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République centrafricaine | La FAO et la MINUSCA ont contribué à la relance rapide des activités d’élevage des populations touchées par la crise à Birao
09/07/2021
Depuis le 1er septembre 2019, la ville de Birao en République centrafricaine a été confrontée à des chocs multiples et persistants.
FAO and the Netherlands renew partnership to strengthen sustainable water management in Yemen
08/07/2021
The USD 5 million project ushers in a second phase of interventions aimed at creating more sustainable management of water resources for improved livelihoods and food production in Sana’a basin.
Myanmar: A race to avoid increasing food insecurity
08/07/2021
Millions of people in Myanmar are expected to become hungry over the coming six months as food security is predicted to rise sharply and plunge the country into a food crisis.
Emergency livelihood support for conflict-affected communities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
06/07/2021
The ongoing conflict in Tigray has led to a humanitarian crisis characterized by alarmingly high levels of food insecurity, gender-based violence, widespread displacement, limited access to services, and the destruction of the local economy.
FAO and the Government of Kuwait support more than 1 500 herders in Hama Governorate with access to a sustainable source of fodder and water for their livestock
02/07/2021
As a result of more than ten years of crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic, the ability of livestock herders in Hama Governorate to access fodder and water for their livestock became severely restricted.
Democratic Republic of the Congo | FAO and Belgium support farming households affected by the volcanic eruption in Goma
29/06/2021
The eruption of Nyiragongo volcano in Goma worsened the food insecurity of populations already affected by the upsurge in violence, climatic hazards and epidemics, generating high chronic needs.
Stamping out avian flu in Egypt
29/06/2021
From biosecurity labs to 3D animations, increased capacity and communication improve response to outbreaks
Sweden and FAO strengthen their partnership in Afghanistan to link humanitarian response to long-term development and resilience building
24/06/2021
Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and FAO are reinforcing their partnership through an innovative long-term development programme to build resilience at community and ecosystems level, boost local rural economies in conjunction with the ongoing humanitarian response, and contribute to building peace in Afghanistan.
Solar irrigation system powers vegetable productivity in Cox’s Bazar
22/06/2021
Mohammad Islam is growing more vegetables after FAO installed a solar-powered irrigation system.
FAO increases household incomes through the rehabilitation and construction of small-scale multipurpose infrastructures in Myanmar
22/06/2021
Thanks to a generous contribution from the European Union, the FAO ProAct project is rehabilitating five irrigation infrastructures in four townships in central and northern Rakhine State through cash-for-work (CFW) activities.