
Desert Locusts ground surveillance intensified
13/02/2020
FAO boosts Government of Kenya’s capacity on pest invasion response
FAO Director-General says greater action needed to avert a humanitarian crisis as Desert Locust spreads
12/02/2020
Dangerous pest is now affecting seven countries and threatening others in East Africa
FAO and partners stress urgent need on Desert Locust Response
07/02/2020
Building national and regional capacities for sustainable plant pest control
