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Providing emergency support for vulnerable farmers against desert locust
21/05/2021
Since the beginning of the crisis in 2011, Syrian farmers have struggled to access the basic needs and tools to sustain their production activities, such as quality inputs, water for irrigation, operational infrastructure and pesticides.
Half of the population in the Central African Republic in the grip of dire food insecurity emergency UN warns
19/05/2021
Acute food insecurity on the rise as the Central African Republic reels from impacts of conflict and COVID-19
Fishing town restored after Somalia’s most ‘fearsome’ storm
19/05/2021
Coastal communities in Hafun recover from the aftermath of Cyclone Gati
FAO in Bangladesh provides food carts to vulnerable people in Haor wetland communities
17/05/2021
FAO and the Government of Japan have provided emergency assistance to highly vulnerable Haor wetland communities in Bangladesh affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
FAO launches programme to restore agricultural livelihoods of communities affected by conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region
14/05/2021
Interventions to enable farmers and pastoralists to resume agricultural production
EU contribution of €8 million will strengthen gains in desert locust fight
13/05/2021
FAO welcomes new allocation to aid surveillance and control in the Horn of Africa
Tools and training with ‘mobile money’ help restore livelihoods in Somalia
13/05/2021
FAO’s growing Cash+ programme helps farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk build their own resources for resilience to future shocks to food security.
FAO supports the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in livestock value chain in Cameroon
12/05/2021
FAO supports the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in livestock value chain in Cameroon
FAO welcomes Canada’s $2 million to safeguard agricultural livelihoods affected by COVID-19 and desert locusts in Ethiopia
11/05/2021
The project is being implemented in Afar and Somali regions, benefiting over 21 000 pastoral and agro-pastoral households.
Southern Madagascar: Government and UN sound the alarm on famine risk
11/05/2021
With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in southern Madagascar