Publications
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Impact of conflict on agriculture, food security and livelihoods in Ituri
12/2023
Marked by more than forty years of conflict, the province of Ituri, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has experienced massive population displacement and recurrent violence.
FAO in the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plans
12/2023
By the end of 2022, the Global Report on Food Crises recorded the highest-ever levels of acute food insecurity – affecting a quarter of a billion people in 53 countries – in spite of the highest ever levels of funding for humanitarian response.
Anticipating El Niño: Mitigation, preparedness and response plan for Southern Africa, 2023–2025
12/2023
El Niño poses a serious threat to the food security and survival of vulnerable communities around the world.
Palestine: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
12/2023
The escalation of hostilities in Israel and Palestine is drastically affecting all dimensions of food security.
The Sudan: Rapid assessment on the summer season agricultural performance - November 2023
12/2023
This report provides an overview of the Sudan’s summer season agricultural performance as of September 2023.
Promoting lasting resolutions to land conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
12/2023
A people-centered approach promoted by the Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative
Northeastern Nigeria: Tom Brown – Local supplementary food for improved nutrition
12/2023
Tom Brown is a supplementary food powder made from a blend of locally available roasted soya beans, groundnut, guinea corn, maize, millet, fish powder and local spices.
Northeastern Nigeria: Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. Response overview (November 2023)
12/2023
The latest Cadre Harmonisé analysis (November 2023) indicate that over 26.5 million are projected to be in high acute food insecurity (June-August 2024) across 26 states analysed in Nigeria and in the Federal Capital Territory, including 4.38 million in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, if appropriate assistance is not provided.
Afghanistan: Project Highlights - OSRO/AFG/200/JPN
12/2023
The Government of Japan contributed USD 2 million to improve the livelihoods and food security of 10 117 rural households (98 124 people) in Afghanistan.
Rwanda: Anticipatory actions to support farmers' resilience impacted by low rains
11/2023
Rwanda is greatly susceptible to the impacts of climate change through its high dependence on rainfed agriculture.
FAO at COP28: Agrifood systems solutions to shape climate agenda
11/2023
Director-General QU Dongyu will lead FAO delegation at the global event in Dubai, where the Organization will launch a series of reports and co-host the Food and Agriculture Pavilion
The transformative role of agriculture in refugee settings
11/2023
Forced displacement has reached a scale not seen since records began. It has not only increased to an unprecedented level, but so too has its average duration.
Sierra Leone: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 10
11/2023
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a tenth-round assessment conducted in August and September 2023 in Sierra Leone.
Nigeria: Project Highlights - OSRO/NIR/201/JPN
11/2023
The Government of Japan contributed USD 623 129 to FAO's project entiteld "Strengthening food security and nutrition of vulnerable populations to increasing conflict and negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic in northeastern Nigeria".
Viet Nam: Impact of Anticipatory Action
11/2023
This study documents the outcomes of an Anticipatory Action activation implemented in the central provinces of Viet Nam ahead of Typhoon Noru, in September 2022.
The Sudan: Response overview, November 2023
11/2023
The outbreak of conflict in the Sudan in April 2023 plunged the population into a humanitarian crisis. Over 20.3 million people are experiencing high acute food insecurity.
Nigeria: Project Highlights - OSRO/NIR/200/GER
11/2023
The Federal Government of Germany contributed USD 5 million to FAO's project entitled "Emergency food security and livelihood assistance to conflict-affected populations in northeastern Nigeria".
Madagascar: Urgent call for assistance, November 2023–May 2024
11/2023
The humanitarian situation in Madagascar remains of concern due to the negative impact of prolonged drought in the Grand Sud and consecutive tropical cyclones in the Grand Sud-Est (Batsirai and Emnati in 2022, and Freddy in 2023).
Bangladesh: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 8
11/2023
Results and recommendations, November 2023
Lebanon: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 5
11/2023
Results and recommendations, November 2023