Publications
Haiti: Response overview
10/2022
In Haiti, sociopolitical unrest, economic decline, violence perpetrated by armed groups, low agricultural production, rising food and fuel prices, and frequent natural disasters have led to increased levels of food insecurity.
Ukraine: Humanitarian response update, 18 October 2022
10/2022
This document provides an up-to-date summary of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the response of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the ground.
Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO: Annual report 2021
10/2022
In 2021, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), contributed SEK 94 million (USD 11.08 million) to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) emergency and resilience programme.
Lebanon: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 3
10/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a third-round field assessment conducted between July and August 2022 in Lebanon.
Iraq: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
10/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a seventh-round field assessment conducted between March and May 2022 in Iraq.
Cash transfers
10/2022
Generic information about FAO's cash transfers (conditional cash transfers and unconditional cash transfers)
Mozambique: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 3
09/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a third-round field assessment conducted between April and May 2022 in Mozambique.
Sierra Leone: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
09/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a seventh-round field assessment conducted between June and July 2022 in Sierra Leone.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 3
09/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a third-round field assessment conducted between April and May 2022 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cameroon: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 2
09/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a second-round field assessment conducted between April and May 2022 in Cameroon.
Ethiopia – Tigray: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
09/2022
Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium is supporting FAO's efforts to ensure the timely provision of fertilizers to meet the input needs of farmers in Tigray, Ethiopia.
Striking before disasters do: Promoting phased Anticipatory Action for slow-onset hazards
09/2022
Hazards may occur suddenly (sudden-onset) or develop over time (slow-onset) and threaten people’s lives and livelihoods and all the pillars of sustainable development.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity (October 2022 to January 2023 Outlook)
09/2022
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 19 countries or situations – called hunger hotspots – during the outlook period from October 2022 to January 2023.
The Niger and Burkina Faso: Sida’s contribution to the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
09/2022
The Sahel region is experiencing a food crisis, with 38.3 million people projected to be in acute food insecurity during this year’s lean season (June–August 2022) – a fourfold increase compared with 2019 – and millions more at risk of slipping into a crisis situation or worse. The effects of climate change in the region are worsening irregular rainfall and climatic shocks such as floods. Both Burkina Faso and the Niger are especially vulnerable to flood risk.
Anticipatory action: Changing the way we manage disasters
09/2022
Anticipatory action is a growing area of disaster management that relies on data analysis to predict where crises might strike and act ahead of time.
Myanmar: Mitigating a potential food crisis in Rakhine State and Ayeyarwady Region through Anticipatory Action
09/2022
The political crisis in Myanmar started on 1 February 2021, and by May 2021, political tensions and conflict had led to more than 114 000 people moving across the country, with many returning to their rural townships and villages for safety.
Afghanistan: Minimizing secondary impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural livelihoods of food insecure households through Anticipatory Action
09/2022
In early 2020, a scenario analysis on the expected secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan pointed to a potential disruption of agricultural livelihoods and a further deterioration in food security.
Syrian Arab Republic: Protecting wheat farmers by anticipating La Niña-induced drought in crisis-affected areas
09/2022
The Syrian Arab Republic is affected by compounding risk factors such as conflict, economic crises and natural hazards, which have severe impacts on food security.
Madagascar: Anticipatory Action to avert a Malagasy migratory locust upsurge
09/2022
Madagascar is highly prone to natural hazards, and in the Grand Sud region, three years of consecutive severe drought have wiped out harvests and hampered people’s access to food.
Ukraine: Humanitarian response update, 12 September 2022
09/2022
This document provides an up-to-date summary of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the response of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the ground.