Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific are highly exposed to climate-induced disasters and weather extremes, as well as transboundary plant pests and animal diseases. Compounding the situation are conflicts, economic crises, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the war in Ukraine. These factors are aggravating agricultural production and food insecurity in countries across the region. In particular, Afghanistan and Pakistan are among the top ten countries with the highest number of people in Crisis or worse levels of food insecurity in the world.

Afghanistan

Myanmar

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

Pakistan

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Hunger Hotspots Report: famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan

05/06/2024

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Carpe data, carpe DIEM

03/05/2024

How FAO's state-of-the-art data platform is speeding up emergency relief operations in Afghanistan and beyond

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Afghanistan: the food security situation is improving, but the crisis is far from over

18/03/2024

Interview with Alexander Jones, Director of the FAO’s Resource Mobilization Division, on his recent field visit to Afghanistan to see how FAO is...

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Bangladesh: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)

07/2024

Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium contributed USD 500 000 to the Food and...

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Myanmar: Improving food security and nutrition with cash assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic

05/2024

Rakhine State in Myanmar has experienced armed conflict, localized violence, political instability and extremely high levels of forced displacement,...

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Improving food security and nutrition through cash+ in Armenia

05/2024

Combining cash transfers, productive assets and inputs distribution with agricultural and nutrition trainings for vulnerable rural households in Lori...