Publications
Mali: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
04/2023
Mali faces a severe humanitarian crisis driven by years of armed conflict, climatic hazards and high staple food prices.
Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Annual report 2022
04/2023
The Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take rapid and effective action in response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies.
The Sudan: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
04/2023
Food insecurity remains significantly high in the Sudan, driven by increased and prolonged instability and displacement, economic deterioration and high food prices.
Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic: Contributions to the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) from Belgium, Norway and Sweden
03/2023
The earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and the northern part of the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 caused immense damages and losses, particularly in the countries’ rural areas.
Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities: Briefing note
03/2023
The Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA), established in 2004, enhances the capacity of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to respond rapidly to food security and agricultural emergencies.
Towards durable solutions: Sustainable reintegration of the forcibly displaced
03/2023
This brochure provides an overview of FAO’s approach to supporting the sustainable reintegration of the forcibly displaced.
Burkina Faso: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
03/2023
In Burkina Faso, over 16 percent of the population is expected to be in high acute food insecurity during this year’s lean season, if appropriate assistance isn’t provided.
Global: Project Highlights - OSRO/GLO/110/USA
03/2023
The Government of the United States of America contributed USD 6 202 542 to the FAO project entitled “Development of a data-driven geo-spatial information system to analyse risks and shocks to agricultural livelihoods and food systems in food crisis contexts”.
Chad: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 4
03/2023
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fourth-round assessment conducted between December 2022 and January 2023 in Chad.
Importance of investing in agriculture in emergency contexts
03/2023
With 222 million people experiencing high acute food insecurity across 53 countries, and an alarming food security outlook for 2023, investing in agriculture in emergency contexts has never been so critical.
Yemen: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
03/2023
After eight years of armed conflict, Yemen remains one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises. More than half of the country’s population, around 17 million people, are acutely food insecure.
East Africa Resilience Programme of Work 2022–2026
03/2023
In the same spirit as the preceding Resilience Strategy for Eastern Africa 2018-2022, the East Africa Resilience Programme of Work 2022–2026 describes the strategic approach to sustainable resilience building that FAO will follow to build capacity and strengthen FAO Country Offices, Member Nations and regional institutions to analyse, anticipate and respond to shocks and crises.
Global: Project Highlights - OSRO/GLO/022/USA
03/2023
The “Supporting critical agricultural value chains in food crisis countries in the context of COVID-19” project was implemented by FAO from 8 July 2020 to 28 February 2022.
The West Bank and Gaza Strip: Project Highlights - OSRO/GAZ/100/JPN
03/2023
The Government of Japan contributed USD 975 000 to improve the livelihoods and food security of Bedouin communities in the West Bank and Gaza.
Zimbabwe: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 6
03/2023
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of an sixth-round field assessment conducted between November and December 2022 in Zimbabwe.
Somalia: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 5
03/2023
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fifth-round assessment conducted between December 2022 and January 2023 in Somalia.
Afghanistan: Project Highlights - OSRO/AFG/110/USA
03/2023
The impacts of COVID-19 coupled with the impacts of la Niña were posing enormous threats to the livelihoods of vulnerable farming and livestock-keeping communities across Afghanistan during 2020–2021.
Niger: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
03/2023
In the Niger, persistent conflict, droughts, floods and increased staple food prices have aggravated vulnerable households’ food insecurity.
Tajikistan: Mitigating the locust spread in Tajikistan and neighbouring countries through Anticipatory Action
03/2023
In March–April 2022, the Republic of Tajikistan witnessed an increase of Moroccan locust infestations in its southern areas, and the infestation threatened the bordering regions of Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Floods response update, February 2023
03/2023
Rural communities of Pakistan were among the hardest hit by the devastating floods of June–August 2022.