FAO emergencies and resilience

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Avian influenza: First global dialogue targets the rising pandemic threat
09/09/2025

Recent outbreaks highlight the urgent need for coordinated global action to combat a virus threatening animal health, livelihoods, and pandemic preparedness

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Sowing seeds, reaping resilience
08/09/2025

Women farmers in Cambodia are growing climate resilient – starting with rice seeds

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Farming through drought

With seeds, knowledge, and collective action, families like Evarito and Fazminha’s are cultivating food, confidence and resilience in the face of the climate crisis

01/09/2025

This documentary features testimonials from programme participants (beneficiaries) of two projects aimed at supporting flood-affected communities through livestock distribution and animal immunization: “Life-saving Emergency Food Security and Livelihood Support in Response to Nigeria Flooding” and “Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods Support in Response to Nigeria Flooding.”

22/05/2025

A documentation video of the project “UN Joint Action for Building Resilience in Somalia" funded from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the KfW Development Bank and implemented in southern Somalia over multiple phases.

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Forced displacement

The increasingly protracted nature of forced displacement calls for sustainable and durable solutions.

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Sustaining peace

Conflict is a major driver of food crises, followed by weather extremes and economic shocks.

Key publications
01/09/2025

The Government of Japan contributed USD 960 000 to the FAO project, "Urgent agricultural livelihood support for vulnerable returnees in Cabo Delgado", which was implemented from the 31 March 2024 to 30 March 2025.

29/08/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations conducted a nationwide survey of 2 612 agricultural enterprises across 23 oblasts of Ukraine between October and November 2024.

25/08/2025

The document provides a summary of the FAO-implemented project OSRO/SUD/121/QAT, entitled "Employment and self-employment through agriculture and livelihoods support for vulnerable populations".