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As rains fail again, catastrophic hunger looms over Somalia
06/06/2022
A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy
season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded humanitarian response have
resulted in a 160 percent increase in people facing catastrophic levels of food
insecurity, starvation and disease in Somalia
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FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
06/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today issued a stark warning of multiple, looming food crises, driven by conflict, climate shocks, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic
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The Sudan: FAO scales up response to soaring acute food insecurity exacerbated by potential impacts of the war in Ukraine
31/05/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is intensifying efforts to address soaring acute food insecurity in the Sudan
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Syrian youth present business projects with the support of the European Union
27/05/2022
Under its Smallholder Support Programme funded by the European Union, FAO has inspired young farmers and influenced them to become more profit-oriented through its entrepreneurial training programme called Nabta.
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Food security in Ukraine: FAO distributes seed potatoes to vulnerable rural families
18/05/2022
Some 46 000 people are assisted during the spring potato sowing campaign
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Afghanistan: Humanitarian assistance averted a food security catastrophe in the harsh winter months, but hunger persists at unprecedented levels
09/05/2022
People require humanitarian assistance, livelihood support, jobs, and long-term investment to help solve the crisis
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Young Syrians empowered with knowledge on digital agriculture
09/05/2022
FAO, through its Smallholder Support Programme, has introduced digital agriculture to Syrians to promote innovation and digitalization
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FAO and partners reach almost 11 million livestock in nationwide drought campaign
05/05/2022
The emergency supportive treatment campaign protects livestock from drought-related diseases and maintains household food security, especially for those with young children
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FAO and Belgium assist communities in Kenya to avert a hunger crisis
26/04/2022
A prolonged, multi-season drought is driving acute food insecurity across the Horn of Africa, with millions of people on the brink of starvation
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War in Ukraine: FAO renews appeal to bolster agriculture and provide urgent support to vulnerable rural households
19/04/2022
Over $115 million urgently needed to assist Ukrainian farmers and rural households through December 2022