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Healing wounds and rebuilding from rubble in Türkiye
06/04/2023
Farmers and rural communities need support to restart food production and livelihoods after major earthquake

FAO welcomes $34.4 million contribution from Japan to boost food security and strengthen resilience in emergency contexts
06/04/2023
This includes $10 million to safeguard rural livelihoods and provide emergency seed support to smallholder farmers in Ukraine

Almost half the world’s population lives in households linked to agrifood systems
03/04/2023
New FAO-led study finds that agrifood systems directly employ 1.23 billion people

Norway contributes $23.7 million of flexible funding to boost FAO’s capacity to respond to crises and emergencies
31/03/2023
With these funds, FAO aims to reach around 600 000 food insecure people

Türkiye earthquakes: initial assessment indicates losses of more than 20 percent in food production
31/03/2023
FAO renews its funding appeal to scale efforts to help affected rural communities sustain and recover basic food production

UN report warns of accelerating food insecurity in the Arab region due to global crises
29/03/2023
2022 Overview highlights the need to focus on trade as an enabler to achieve food security and nutrition

Iraq: Safety, credit and opportunities are all key for displaced farmers to return home
28/03/2023
Research by FAO and IOM casts light on obstacles faced in the aftermath of conflict

Seismic challenges for rural families in Syria
27/03/2023
FAO is helping earthquake victims resume food production and agricultural livelihoods

Eastern Africa drought: FAO welcomes a €25 million contribution from Germany to improve access to food and boost rural livelihoods in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and the Sudan
22/03/2023
Funds aim to provide time-critical emergency aid and livelihood support to build back self-reliance and protect the most vulnerable against shocks

Latest IPCC report highlights the critical need to transform agrifood systems as a way to mitigate and adapt to climate change
20/03/2023
FAO’s Strategy on Climate Change 2022-31 supports countries to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable