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Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ as famine looms in the Horn of Africa – new report
21/09/2022
Rising conflict, weather extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers
FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
06/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today issued a stark warning of multiple, looming food crises, driven by conflict, climate shocks, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic
Food security crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could worsen in the coming months
10/11/2021
FAO and WFP say further scaling up of assistance urgently needed as new report highlights widespread food insecurity
FAO supports ECOWAS to mobilize animal health networks across West Africa
22/10/2021
The annual ECOWAS Regional Animal Health Network meeting brings together scientists and policy-makers to collaborate on effective animal health interventions
Democratic Republic of the Congo | FAO and Belgium support farming households affected by the volcanic eruption in Goma
29/06/2021
The eruption of Nyiragongo volcano in Goma worsened the food insecurity of populations already affected by the upsurge in violence, climatic hazards and epidemics, generating high chronic needs.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: anticipating the immediate consequences of conflict on agricultural livelihoods and food security
08/06/2021
The security context in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains of concern, causing repeated population displacements.
Anticipating the immediate consequences of conflict on agricultural livelihoods and food insecurity
08/06/2021
The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises showed that the number of people facing hunger is on the rise.
Scale of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “staggering” FAO-WFP warn
06/04/2021
Over 27 million Congolese – one in three people - now critically hungry
La Belgique appuie la FAO pour anticiper les conséquences humanitaires des conflits en République démocratique du Congo
10/02/2021
Les conflits armés, l’insécurité généralisée et les catastrophes naturelles récurrentes associés aux effets de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19), font de la République démocratique du Congo la pire crise alimentaire au monde.
FAO welcomes €40 million from Germany to help farmers withstand shocks like COVID-19 and extreme climate events
08/02/2021
Funds will contribute to building resilience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Yemen