Publications
Zimbabwe: Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
03/2021
The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is fragile and requires close, continued attention. Widespread food insecurity is largely a result of shocks and stressors including recurrent drought, the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pests and diseases and rising food prices.
Somalia: Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
03/2021
Somalia is facing a growing number of threats to its food security. The ongoing desert locust invasion, socio-economic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and recurrent climate shocks, including frequent flooding and drought, continue to severely impact the lives and livelihoods of the vulnerable population.
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
03/2021
Four decades of conflict, recurrent natural disasters (most notably droughts and floods) and limited capacity to cope with climate-related shocks have caused massive population displacements and left millions of people in acute food insecurity. FAO is requesting USD 50 million to assist 3.5 million people to improve their food security and livelihoods.
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FAO in the 2021 humanitarian appeals
03/2021
Levels of acute hunger soared throughout 2020, with the total number of people experiencing crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity globally expected to far exceed 2019’s already staggeringly high figure of 135 million people.
The role of social protection in the recovery from COVID-19 impacts in fisheries and aquaculture
02/2021
Food systems were severely hit by COVID-19 and the related restrictions to the movement of people and goods. In fisheries and aquaculture, the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 are manifold including changes in consumer demand, limited storage facilities, drop in fresh fish prices and stopping fishing operations.
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19
02/2021
This report shares the analysis on the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the agri-food system in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela based on the assessment conducted during August–September 2020.
Extending social protection to rural populations
02/2021
Despite the importance of social protection, today more than 70 percent of the world’s population still has no or limited access to comprehensive social protection.
South Sudan: Feed management and utilization guidelines for pastoral and agropastoral areas
01/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed these guidelines with the overall objective to protect and improve the productivity of the ruminant livestock species of South Sudan.
The contribution of social protection to economic inclusion in rural areas
01/2021
Economic inclusion is at the forefront of the social protection agenda, and a concept increasingly recognized and developed by policymakers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and development partners at large.
The Republic of Nicaragua: Urgent call for assistance
01/2021
Central America has been severely affected by a record-breaking hurricane season, with the passage of Category 4 Hurricane Eta across the region in early November 2020, followed by Category 5 Hurricane Iota about two weeks later with the strongest winds experienced in 127 years.
The Republic of Honduras: Urgent call for assistance
12/2020
Hurricanes Eta and Iota are the most severe natural hazards that have hit Honduras in more than 20 years. Early November, Category 4 Hurricane Eta started bringing torrential rains and winds as strong as 275 km/h in northern Honduras.
Guatemala: Urgent call for assistance
12/2020
Central America has been severely affected by a record-breaking hurricane season, with Category 4 Hurricane Eta raging through the region at 225 km/h from during the beginning of November, followed by Category 5 Hurricane Iota about two weeks later.
Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen: Desert locust crisis appeal January 2020 – June 2021
12/2020
The document is the revised version of the previously published Desert locust crisis appeal, providing an update and expansion of FAO's funding requirements for rapid response and sustained actions in the Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen to address the ongoing crisis.
Protecting agricultural workers through remote COVID-19 awareness campaigns in Pakistan
11/2020
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic—and related lockdowns—triggered a massive cash crisis around the world for families who depend on informal earnings, including daily wage workers. In Pakistan, a nationwide lockdown was imposed on 21 March 2020.
FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots (October 2020)
11/2020
As acute food insecurity levels appear to be reaching new highs globally, also as a result of the socio-economic fallout of measures imposed to contain the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), this joint FAO-WFP report aims to raise an early warning on 20 countries and situations - called hotspots - that, starting from already significant levels of acute food insecurity in early 2020, are facing the risk of a further rapid deterioration over the next months.
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.