Asia and the Pacific
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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.
News
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News
Pulling lifesaving data out of thin air, literally
05/08/2024
How a disease surveillance team is preventing zoonotic diseases before they start.
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News
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
Publications
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Publications
Afghanistan: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 6
05/2023
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a sixth-round assessment conducted between January and February 2023...
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Publications
Monitoring food security in food crisis countries and territories with conflict situations
04/2023
This is the twelfth update of the Monitoring food security in food crisis countries and territories with conflict situations.
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Publications
Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Annual report 2022
04/2023
The Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take...
Multimedia
Video
Afghanistan Rural Insight
18/02/2024
Discover Afghanistan's rural views in this engaging video, which showcases farmers' different perspectives.
Video
Anticipatory Action in Timor-Leste: Bracing for Drought
12/12/2023
As Timor-Leste shows signs of drought linked to El Niño, fears of food shortages are growing.