FAO emergencies and resilience

Eastern Europe and Central Asia 

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Eastern Europe and Central Asia are home to several “breadbasket” zones, with significant export-oriented production of critical agricultural inputs, grains, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. The ongoing instability of the agri-food sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is causing an unprecedented threat to global food security. More specifically, the war in Ukraine is disrupting regional agri-food production and supply chains, and aggravating food insecurity in some of the most fragile contexts in the world. Furthermore, Türkiye continues to host the largest number of refugees in the world, posing an immense pressure on the already limited resources of vulnerable host communities.

News
News
FAO proposes five key actions to address climate-conflict nexus at the United Nations Security Council
14/02/2024

Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol urges game-changing solutions to break the vicious loop between climate crisis, conflict and hunger

News
Gaza: Every day, more and more people are on the brink of famine-like conditions
12/02/2024

Interview with FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol on Gaza and other global emergencies including Ukraine and Sudan

Publications
Publications
Mongolia: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
01/2023

In Mongolia, the frequency, intensity and unpredictability of weather extremes such as the harsh winter (dzud), drought, snow and dust storms, heavy...

Publications
Mongolia: Impact of Early Warning Early Action
07/2018

Protecting herder livelihoods ahead of a dzud winter

Publications
Ukraine: Emergency projects supported by Germany through the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
01/2023

The outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 is significantly impacting rural livelihoods and food value chains at the national and global...

Multimedia
Video
Strengthening food security and nutrition in Tajikistan
11/11/2020

The FAO project “Strengthening food security and nutrition in the Caucasus and Central Asia”, funded by the Russian Federation has promoted cross-sectoral...

Video
Strengthening food Security and nutrition in Kyrgyzstan
06/04/2021

The FAO project “Strengthening food security and nutrition in the Caucasus and Central Asia”, funded by the Russian Federation, has proven to be an...

Video
Grain storage solutions help Ukrainian farmers save and sell their produce
06/12/2022

FAO, together with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, distributed over 30 000 grain sleeves to support more than 1 500 Ukrainian farmers...