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Egypt: Strengthening Joint Risk Assessment Capacity at the Human-Animal- Environment Interface
08/10/2020
The Tripartite collaboration among the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is taking root as evidenced by their joint effort in developing, piloting, and implementing the Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) tool in member countries, including Egypt.
Niger | Belgium and FAO support more than 18 000 Nigerien households affected by floods
07/10/2020
L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et la Belgique travaillent ensemble afin de soutenir les ménages touchés par les inondations et par la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle, afin de leur permettre de reconstruire leurs moyens d’existence et de renforcer leur résilience.
Afghanistan | COVID-19 response sows seeds of resilience
06/10/2020
Almost three quarters of Uruzgan province’s economy is based on farming and livestock with remaining dependent upon trading and commerce.
Food losses increase during COVID-19 and are a major hurdle to Africa’s development
28/09/2020
First ever day against food loss and waste to be marked tomorrow, 29 September
FAO's Committee on Agriculture focuses on how livestock sector transformation can contribute to achieving the SDGs
28/09/2020
FAO Director-General calls for an integrated agri-food systems approach to better address food insecurity and malnutrition amid COVID-19
Côte d'Ivoire | Progress towards ending rabies by 2030
24/09/2020
In Côte d'Ivoire, rabies is endemic. To eradicate it, all sectors involved in public health have given priority to this animal disease since January 2017 by developing a national strategy for integrated rabies control in order to reach the global objective of zero cases of human rabies by 2030.
FAO welcomes China's new $50 million donation to support South-South Cooperation
22/09/2020
President Xi Jinping announced the funding in video address to the UN General Assembly
Syrian Arab Republic | FAO and Kuwait partner to support vulnerable households
21/09/2020
“The long years of crisis left us poor, we couldn’t afford to buy bread for the family,” said Fiya Hassan, 66, who is a grandmother of eight children from Ibtaa sub district of Daraa Governorate in southwest Syria.
Lebanon and Jordan: Enhancing resilient livelihoods and food security of local communities and refugees
17/09/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon and the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan, and in partnership with IFAD and WFP, launched the project entitled “Enhancing resilient livelihoods and food security of host communities and Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon through the promotion of sustainable agricultural development”.
The Republic of Korea contributes to FAO’s effort in preparing countries of West Africa and the Sahel for potential desert locust invasion from East Africa
16/09/2020
FAO will help countries improve surveillance and control efforts and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households