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Drought in the Horn of Africa: New analyses flag mounting risks, need to support rural families
11/02/2022
FAO senior officials visit affected areas in the rush to save lives and livelihoods
Horn of Africa: Swift aid for drought-affected farmers and herders needed to avoid a hunger crisis
17/01/2022
In a region reeling from locust invasions and COVID-19, a third-consecutive year of poor rains poses a major threat to food security
Fighting against drought-induced hunger: FAO provides rural households in Somalia with cash, livestock and agricultural support
01/12/2021
Sureedo lives on her farm in Qoordumey village, Dolow, Somalia. She grows fruits and vegetables with her family and was among the 2 500 rural farming households affected by the drought and desert locust swarms that have decimated crops and destroyed livelihoods.
Horn of Africa: “We want to prevent as many people as possible from having to rely solely on food assistance”
25/11/2021
Interview with Carla Mucavi, FAO Representative in Kenya
Desert Locust upsurge may be declining but remaining swarms require vigilance in East Africa and Yemen
28/10/2021
$11.2 million donation from Mastercard Foundation to aid control and recovery efforts
Starvation and hunger-related deaths a reality amid worsening food crises, says FAO
04/10/2021
Director-General QU Dongyu tells High-Level UN Event on famine that livelihoods assistance must be prioritized
Emergency livelihood support for conflict-affected communities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
06/07/2021
The ongoing conflict in Tigray has led to a humanitarian crisis characterized by alarmingly high levels of food insecurity, gender-based violence, widespread displacement, limited access to services, and the destruction of the local economy.
UN agencies concerned by looming famine in northern Ethiopia call for urgent life-saving action to avert it
10/06/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF call for urgent action to address the dramatic acute food insecurity in northern Ethiopia.
FAO launches programme to restore agricultural livelihoods of communities affected by conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region
14/05/2021
Interventions to enable farmers and pastoralists to resume agricultural production
FAO welcomes Canada’s $2 million to safeguard agricultural livelihoods affected by COVID-19 and desert locusts in Ethiopia
11/05/2021
The project is being implemented in Afar and Somali regions, benefiting over 21 000 pastoral and agro-pastoral households.