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Rome – L’Afghanistan fait l’objet du plus vaste programme de pays de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), laquelle continue à y mener ses activités en dépit de l’instabilité politique actuelle. La FAO, qui compte plus de 400 employés sur le terrain, est présente dans chacune des 34 provinces du pays. La situation en matière de sécurité alimentaire demeure alarmante: plus de 15 millions de personnes, soit 36 pour cent de la population, souffrent de l’insécurité alimentaire. Pour autant, le travail accompli par la FAO avec d’autres partenaires contribue à faire reculer progressivement l’insécurité alimentaire: plus de 10 millions d’agriculteurs...

FAO will support countries and regional bodies to develop proposals in support of national, regional and global efforts in preventing, preparing, and responding to pandemics under the second Pandemic Fund call. Building on the support provided to countries for the Pandemic Fund's first call for proposals and the 12 successful proposals that FAO will help implement in partnership with governments, civil society and other Implementing Entities, attention now turns to...

A new agreement has been reached between the EIB and UN institutions to increase the impact of multilateral project financing and to introduce a new level of cooperation between international partners. Additional resources for UN agencies will enable them to provide technical assistance and advisory support for EIB-financed projects. Discussions are taking place with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and other UN agencies on joining the agreement at a later stage Cooperation between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and five United Nations institutions will be greatly facilitated...

The World Bank kick-started the application process to the Pandemic Fund, calling for proposals for an initial envelope of USD300million with a deadline on the 19th of May. The Fund is the direct result of G20 Finance and Health Ministers efforts, pushed forward under the strong leadership of the Italian, Indonesian and now Indian Presidency. Pledges have reached USD 1.7 billion, aimed at providing critical investments to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPR) capacities in low- and middle-income countries. Applications are based on country and regional needs, drawn from key national health assessments and place governments in the driving seat....

The past four years marked a time of growth in commitments and contributions to FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), the main pooled funding instrument for flexible and less-earmarked voluntary resources in the Organization.