Publications

Somalia: Project Highlights - OSRO/SOM/003/ITA
03/2025
The Government of the Republic of Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, contributed USD 6 805 279 (EUR 6 million) to the FAO project, "HirshabelleResilient Riverine Agriculture Project (HRRAP)", which was implemented from 19 October 2020 to 19 October 2024.

Somalia: Project Highlights - UTF/SOM/067/SOM
03/2025
The Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the World Bank contributed USD 13 177 000 to the FAO project , "Anticipatory action and early response support to drought-affected communities in Somaliland, Puntland, Galmudug and Southwest State", which was implemented from 1 July 2022 to 20 May 2024.

The Sudan: Urgent call for assistance
03/2025
As it enters its third year of conflict, the Sudan continues to face one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises and the largest internal displacement crisis. Over half of the Sudan’s population is acutely food insecure, marking the highest level of hunger in the country’s history.

West Africa and the Sahel: Resilience Programme 2024–2030
03/2025
In the last decade, food insecurity levels in West Africa and the Sahel have significantly worsened. According to the latest Cadre Harmonisé (CH) analyses, the number of acutely food-insecure people (CH Phase 3 or above) has risen from 10.7 million in 2020 to 38.1 million in March 2024.

Palestine: Flash Appeal 2025
03/2025
Nearly the entire population of Gaza is experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, and acute malnutrition among children under 5 years of age has reached unprecedented levels.

Madagascar: Urgent call for assistance - Fighting locust infestations to ensure food security (In French)
02/2025
Madagascar is facing a critical locust invasion, the effects of which are exacerbated by severe drought, persistent consequences of the covid-19 pandemic, Rift Valley fever and fall armyworm infestations.

Chad: Humanitarian Response Plan 2025
02/2025
The situation in Chad is alarming. Floods in 2024, combined with pest attacks, destroyed nearly 14 percent of cultivated areas, threatening to worsen food insecurity and malnutrition well before the lean season.

Mali: Humanitarian Response Plan 2025
02/2025
In Mali, persistent insecurity and recurring floods deprive populations of their agricultural livelihoods.

Burkina Faso: Humanitarian Response Plan 2025
02/2025
In Burkina Faso, persistent insecurity, climate change and economic constraints are directly affecting the livelihoods and living conditions of millions of people.

Ukraine: Improving forest management planning by strengthening local capacities - Project profile
02/2025
The ongoing war in Ukraine is significantly impacting the forestry sector, with accumulated damages of USD 3.3 billion at the end of 2023.

Malawi: Drought Flash Appeal 2025
02/2025
El Niño-induced drought has left millions of people in Malawi acutely food insecure. With over 80 percent of the population employed by the agriculture sector, agricultural livelihoods and the country’s economic stability have been severely impacted.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025
02/2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has the world’s highest number of people in acute food insecurity.

Cameroon: Humanitarian Response Plan 2025
02/2025
In Cameroon, the protracted sociopolitical crisis in the North-West and South-West, Boko Haram attacks in the east, severe flooding in the Far North, and rising food prices continue to drive acute food insecurity.

Ukraine: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025
02/2025
Entering its fourth year of war, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine remains critical. Displacement continues as people flee from their homes amid escalating fighting along the frontline.

Around the table: Where hunger meets hope and opportunities grow
02/2025
Food is the great connector. It is survival and nourishment. It is family and tradition. It is hope and resilience. It is love. Sharing food around the table is an experience that binds us all.

Ukraine: Project Highlights – OSRO/UKR/204/JPN
02/2025
The Government of Japan contributed USD 3 million to improve the livelihoods and food security of 6 619 households (16 745 people) of whom 3 206 female-headed, and 1 898 smallholder farmers in Ukraine.

Ukraine: Project Highlights – OSRO/UKR/025/WFP
02/2025
The World Food Programme contributed USD 303 425 to support 556 rural households in Mykolaivska oblast (1 497 people), of whom 69 percent female-headed, impacted by mines and explosive remnants of war to help restore agricultural production in spring 2024.

Cameroon: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
02/2025
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of the seventh-round assessment conducted in February 2025 in Cameroon.

Forest categories with negative vegetation cover changes during the conflict in Lebanon as of October 2024
02/2025
A geospatial impact assessment was conducted to detect the significant negative changes** of vegetation cover for forest categories during the conflict of 2023-2024 in Lebanon.

Crop categories with negative vegetation cover changes during the conflict in Lebanon as of October 2024
02/2025
A geospatial impact assessment was conducted to detect the significant negative changes** of vegetation cover for crop categories during the conflict of 2023-2024 in Lebanon.