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Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season
29/04/2025
FAO calls to enhance monitoring and initiate early control measures in affected countries

Japan contributes $11.9 million to scale up FAO’s emergency and resilience activities
21/02/2025
The funding will support 14 critical projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East

New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots alongside the looming La Niña climate threat in others
31/10/2024
Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories

Hunger Hotspots Report: famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan
05/06/2024
Latest Hunger Hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Niña-linked climate extremes

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).

FAO's sack gardens effectively improve the resilience of internally displaced people
30/10/2023
In Mali, FAO is supporting displaced populations by providing emergency food production kits that enable them to quickly produce their own food within host communities.

Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa at 10-year high as crisis spreads to coastal countries
20/04/2023
From the FAO Regional Office for Africa

Norway contributes $23.7 million of flexible funding to boost FAO’s capacity to respond to crises and emergencies
31/03/2023
With these funds, FAO aims to reach around 600 000 food insecure people

In 2023, FAO will require $1.9 billion to reach 48 million people with life-saving and livelihood assistance
01/12/2022
Acute food insecurity soars driven by conflicts, extreme weather events, rising food prices

Agricultural aid: a game changer in tackling hunger crises
13/10/2022
FAO Director-General calls for increased investments in agriculture and resilient agrifood systems to prevent famine in the run-up to the World Food Day