Publications
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.
Guatemala: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 4
12/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fourth-round assessment conducted in May and June 2024 in Guatemala.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Response overview, November 2024
11/2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to face one of the largest food insecurity crises in the world, driven by armed conflict, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and economic challenges, including currency depreciation and high food prices.
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Zambia: El Niño impact assessment highlights
11/2024
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 and the Zambia Vulnerability Assessment Committee, to understand the impact of El Niño on agricultural production and livelihoods across seven provinces of Zambia.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
11/2024
For more than two decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s northeastern Ituri province has been facing a severe humanitarian crisis marked by violent attacks perpetrated by non-state armed groups, triggering massive population displacements.
FAO’s role in humanitarian mine action: Revitalizing agricultural lands and strengthening food security, November 2024
11/2024
The persistent threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war endangers lives and disrupts food security across 67 countries and territories, affecting around 60 million people, predominantly in rural areas.
Bangladesh: Impact of the floods on agricultural livelihoods and food security in the eastern part of the country
11/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted a household survey in Bangladesh through the Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) System to assess the impact of the eastern flash floods, in August and September 2024, on agricultural livelihoods and food security.
Special Report – 2024 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Lebanese Republic
11/2024
At the request of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), a joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 15 to 28 July 2024 to estimate the 2024 crop production, identify factors that affected production, forecast staple food import requirements for the 2024/25 marketing year (July/June), analyse the domestic food market and assess the acute food security situation.
Bangladesh: Cyclone Remal and monsoon floods
11/2024
Cyclone Remal and subsequent monsoon floods have devastated the livelihoods of agriculture-dependent communities across multiple regions in Bangladesh.
Malawi: Project Highlights - OSRO/MLW/088/GER
11/2024
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities, contributed USD 500 000 to the FAO project, "Anticipatory action interventions to mitigate the negative effects of dry spells in the southern region of Malawi during the planting season 2023/24", which was implemented from 1 October 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 8
11/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of an eighth-round assessment conducted in July and August 2024 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kenya: Project Highlights - OSRO/KEN/121/GER
11/2024
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities, contributed USD 1 million to the FAO project, "Supporting vulnerable communities to anticipate and mitigate the impact of potential El Niño-induced floods in Kenya", which was implemented from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Ukraine: Project Highlights – OSRO/UKR/016/JPN
11/2024
The Government of Japan contributed USD 5.25 million to improve the livelihoods and food security of 26 774 rural households (78 891 people) and support 1 982 small-and medium-scale agricultural producers in Ukraine.
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20 Years of the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Programme
11/2024
Established in 2004, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) plans and delivers animal health assistance to countries responding to the threat of high-impact diseases.
Nepal: Flood impact assessment
11/2024
The rainfall on 26 and 27 September 2024 was identified as the heaviest ever recorded in Nepal's history.
Somalia: Project Highlights - OSRO/SOM/014/JPN
11/2024
The Government of Japan contributed USD 358 814 to the FAO project, "Saving lives and livelihoods while promoting recovery of households from drought in Somalia" which was implemented from 22 March 2023 to 31 July 2024.
Zimbabwe: El Niño impact assessment highlights
11/2024
This document presents the highlights of an impact assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, and the Food and Nutrition Council, to understand the impact of El Niño on agricultural production and livelihoods in sixteen districts across Zimbabwe.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, November 2024 to May 2025 outlook
10/2024
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is projected to worsen in 16 hunger hotspots, including a total of 14 countries and two regional clusters which comprise 8 countries, during the outlook period from November 2024 to May 2025.
Improving food security and nutrition through cash+ in Kyrgyzstan
10/2024
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked, lower-middle-income country in Central Asia with a population of 7 million.
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Anticipatory action: Annual report 2023
10/2024
In 2023, about 281 million people in 59 countries faced high levels of acute food insecurity, marking the fifth consecutive year of rising humanitarian needs.