News
FAO launches a $150 million Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine to support war-affected rural communities
17/04/2025
From FAO Office in Ukraine
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Highlights
Around the table: Where hunger meets hope and opportunities grow
With the support of FAO and its partners, five distinct livelihoods – wheat farming in Ethiopia, pastoralism in Somalia, poultry keeping in Mozambique, fisheries in South Sudan and sorghum farming in Sudan – help communities rebuild, share and consume the food they produce, gathered around the table.
Boosting emergency food production among vulnerable populations in Burundi
26/03/2025
In Burundi, economic and climate shocks are severely disrupting people’s agricultural activities. The World Bank and FAO are working together to restore means of production and safeguard the livelihoods of 50 000 households affected by food insecurity.
Community Perspectives on Anticipatory Action in the Asia and the Pacific Region
17/03/2025
When disasters strike, communities are often the first to act to protect their families and neighbours. In response to the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters, FAO is working with communities across the Asia-Pacific region to protect livelihoods and strengthen community resilience by implementing anticipatory action measures.
In focus
Cash and voucher assistance
FAO’s cash and voucher programmes provide people with life-saving means to immediately cope with crises, while protecting their livelihoods and strengthening their resilience to future shocks.
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In focus
Climate action
Actions to make agriculture sustainable are among the most effective measures to help nations adapt to and mitigate climate change.