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The Somalia National Bureau of Statistics and FAO sign Landmark Agreement on the Transfer of National Data Collection and Analysis Functions
20/09/2021
The agreement enables the SNBS to carry out its mandate to collect, manage and report on environmental, food security and market data in the country
Livestock production in Somaliland is stabilized through farmer trainings
10/09/2021
FAO’s work through the Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme Building food system resilience in protracted crises (FNS-REPRO), is a project funded by the Government of the Netherlands that spans across Somaliland to Sudan and South Sudan over a period of two years
FAO provides cash plus livestock and agriculture packages to cushion vulnerable households from the desert locust invasion
05/08/2021
The desert locust invasion in Somalia has significantly affected the country’s food security, with successive generations of swarms destroying vital crops and pastures
Famine relief blocked by bullets, red tape and lack of funding, warn FAO and WFP as acute food insecurity reaches new highs
30/07/2021
Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine, warn the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) in a new report issued today.
Improving flood response in Somalia through remote sensing
13/07/2021
Somalia, like many countries, is affected by frequent climate-related hazards such as floods, droughts and tropical storms.
New funding from the Government of France will boost FAO’s flood response in Somalia
25/05/2021
Funding comes at a crucial time for emergency flood response efforts
Fishing town restored after Somalia’s most ‘fearsome’ storm
19/05/2021
Coastal communities in Hafun recover from the aftermath of Cyclone Gati
Tools and training with ‘mobile money’ help restore livelihoods in Somalia
13/05/2021
FAO’s growing Cash+ programme helps farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk build their own resources for resilience to future shocks to food security.
FAO warns of high risk of severe flooding in Somalia
08/05/2021
Thousands of people in Somalia are at immediate risk from imminent floods as river levels in parts of the country continue to rise.
Signs of hope in East Africa as control campaign tames locust upsurge
12/04/2021
But FAO calls for increased surveillance to lock in gains, prevent a resurgence