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No longer a minefield
17/04/2024
Rehabilitating lands scarred by diamond mining to offer new livelihoods in Sierra Leone
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Sudan: Cereal production down by over 40 percent, likely exacerbating hunger
16/04/2024
Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, evaluates the food security situation on the ground and urges continued global...
Highlights
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In times of crisis, every seed counts
As conflict rages across Sudan, agriculture – a key pillar of food and income – is jeopardized for millions of people. Yet, some farmers have held the line.
Anticipatory Actions to mitigate the impact of floods in the Sahel
16/04/2024
In 2022, West Africa experienced some of the worst flooding on record. Millions lost their homes. Thousands lost their lives. The heavy rainfall destroyed crops on close to three million hectares of farmland and killed more than one million head of livestock in six countries alone.
Famine is imminent in Gaza Strip - Interview with Rein Paulsen
19/03/2024
The food security situation in Gaza is catastrophic; famine is imminent in the Northern Governorates and there is a risk of famine across the rest of the Gaza Strip, according to a new report published March 18 by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) global initiative.
In focus
Anticipatory action
FAO is forging a way for a faster, more effective humanitarian system by shifting from disaster response to anticipation.
Social protection
Worldwide, 80 percent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Of these, 76 percent work in agriculture, and a great share of them relies on subsistence farming.
Publications
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Northeastern Nigeria: Humanitarian Response Plan 2024
16/04/2024
In 2023, the levels of acute food insecurity in northeastern Nigeria were comparable to those reported during the peak of the crisis in 2016/17.
Cameroon: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
11/04/2024
Cameroon, as most countries in the Sahel, is currently facing shocks that are affecting people’s food security and livelihoods.
Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA): An FAO ecosystem of applications to power livelihoods and agricultural assistance in food crisis contexts
16/04/2024
The Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA) is a digital ecosystem of applications developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance.