With extreme weather events like typhoons, droughts, and floods becoming more frequent and severe, the...
EDUCATE, VACCINATE, ELIMINATE: Achieving zero human deaths from dog- transmitted rabies by 2030
28 September 2016
28 September 2016
- Joint statement by the World Health Organization (WHO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Today, on the occasion of World Rabies Day, WHO, OIE and FAO are calling on countries to accelerate efforts to combat rabies in three steps:
EDUCATE
by raising awareness...
FAO, BFAR address biodiversity loss in Samar Sea
23 September 2016
23 September 2016
MANILA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that by 2050, catches of main fish species could decline by up to 40 percent in the tropics, where livelihoods, food and nutrition security strongly depend on the fisheries sector.
In the Samar Sea however, the situation...
FAO expands El Niño response in Mindanao
16 September 2016
16 September 2016
Kidapawan City – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has expanded its El Niño response operations in Mindanao to provide farm inputs to an additional 5 500 small-scale farming households and improve the resilience of communities in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and Region...
Restoring fisheries livelihoods in conflict-affected communities
09 September 2016
09 September 2016
Zamboanga City – Decades of armed conflict have been a constant test of resilience for farmers and fishers in several provinces in the southern part of the Philippines. In 2013, more than 120 000 people in Zamboanga City were displaced by a violent stand-off between the military and armed members of the...
Celebrated every 19 August, World Humanitarian Day provides an annual reminder of the continuing need for collective action to alleviate suffering and want around the globe. It is also an occasion to honour the humanitarian workers and volunteers toiling on the frontlines of crises. Here, we reflect on FAO's activities in humanitarian...