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Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high

Rural livelihoods lay the foundations for long-lasting peace in Colombia
16/11/2022
FAO is working with communities in the department of Chocó to restore livelihoods in the aftermath of conflict

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

Emergency assistance to indigenous peoples affected by COVID-19 in Cesar and La Guajira departments
16/12/2020
Colombia hosts the highest number of migrants from Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) in the region, with nearly 1.8 million people.