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Hunger and malnutrition being driven by climate crisis and conflict in South Sudan
03/11/2022
The proportion of people facing severe acute food insecurity is at the highest level ever, surpassing levels seen even during the conflicts in 2013 and 2016
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Norway contributes $9.6 million of flexible funding to boost FAO’s response to most severe crises and emergencies
31/10/2022
The funds will enable FAO to maximize speed, efficiency and outreach when addressing food security threats and crises
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
Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ as famine looms in the Horn of Africa – new report
21/09/2022
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
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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
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
South Sudan: Graduating from subsistence to market-oriented farming
24/02/2022
FAO is helping a women's cooperative in Wau succeed despite harsh climatic conditions and faraway markets
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
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