As it was projected earlier in the year, while most markets were braced for a major global economic downturn, the food sector, including markets for bananas and tropical fruits, continued to display more resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic than other [...]

  11th and 12th November1pm-4.30pm, Rome time (CET) Register here for the biannual Global Partners Meeting and the 10th anniversary of the gFSC! A variety of critical topics will be covered, including coordination challenges and new ways of working, the resurgence of famine, food security and conflict, [...]

The continuing COVID-19 pandemic—and related lockdowns—triggered a massive cash crisis around the world for families who depend on informal earnings, including daily wage workers. In Pakistan, a nationwide lockdown was imposed on 21 March 2020. This had major reverberations on [...]

This joint FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots report aims to raise an early warning on 20 countries and situations - called hotspots - that, starting from already significant levels of acute food insecurity in early 2020, [...]

An event made possible by the support of the Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and the contribution of the European Union. The 3rd Africa Dialogue Platform will be held virtually from the 27th to 29th of October 2020. During the 3-day event, a [...]