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FAO pilots innovative tool to support One Health operationalization in United Republic of Tanzania
16/12/2021
The FAO One Health Monitoring Tool aids local, national and regional entities to assess progress made and identify gaps

Number of hungry in Asia-Pacific swells by more than 50 million since the arrival of COVID-19
15/12/2021
According to the 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition by FAO and UNICEF

In Turkey, FAO and the EU promote agrifood employment at an increasing pace
13/12/2021
In Turkey, FAO and the EU promote agrifood employment at an increasing pace

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR): FAO calls for more funding to eradicate the disease by 2030
10/12/2021
The vaccination programme is ongoing despite price surges due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Spearheading the shift from disaster response to anticipatory action in agriculture
07/12/2021
FAO Director-General: Acting ahead of crises means protecting people's lives and livelihoods with benefits that reach far into the future

EU and FAO handover a new Water and Land Information Management Centre to Government of Somalia in Puntland
07/12/2021
The Centre will provide valuable data to help inform policy, programmes and development in the country

FAO requires $1.5 billion to save lives and livelihoods of up to 50 million people in 2022
02/12/2021
Humanitarian needs, acute food insecurity are growing. Livelihood-saving agriculture activities are crucial, urgently require funding at scale - FAO Director-General

Fighting against drought-induced hunger: FAO provides rural households in Somalia with cash, livestock and agricultural support
01/12/2021
Sureedo lives on her farm in Qoordumey village, Dolow, Somalia. She grows fruits and vegetables with her family and was among the 2 500 rural farming households affected by the drought and desert locust swarms that have decimated crops and destroyed livelihoods.

New UN report: Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 13.8 million people in just one year
30/11/2021
A joint publication of FAO, IFAD, PAHO/WHO, WFP and UNICEF

FAO’s farmer field schools improve animal husbandry practices for women
26/11/2021
Livestock keeping has become more challenging for vulnerable farmers in rural areas of Syria