FAO emergencies and resilience

News
Zimbabwe makes strides in El Nino response and recovery
25/07/2024

With the El Nino induced drought already declared a state of disaster by many countries in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe is making significant progress...

News
FAO urges immediate action as new variants of avian influenza threaten Asia and the Pacific
25/07/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for urgent regional efforts to combat a rise in avian influenza cases across...

Highlights
03/06/2024

Conflict is a major driver of poverty and hunger.

20/06/2024

When people are forcibly displaced and become refugees, their lives hang in the balance.

In focus
Anticipatory action

FAO is forging a way for a faster, more effective humanitarian system by shifting from disaster response to anticipation.

In focus
Climate action

Actions to make agriculture sustainable are among the most effective measures to help nations adapt to and mitigate climate change. 

Publications
14/06/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aims to provide lifesaving assistance to war-affected rural communities in Ukraine to enable them to secure spring and winter harvests and meet their basic needs.

12/06/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations conducted an assessment of household food security and agricultural livelihoods in Ukraine.

05/06/2024

In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 18 hunger hotspots, including a total of 17 countries or territories and one regional cluster which comprises 4 countries, during the outlook period from June to October 2024