COVID Response in Bangladesh – A One Health Approach

09/05/2023

In response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, the United Nations initiated an intervention, under the leadership of the Directorate General of Health Services, to improve community-level case detection and risk mitigation.

Strengthening agrifood systems in rural Somalia

02/05/2023

Thanks to FAO and with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), food producing communities in Jowhar District have improved household food security through the Building Resilience in Middle Shabelle (BRiMS) project.

FAO’s mission to sustain irrigation in the Syrian Arab Republic

26/04/2023

FAO in the Syrian Arab Republic is keen to strengthen the resilience of crisis-affected communities, where agricultural activities were disrupted, through restoration of access to water to enable rural communities to resume productive activities and sustain and improve their livelihoods. This is achieved by implementing:

Interview with Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO's Office of Emergencies and Resilience

17/04/2023

The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and conflicts have created significant food security challenges worldwide in the past years.

The status of women in agrifood systems

13/04/2023

Tackling gender inequalities in agrifood systems and empowering women reduces hunger, boosts the economy, and reinforces resilience to shocks like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).