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UN report: Hunger in the Arab region reaches a new height as challenges intensify
18/12/2024
Gaza: Damaged farmland and agricultural infrastructure. Food security and nutrition indicators are projected to deteriorate further due to ongoing...
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A resourcing pit-stop in the pastoralist journey
16/12/2024
Major infrastructure investments help pastoralists and locals share limited resources in the Sahel
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
Anticipatory action
FAO is forging a way for a faster, more effective humanitarian system by shifting from disaster response to anticipation.
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In focus
Climate action
Actions to make agriculture sustainable are among the most effective measures to help nations adapt to and mitigate climate change.
Publications
FAO in the 2025 humanitarian appeals
04/12/2024
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.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Response overview, November 2024
29/11/2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to face one of the largest food insecurity crises in the world, driven by armed conflict, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and economic challenges, including currency depreciation and high food prices.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, November 2024 to May 2025 outlook
31/10/2024
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is projected to worsen in 16 hunger hotspots, including a total of 14 countries and two regional clusters which comprise 8 countries, during the outlook period from November 2024 to May 2025.