Alongside this, large-scale investments in resilience and rural livelihoods are urgently needed to break the hunger cycle

Acute food insecurity soars driven by conflicts, extreme weather events, rising food prices

The funds will enable FAO to maximize speed, efficiency and outreach when addressing food security threats and crises

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

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 Director-General QU Dongyu joins heads of IASC in a statement

FAO calls for immediate, scaled-up assistance to devastated rural communities to avert catastrophe

Rapid Response and Mitigation Plan focuses on four epicentres: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

Interview with Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s Resilience Team Leader for East Africa, and Carla Mucavi, FAO Country Representative in Kenya

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