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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

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

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

Yemen: Acute hunger at unprecedented levels as funding dries up

13/03/2022

Joint FAO/UNICEF/WFP Press Release

Japan and FAO sign a project agreement to enhance the food security and nutrition of vulnerable families in Yemen

29/10/2021

On 29 October 2021, Japan signed an agreement with FAO to contribute USD 7 million (JPY 771 000 000) to enhance the food security and nutrition of vulnerable internally displaced, agro-pastoral and pastoral families in Yemen