"Weak link" in public health protection efforts must not be neglected

On World Humanitarian Day 2014, a look at a few of the people at FAO who are helping us make a difference

Violence has left harvesting and fishing activities in disarray, caused price spikes for key food items

Falling grain, oilseed and dairy prices push index to lowest level since January 2014

Urgent assistance needed for life-saving support to farmers, fishers and pastoralists

Funding gap of $100 million is hampering fight against hunger in the Sahel

Assistance worth € 8 million to target most vulnerable households

Director-General takes stock of FAO's ongoing support to promote food security in Portuguese-speaking countries

Organization working to help prevent transmission of deadly virus from wildlife to humans in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Joint FAO-WHO Codex Alimentarius Committee sets new food safety standards

Cereals are still at the core of what people eat, but diets are becoming higher in protein, fats and sugar in many parts of the world as incomes rise and urbanisation increases – Special focus on India

FAO project to introduce simple raised drying racks improves livelihoods and nutrition for communities along the shores of Lake Tanganyika and beyond

Scheduled for the fall, project aims to fill current information gap

New guidelines being developed to control parasites in food

Six steps to increase forest productivity and improve livelihoods of local communities

FAO Director-General at Africa Union Summit – Zero Hunger commitment "a historic occasion"

Favourable crop forecast for 2014 now in jeopardy as people flee homes and farms during main harvest

Activities reflect African priorities, including youth employment and nutrition

An alarming situation that could get worse

National policies and programmes should have a stronger focus on the potential of forests to reduce poverty and spur rural development