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Ugbaad symbolizes hope: Somalia looks to boost climate resilient agriculture with new project
13/03/2025
FAO is chief implementing agency for the Green Climate Fund’s first single-country project in Somalia
Somalia: Drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4 million people into hunger, the Federal Government of Somalia and UN warn
26/02/2025
From FAO Regional Office for Africa
Japan contributes $11.9 million to scale up FAO’s emergency and resilience activities
21/02/2025
The funding will support 14 critical projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East
Green Climate Fund greenlights two major FAO-led projects to strengthen climate resilience in Kenya and Serbia
18/02/2025
The initiatives worth over $130 million will benefit over 6 million people and address the interconnected challenges of climate change, agriculture, forestry, and energy security
Gaza: Immediate action must combine emergency relief with the restoration of local food production
28/01/2025
Latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT highlights devastating impact of conflict on agrifood systems infrastructure
Food insecurity deepens in Lebanon following conflict, new report shows
22/01/2025
Thirty percent of population in Lebanon faces acute food insecurity as 2025 begins, malnutrition risk remains.
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
Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas
24/12/2024
FAO, WFP and UNICEF urge immediate humanitarian access and action to avert what could become the worst hunger crisis in recent history
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
A path towards recovery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
19/12/2024
FAO puts agricultural assistance at the forefront of emergency responses