News
FAO calls for urgent action to address widening famine in Sudan
06/01/2025
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol briefs the UN Security Council on Sudan’s food crisis
News
Reviving Gaza’s fishing sector hinges on restoring peace and safe access to the sea
24/12/2024
Once these conditions are met, FAO can assist with projects to repair boats and equipment and to inject emergency funds
Highlights
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From local pickle producer to regional exporter: A Syrian entrepreneur's journey
Empowering Syrian youth to rebuild their resilience and cultivate new beginnings through agribusiness opportunities.
FAO’s critical efforts to combat famine in the Sudan through agriculture and livelihoods support
02/12/2024
The video highlights FAO's efforts to respond to the hunger crisis in the Sudan and the threat of famine that looms over different parts of the country.
Anticipatory Action in Viet Nam: Stepping up for drought-hit Ca Mau
25/11/2024
The project "Increasing Capacities and Scale for Anticipatory Action including through Social Protection Systems”, jointly implemented by FAO was led by the Viet Nam Dyke and Disaster Management Authority (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) with financial support from the European Union.
In focus
Social protection
Worldwide, 80 percent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Of these, 76 percent work in agriculture, and a great share of them relies on subsistence farming.
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In focus
Forced displacement
The increasingly protracted nature of forced displacement calls for sustainable and durable solutions.
Publications
Lebanon: Rapid needs assessment on the impact of conflict on agriculture
18/12/2024
Widespread displacement is putting agricultural production at risk in Lebanon, with many households unable to access their land and farms safely.
Afghanistan: Assessment on flood damage
09/12/2024
Since March 2024, Afghanistan has experienced heavy rains. Major flood damage has been reported in several provinces, with extensive and severe impacts.
FAO in the 2025 humanitarian appeals
04/12/2024
In 2024, escalating violence drove extreme hunger crises from Gaza and the Sudan to Haiti. The number of people facing, or projected to face, catastrophic hunger conditions more than doubled, rising from 705 000 in 2023 to 1.9 million people by mid-2024 across five countries/territories.