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Emergency livelihood support for conflict-affected communities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
06/07/2021
The ongoing conflict in Tigray has led to a humanitarian crisis characterized by alarmingly high levels of food insecurity, gender-based violence, widespread displacement, limited access to services, and the destruction of the local economy.
FAO and the Government of Kuwait support more than 1 500 herders in Hama Governorate with access to a sustainable source of fodder and water for their livestock
02/07/2021
As a result of more than ten years of crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic, the ability of livestock herders in Hama Governorate to access fodder and water for their livestock became severely restricted.
Democratic Republic of the Congo | FAO and Belgium support farming households affected by the volcanic eruption in Goma
29/06/2021
The eruption of Nyiragongo volcano in Goma worsened the food insecurity of populations already affected by the upsurge in violence, climatic hazards and epidemics, generating high chronic needs.
Stamping out avian flu in Egypt
29/06/2021
From biosecurity labs to 3D animations, increased capacity and communication improve response to outbreaks
Sweden and FAO strengthen their partnership in Afghanistan to link humanitarian response to long-term development and resilience building
24/06/2021
Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and FAO are reinforcing their partnership through an innovative long-term development programme to build resilience at community and ecosystems level, boost local rural economies in conjunction with the ongoing humanitarian response, and contribute to building peace in Afghanistan.
Solar irrigation system powers vegetable productivity in Cox’s Bazar
22/06/2021
Mohammad Islam is growing more vegetables after FAO installed a solar-powered irrigation system.
FAO increases household incomes through the rehabilitation and construction of small-scale multipurpose infrastructures in Myanmar
22/06/2021
Thanks to a generous contribution from the European Union, the FAO ProAct project is rehabilitating five irrigation infrastructures in four townships in central and northern Rakhine State through cash-for-work (CFW) activities.
RCCE for COVID-19 prevention Webinar III - Food Safety Guidelines: Keeping workers safe along the food supply chain within the most acutely food insecure countries
21/06/2021
Keeping food and food workers safe is even more complex during a global pandemic crisis and all stakeholders must contribute to maintaining 360° oversight of every aspect of the food supply chain.
FAO provides emergency assistance to safeguard food security and livelihoods of vulnerable farmers and herders in the Gaza Strip
21/06/2021
The people in the Gaza Strip suffer from a poor humanitarian situation due to multiple challenges, including conflict, which escalated from 10 to 21 May 2021.
Protecting livelihood assets through anticipatory actions in flood-prone communities in northwestern Bangladesh
21/06/2021
Floods are an annual occurrence in Bangladesh, and the risk weighs heavily on families when the monsoon season begins.