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El Niño and La Niña: four crucial steps to build climate resilience
02/05/2024
At UNGA-ECOSOC event, FAO Deputy Director-General emphasizes the key role of anticipatory action in protecting and equipping communities ahead of shocks
Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries with 1 in 5 people assessed in need of critical urgent action
24/04/2024
Global Network Against Food Crises’ partners call for a transformative approach to break the cycle of acute hunger
Global Report on Food Crises is a wake-up call
24/04/2024
FAO Director-General emphasizes importance of tackling root causes by increasing agricultural support in emergencies
FAO warns of maize shortfall across Southern Africa
24/04/2024
Recent weather trends associated with El Niño have decimated harvest prospects and point to rising prices and import needs
No longer a minefield
17/04/2024
Rehabilitating lands scarred by diamond mining to offer new livelihoods in Sierra Leone
Sudan: Cereal production down by over 40 percent, likely exacerbating hunger
16/04/2024
Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, evaluates the food security situation on the ground and urges continued global support
Worsening hunger grips West and Central Africa amid persistent conflict and economic turmoil
15/04/2024
Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis released by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS).
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5 things you should know about how conflict in Sudan is devastating agriculture and people's food security
15/04/2024
One year on from the start of the most recent hostilities in Sudan, here are five things to know about conflict’s devastating impact on agriculture and food security.
Gaza: FAO contributes to fighting malnutrition and starvation
05/04/2024
From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
Fighting animal diseases in Yemen
27/03/2024
Community animal health workers fill veterinary gaps left by the conflict