Publications
The Sudan: 2020 Flood impact rapid assessment
10/2020
Since July 2020, heavy rains and flooding combined with historical overflow of the River Nile and its tributaries have affected most of the states in Sudan, causing devastating damage alongside riverbanks in the northern, central and eastern regions of the country.
The Sudan: 2020 Flood Response Overview
10/2020
Since July 2020, torrential rains and flooding combined with the historical overflow of the River Nile and its tributaries, the highest levels in a century, have impacted 17 states out of 18 in the Sudan.
The Sudan: Flood Response Plan 2020–2021
10/2020
The Sudan is a country in transition that is facing multiple crises, ranging from political, economic, health and environmental issues. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) for June–September 2020 estimated that 9.6 million people in the Sudan are facing crisis or worse levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), of whom more than 2.2 million are in Emergency (IPC Phase 4).
Public employment programmes in the time of COVID-19
10/2020
COVID-19 has quickly morphed from an unprecedented health crisis to a massive economic shock—and, unless immediate and decisive action is taken to sustain consumption levels and prevent disruptions to food supply chains, it could easily lead into a global food crisis.
Social protection: effective and inclusive response and recovery in the context of COVID-19 in Africa
09/2020
COVID-19 poses significant challenges to an already strained rural context in Africa. The growing direct impact of COVID-19 is affecting health, in terms of morbidity and mortality, as well as quickly overburdening health care services with negative repercussions for non-COVID related health problems.
The Philippines: Impact of Early Warning Early Action
08/2020
Exploring the interplay between El Niño-induced drought, conflict and gender
Impact Report: Promoting self-reliant livelihoods of Syrian refugees and Turkish host communities through entrepreneurship in food and agriculture in Turkey
08/2020
Promoting self-reliant livelihoods of Syrian refugee and Turkish host communities through entrepreneurship in food and agriculture in Turkey
Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA): Annual Report 2019
07/2020
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.
Bangladesh 2020 severe monsoon floods: Urgent call for assistance
07/2020
Heavy monsoon rainfall, coupled with rising water levels in the three major river basins and hilly areas upstream, have led to major flooding in northern, north-eastern and south-eastern Bangladesh.
FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots (July 2020)
07/2020
This report is part of a series of analytical products produced under the Global Network Against Food Crises initiative co-led by EU, FAO, and WFP to enhance and coordinate the generation and sharing of evidence‑based information and analysis for preventing and addressing food crises.
FAO's role in humanitarian contexts
07/2020
The number of people experiencing hunger – both chronic and acute – has been persistently high in recent years. The 2019 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World indicates that the number of people facing hunger rose to 820 million in 2018, up from 811 million in 2017.
COVID-19: Coordinating from an animal health perspective during a human pandemic
07/2020
FAO's Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health (EMC-AH) activated an Incident Coordination Group (ICG) in January 2020 to coordinate and monitor the COVID-19 event from an animal health perspective.
South Sudan: Response Plan, April 2020–March 2021
07/2020
Years of conflict, chronic vulnerabilities and weak essential services have deteriorated the food security and livelihood situation in South Sudan. Now, the COVID-19 outbreak threatens to paralyze an already fragile food system and negatively impact more than 6.5 million people who remain vulnerable.
Adapting targeted support to Kuchi pastoralists in Afghanistan for COVID-19
07/2020
Kuchi pastoralists, numbering around 2.4 million people in Afghanistan, are one of the region’s most vulnerable groups.
