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Cyclone Gati could worsen current desert locust infestations in Somaliland
10/12/2020
Following the Horn of Africa’s strongest storm ever, resource partners visit ongoing desert locust survey and control operations in affected areas
FAO calls for anticipatory action in support of agriculture to give relief and hope to households in crises
08/12/2020
Director-General spoke at UN Central Emergency Response Fund annual pledging event
Afghanistan: A canal to peace and improved livelihoods. Restoration of occupied irrigation infrastructure
06/12/2020
Since 2016, Kotwal village in Chinarto district of Uruzgan province is facing severe security challenges constraining any kind of humanitarian assistance including strict movement restrictions for all civilians’ activities.
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Senegal | FAO promotes pioneering initiative to help tackle antimicrobial resistance
03/12/2020
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global threat of increasing concern to human, animal, plant and environmental health.
Window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing; UN agencies warn
03/12/2020
Levels of hunger reach record levels, requiring urgent action
Philippines | Emergency assistance to safeguard food security and livelihoods of vulnerable farmers and fishers in Catanduanes Province affected by Super Typhoon Goni
03/12/2020
The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. It is at risk to typhoons as well as other hazards, including earthquakes, drought, flooding, volcanic eruptions and food chain crises.
Additional support from the Netherlands for desert locust ravaged communities
27/11/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) thanks the Netherlands for their additional contribution of EUR 3.5 million to help mitigate impacts on food security and livelihoods in Ethiopia as a result of the desert locust upsurge.
The Sudan | FAO and Belgium assist food-insecure farming households impacted by COVID-19 and floods
23/11/2020
The Sudan is suffering one of the world’s largest protracted humanitarian crises. About 9.3 million people in the Sudan were already in need of humanitarian assistance prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and floods.
Somalia | FAO and Somalia step up locust fight as hatching and hopper band formation continues in central area
20/11/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today that large populations of desert locust in Somalia
La FAO et la Belgique au soutien des ménages agricoles en situation d’insécurité alimentaire touchés par la covid-19 (IN FRENCH)
20/11/2020
L’insécurité persistante et les conflits intercommunautaires, associés aux effets dévastateurs des catastrophes naturelles et de la pandémie de la covid-19, ont aggravé l’insécurité alimentaire en République démocratique du Congo.