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Ukraine: rural communities need immediate support to plant and produce food amid ongoing war
02/06/2025
From FAO Office in Ukraine


Gaza’s agricultural infrastructure continues to deteriorate at alarming rate
26/05/2025
Available cropland now at less than five percent, according to latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT

116 Aid organizations call for immediate action to pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe
21/05/2025
FAO joins global humanitarian community's appeal to avert catastrophic conditions in Yemen

Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high

Gaza: With famine looming, FAO urges immediate access to save livelihoods and food production
12/05/2025
New IPC analysis reveals alarming escalation in food insecurity due to ongoing hostilities and blockades

FAO wins prize for geospatial project in Zimbabwe
07/05/2025
Initiative has helped country tap satellite data to improve its own agricultural statistics and drought and flood modelling capacities

FAO warns: Enhanced awareness and action needed amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Europe and the Near East
05/05/2025
Europe is facing its worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth since the start of the century

Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season
29/04/2025
FAO calls to enhance monitoring and initiate early control measures in affected countries

FAO launches a $150 million Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine to support war-affected rural communities
17/04/2025
From FAO Office in Ukraine