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Rome - Afghanistan is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) single largest country programme, where it continues to carry out its operations despite the ongoing political instability. The Organization has over 400 employees on the ground and is present in every one of the 34 provinces in the country. The food security situation remains alarming with over 15 million people or 36 percent of the population...

FAO will support countries and regional bodies to develop proposals in support of national, regional and global efforts in preventing, preparing, and responding to pandemics under the second Pandemic Fund call. Building on the support provided to countries for the Pandemic Fund's first call for proposals and the 12 successful proposals that FAO will help implement in partnership with governments, civil society and other Implementing Entities, attention now turns to...

A new agreement has been reached between the EIB and UN institutions to increase the impact of multilateral project financing and to introduce a new level of cooperation between international partners. Additional resources for UN agencies will enable them to provide technical assistance and advisory support for EIB-financed projects. Discussions are taking place with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and other UN agencies on joining the agreement at a later stage Cooperation between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and five United Nations institutions will be greatly facilitated...

The World Bank kick-started the application process to the Pandemic Fund, calling for proposals for an initial envelope of USD300million with a deadline on the 19th of May. The Fund is the direct result of G20 Finance and Health Ministers efforts, pushed forward under the strong leadership of the Italian, Indonesian and now Indian Presidency. Pledges have reached USD 1.7 billion, aimed at providing critical investments to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPR) capacities in low- and middle-income countries. Applications are based on country and regional needs, drawn from key national health assessments and place governments in the driving seat....

The past four years marked a time of growth in commitments and contributions to FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), the main pooled funding instrument for flexible and less-earmarked voluntary resources in the Organization.

رحّبت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (المنظمة) اليوم بمساهمة قدرها 20 مليون يورو قدمتها ألمانيا في سبيل إنقاذ أرواح وسبل معيشة المزارعين والرعاة الأكثر تضررًا من الجفاف في القرن الأفريقي. وهي مساهمة ذات أهمية حيوية تأتي في وقت حرج استجابةً لحالة الطوارئ الناجمة عن الجفاف.

At the invitation of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which took office on 1 January, FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji briefed delegates of the European Union Member States in the Council Coordination Working Party on FAO Matters (AGRIFAO).

Many artisanal fishers who access coral reefs experience a reduction in their income from fishing – that was reported commonly by the REEFFISH project regional steering committee members during their first two-days meeting, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Comoros.

Now in its third year, the Programme for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG) is stepping up efforts in 2022 to increase sustainable and inclusive economic development in rural areas of Papua New Guinea. The programme is the largest EU grant-funded programme in Papua New Guinea and in the...

رحّبت اليوم منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (المنظمة) بمساهمة رائدة بقيمة 65 مليون دولار أمريكي قدّمها مصرف التنمية الآسيوي لتعزيز الأمن الغذائي ودعم سبل عيش أكثر المجتمعات المحلية الريفية ضعفًا في أفغانستان.