News
Sudan is facing an unprecedented hunger catastrophe, say UN agency chiefs
27/06/2024
New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger
News
FAO sounds alarm over high risk of famine across the whole Gaza Strip amidst humanitarian access constraints
26/06/2024
New analysis reveals that almost the entire population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity with 1 in 5 Gazans being on the verge of famine
Highlights
Social protection as a pathway to sustaining peace
03/06/2024
Conflict is a major driver of poverty and hunger.
#WithRefugees: Saving and protecting lives and livelihoods
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
Ukraine: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
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.
Ukraine: Food security and agricultural livelihoods assessment (December 2023) – Monitoring report
12/06/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations conducted an assessment of household food security and agricultural livelihoods in Ukraine.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity (June to October 2024 outlook)
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