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FAO Desert Locust campaign: East Africa upsurge suppressed, Kenya free from Desert Locust
15/06/2022
Interview with Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s Resilience Team Leader for East Africa, and Carla Mucavi, FAO Country Representative in Kenya
As rains fail again, catastrophic hunger looms over Somalia
06/06/2022
A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy
season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded humanitarian response have
resulted in a 160 percent increase in people facing catastrophic levels of food
insecurity, starvation and disease in Somalia
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
FAO and partners reach almost 11 million livestock in nationwide drought campaign
05/05/2022
The emergency supportive treatment campaign protects livestock from drought-related diseases and maintains household food security, especially for those with young children
FAO and Belgium assist communities in Kenya to avert a hunger crisis
26/04/2022
A prolonged, multi-season drought is driving acute food insecurity across the Horn of Africa, with millions of people on the brink of starvation
Somalia: New data show how drought in the Horn of Africa is driving up acute hunger
12/04/2022
Aid to keep rural, agriculture-dependent families on their feet is needed at massive scale to stave off catastrophe
Food insecurity rapidly worsening increasing risk of famine in Somalia - Report
29/03/2022
Due to worsening drought, up to 5 million people will require urgent humanitarian assistance to prevent worse food security outcomes in Somalia...
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Sweden invests in resilient rural communities in Somalia with an additional USD 2 million contribution to FAO
24/03/2022
Renewed funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) will support ongoing efforts to build the resilience of riverine farmers in the Jowhar corridor by improving water access and management to boost productivity
Drought in the Horn of Africa: FAO welcomes a €20 million contribution from Germany to avert hunger crisis
17/02/2022
The funding aims to support lives and livelihoods of most severely drought-affected farmers and herders
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