Publications
Ukraine: Emergency assistance for spring crop production in southern Ukraine
01/2025
The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to erode rural resilience and disrupt agricultural livelihoods and supply chains, particularly in frontline oblasts such as Khersonska and Odeska.
Angola: El Niño impact assessment highlights
01/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the National Statistical Institute and the Civil Protection Services, conducted an assessment to evaluate the impact of El Niño‑induced events on agricultural production and livelihoods in 11 municipalities located in Angola’s four southwestern provinces – Benguela, Cunene, Huíla and Namibe.
Ecuador: Project Highlights - OSRO/ECU/111/GER
01/2025
The El Niño phenomenon is a natural climatic event characterized by the anomalous warming of waters of the intertropical Pacific Ocean, causing changes in climate patterns around the world.
Yemen: Project Highlights - OSRO/YEM/202/KSC
01/2025
The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia contributed USD 7.76 million to the FAO project, "Emergency support to protect the agriculture, livestock and fishery-based livelihoods of highly vulnerable conflict and COVID-19 affected populations in Yemen", which was implemented from 26 July 2020 to 30 June 2024. The project aimed to enhance crop, livestock and fishery production among vulnerable households in four selected governorates in Yemen.
Sierra Leone: Project Highlights - OSRO/SIL/200/IRE
01/2025
Extreme climate vulnerability, conflicts between livestock and crop farmers, inflation of rice, fuel and agricultural inputs prices, depreciation of Leones, low wages and pandemics have increased the pre-existing vulnerabilities in Sierra Leone, thereby, contributing to high food insecurity and malnutrition in the country.
Mali: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 9
01/2025
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a ninth-round assessment conducted in October and November 2024 in Mali.
Cameroon: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 6
01/2025
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a sixth-round assessment conducted in September and October 2024 in Cameroon.
Sierra Leone: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 12
12/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a twelfth-round assessment conducted in September and October 2024 in Sierra Leone.
Subregional West Afraica: Project Highlights - OSRO/SFW/006/USA
12/2024
The Government of the United States of America, through the United States Agency for International Development – Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, contributed USD 500 000 to FAO's project entitled “Regional project to enhance preparedness and response to acute food insecurity of vulnerable households in the Sahel and West Africa”.
Lebanon: Rapid needs assessment on the impact of conflict on agriculture
12/2024
Widespread displacement is putting agricultural production at risk in Lebanon, with many households unable to access their land and farms safely.
United Republic of Tanzania: El Niño impact assessment highlights
12/2024
This document presents the highlights of an impact assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Tanzania Vulnerability Assessment Committee, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Crop and Livestock Departments, and the World Food Programme, to understand the impact of El Niño on agricultural production and livelihoods in the United Republic of Tanzania.
Malawi: El Niño impact assessment highlights
12/2024
This document presents the highlights of an impact assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee, the World Food Programme and the Department of Disaster Management Affairs to understand the impact of El Niño on agricultural production and livelihoods in ten districts across Malawi.
Viet Nam: Project Highlights - OSRO/VIE/001/USA
12/2024
The United States of America contributed USD 2 974 318 to FAO’s project entitled “Risk mitigation and management of health threats from animals in Viet Nam”.
Haiti: Response overview, November 2024
12/2024
In Haiti, alarming levels of armed gang violence continue to trigger significant population displacement within the country and limit the circulation of goods, contributing to increased prices of basic foodstuffs.
Afghanistan: Assessment on flood damage
12/2024
Since March 2024, Afghanistan has experienced heavy rains. Major flood damage has been reported in several provinces, with extensive and severe impacts.
Namibia: El Niño impact assessment highlights
12/2024
This document presents the highlights of an impact assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, and the Office of the Prime Minister, to understand the impact of El Niño on agricultural production and livelihoods in 14 regions of Namibia.
Cabo Verde: Project Highlights - OSRO/CVI/054/ROK
12/2024
The Republic of Korea funded FAO's project OSRO/CVI/054/ROK entitled “Safeguarding food security and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations in Cabo Verde” for USD 100 000.
FAO in the 2025 humanitarian appeals
12/2024
In 2024, escalating violence drove extreme hunger crises from Gaza and the Sudan to Haiti. The number of people facing, or projected to face, catastrophic hunger conditions more than doubled, rising from 705 000 in 2023 to 1.9 million people by mid-2024 across five countries/territories.
Nigeria: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
12/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a seventh-round assessment conducted in September 2024 in Nigeria.
Ukraine: Humanitarian response update, 2 December 2024
12/2024
Through its Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) requires a total of USD 150 million to assist 821 050 people in rural areas and small farmers by distributing agricultural production inputs to ensure they can rely on their own production.