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FAO expresses deep alarm over acute hunger in the Gaza Strip
22/12/2023
UN agency issues call for urgent action in wake of Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report
Salt worker, caretaker and fisherwoman
21/12/2023
When doing it all isn’t enough, FAO cash transfers offer a lifeline to families in Sri Lanka
Scaling up emergency agricultural assistance to fight food crises in Nigeria
15/12/2023
Visiting FAO emergency and resilience project sites in Borno state
Despite multiple challenges, food insecurity is decreasing in Europe and Central Asia
13/12/2023
With less than seven years left until the deadline, Europe and Central Asia are making progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 of Zero Hunger, including tackling food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, despite serious challenges experienced in the past few years.
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The Sudan: Escalating conflict and persistent economic decline deepen food security crisis
12/12/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) sounds the alarm about the escalating food security crisis in the Sudan, urging immediate and collective action to avert an impending humanitarian catastrophe.
FAO report: In 2023, in Asia-Pacific millions of people have been unable to afford a healthy diet – women fare worse than men
11/12/2023
With 370.7 million undernourished people, the region continues to represent half of the global total
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FAO requires $1.8 billion to save lives and livelihoods of 43 million people in 2024
11/12/2023
Acute hunger is set to soar as emergency agriculture support remains massively underfunded
COP28: FAO launches global roadmap process to eradicate hunger within 1.5°C limits
10/12/2023
The roadmap envisions transforming agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink
Climate finance for agrifood systems in sharp downward trend despite their critical role in reaching climate goals
10/12/2023
The transformation of agrifood systems - a unique opportunity to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and food insecurity - is under threat from reduced funding
Alarm bells ignored as Africa continues to face deepening food crisis
08/12/2023
Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis, according to a new report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union Commission (AUC), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the World Food Programme (WFP).