Myanmar: Improving food security and nutrition with cash assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic

31/05/2024

Rakhine State in Myanmar has experienced armed conflict, localized violence, political instability and extremely high levels of forced displacement, together with heightened vulnerability to flooding.

Improving food security and nutrition through cash+ in Armenia

28/05/2024

Combining cash transfers, productive assets and inputs distribution with agricultural and nutrition trainings for vulnerable rural households in Lori and Shirak regions

South Sudan: Contributions to mitigating conflict between mobile pastoral communities

26/03/2024

This learning brief documents the main lessons drawn from the South Sudan country investment project entitled Resilient Pastoral Livelihoods and Education implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its partners.

Promoting the economic empowerment of rural women for improved food security and nutrition in the Niger

05/03/2024

The project was implemented using integrated approaches and community-based platforms – particularly Farmer Field Schools (FFS), Dimitra Clubs and local radio stations – which facilitate the empowerment and capacity building of rural women in vulnerable situations, as well as their access to and control of productive resources.

Viet Nam: Addressing negative socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through social protection

16/02/2024

In late April 2021, Viet Nam faced its fourth wave of COVID-19, with over 895 000 new cases reported (FAO, 2022).

Promoting lasting resolutions to land conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

04/12/2023

A people-centered approach promoted by the Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative

Participatory review and learning exercise of selected humanitarian, development and peace nexus initiatives - Learning Brief

28/07/2023

This Learning Brief presents the findings of a participatory review and learning exercise (PRLE) conducted by the South Sudan Food Security Cluster on selected initiatives at the humanitarian, development and peace (HDP) nexus in South Sudan.

Building durable solutions for refugees and host communities through inclusive value chain development in Uganda

08/09/2023

Uganda hosts over 1.5 million refugees, primarily displaced due to violence and civil unrest in neighbouring South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Adapting targeted support to Kuchi pastoralists in Afghanistan for COVID-19

01/07/2020

Kuchi pastoralists, numbering around 2.4 million people in Afghanistan, are one of the region’s most vulnerable groups.

Somalia – Strengthening the resilience of rural communities through conflict-sensitive programming: Translating context analysis and conflict-sensitive recommendations into adjustment in project implementation in Lower Shabelle region

20/12/2022

This learning brief documents learning around promising programme approaches that can support decision-making and resource allocation processes towards durable solutions to food crises.

Livestock for health in Kenya

23/05/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund, Washington State University and other stakeholders undertook a research-oriented project referred to as ‘Livestock for Health’ (L4H), implemented between August 2018 and September 2022 in Marsabit County, an arid land located in northern Kenya.