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FAO and Belgium assist communities in Kenya to avert a hunger crisis
26/04/2022
A prolonged, multi-season drought is driving acute food insecurity across the Horn of Africa, with millions of people on the brink of starvation

Guerre en Ukraine: la FAO renouvelle son appel à relancer l’agriculture et à apporter un appui en urgence aux ménages ruraux vulnérables
19/04/2022
Rome – La somme de 115,4 millions d’USD est nécessaire de toute urgence pour empêcher toute nouvelle détérioration de la situation d’insécurité alimentaire et une aggravation du dysfonctionnement des chaînes d’approvisionnement alimentaire en Ukraine.

FAO and Belgium provide emergency livelihoods assistance to rural people in Ukraine affected by the war
13/04/2022
The war in Ukraine is affecting the food security of the most vulnerable rural households across the country

Somalia: New data show how drought in the Horn of Africa is driving up acute hunger
12/04/2022
Aid to keep rural, agriculture-dependent families on their feet is needed at massive scale to stave off catastrophe

Ukraine crisis: the world can still contain the impact on global food security with the right policies, FAO Director-General says
08/04/2022
QU Dongyu addresses FAO Members as they convene to discuss the impact of the conflict on global food supply

Les régions du Sahel et du lac Tchad: la FAO rallie l’initiative mondiale de renforcement des interventions face à la crise de la sécurité alimentaire
07/04/2022
La communauté internationale s’engage à verser 1,79 milliard d’euros environ pour remédier à un péril humanitaire sans précédent dans la région

La FAO inaugure une nouvelle phase de son initiative concernant les politiques agricoles avec un financement de 11 millions d’USD octroyé par la Fondation Bill et Melinda Gates
06/04/2022
Ce programme, d’une durée de cinq ans et qui concerne huit pays africains, aide aux réformes et aux décisions d’investissement public qui s’appuient sur des éléments factuels

Food insecurity rapidly worsening increasing risk of famine in Somalia - Report
29/03/2022
Due to worsening drought, up to 5 million people will require urgent humanitarian assistance to prevent worse food security outcomes in Somalia...

Worsening food crisis looming in the Sudan amid economic downturn displacement and ruined crops
28/03/2022
The combined effects of conflict, economic crisis, and poor harvests are significantly affecting people’s access to food and will likely double the number of people facing acute hunger in the Sudan to more than 18 million people by September 2022, warned the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on 23 March 2022.
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Sweden invests in resilient rural communities in Somalia with an additional USD 2 million contribution to FAO
24/03/2022
Renewed funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) will support ongoing efforts to build the resilience of riverine farmers in the Jowhar corridor by improving water access and management to boost productivity