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Bangladesh | Striking before disaster does
07/08/2020
As floods threaten the nation, FAO teams up with UN allies in anticipatory action
Turkey | FAO and Japan support Syrian refugees and Turkish host communities in starting agribusinesses
05/08/2020
Field activities have kicked-off with precautionary measures against COVID-19
Anticipatory action for COVID-19: building systems that protect livelihoods throughout a pandemic
05/08/2020
The impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis on food systems are vast and varied, and as of yet hard to predict. But nowhere are they felt harder than in countries already struggling with food security.
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Syrian Arab Republic | Belgium supports FAO to improve livestock keepers’ food security with integrated interventions
03/08/2020
Without an intervention, more animals, which are a source of food and livelihood, will be lost, resulting in increasing rates of food insecurity.
Eastern Africa | IKEA Foundation contributes $3.5 million to support FAO's work with refugees and host communities
30/07/2020
Initiative seeks to increase self-reliance of vulnerable populations and lay the groundwork for increased agribusiness investment
Kenya beats back desert locust upsurge for now but East Africa remains at risk
28/07/2020
How is the Desert Locust campaign in East Africa going?
Northeastern Nigeria | Rebuilding livelihoods in Borno State
24/07/2020
Thanks to European Union support - FAO is regenerating livestock production to strengthen resilience of vulnerable populations in Borno State.
United Kingdom supports FAO's desert locust-fighting efforts with £ 17 million contribution
23/07/2020
The added support will help to step up control efforts in Africa and Asia and to improve early warning and forecasting systems.
Ethiopia | Protecting livelihoods of communities affected by desert locusts
22/07/2020
Targeted households to benefit from livestock feed, crop seeds, and cash transfers
Yemen sees return to alarming levels of food insecurity
22/07/2020
Economic crisis, conflict, floods, desert locusts – and now COVID-19 – could wipe out improvements in food security in parts of Yemen, UN agencies warn.