Publications
Mozambique: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
09/2024
Mozambique has been particularly impacted by the 2023–2024 El Niño, with central and southern regions experiencing unprecedented dry spells and below‑average rainfall.
Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO: Annual report 2023
09/2024
In 2023, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), contributed SEK 120 million (USD 13.08 million) to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Nigeria: Project Highlights - OSRO/NIR/205/UAE
09/2024
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives contributed USD 1 million to FAO’s project entitled “Emergency agriculture-based livelihoods assistance for improved food security and nutrition of populations affected by conflict and economic shocks in northeastern Nigeria”.
Global: Project Highlights - OSRO/GLO/902/USA
08/2024
The Government of the United States of America contributed USD 4 274 670 to FAO’s project entitled “Sustainable Operationalization of One Health in the Africa Region”.
South Sudan: Project Highlights - OSRO/SSD/029/USA
08/2024
The Government of the United States of America, through USAID, contributed USD 6.5 million to the FAO project, "2023 Emergency Livelihood Response Programme (ELRP) in South Sudan", which was implemented from 27 March 2023 to 28 March 2024.
Yemen: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 19, Results and recommendations, August 2024
08/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a nineteenth-round assessment conducted in June 2024 in Yemen.
Philippines: Project Highlights – OSRO/PHI/077/JPN
08/2024
The Government of Japan contributed USD 1 851 851 to improve the rice and corn production of smallholder farmers in the Philippines through efficient fertilizer use and capacity building.
Afghanistan: Project Highlights – OSRO/AFG/210/JCA
08/2024
The Government of Japan contributed USD 12 843 911 to improve the livelihoods and food security of 81 400 farming, livestock-keeping and landless households (695 463 people) in Afghanistan.
Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities – Annual report 2023
08/2024
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.
Somalia: Project Highlights - OSRO/SOM/019/UK
08/2024
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contributed USD 3 750 000 (GBP 3 million) to the FAO project, "FAO’s El Niño preparedness, mitigation and response programme", which was implemented from 21 August 2023 to 31 March 2024.
South Sudan: Project Highlights - OSRO/SSD/801/EC
08/2024
The European Union contributed EUR 2 million (USD 2 277 200) to the FAO project, "South Sudan rural development: Strengthening smallerholders resilience in Northern Bahr el Ghazal", which was implemented from 15 April 2019 to 14 April 2023.
South Sudan: Project Highlights - OSRO/SSD/105/EC
08/2024
The European Union contributed EUR 4 million (USD 4 854 368) to the FAO project, "Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable populations to food crises and climate stresses in South Sudan", which was implemented from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2023.
Northeastern Nigeria: Preventing relapse of acute malnutrition - Impact assessment on locally produced supplementary food, July 2024
08/2024
The protracted crisis in northeastern Nigeria has resulted in persistently high levels of acute malnutrition, with 1.5 million children under five years of age and over 200 000 pregnant and breastfeeding women acutely malnourished.
Somalia: Project Highlights - OSRO/SOM/211/USA
08/2024
The Government of the United States of America contributed USD 150 250 000 million to the FAO project, "Providing emergency life-saving food and livelihood support to drought-affected communities in Somalia", which was implemented from 4 May 2022 to 31 March 2024.
Libya: Project Highlights – OSRO/LIB/100/AFB
08/2024
The Government of Libya, through the African Development Bank, contributed USD 280 364 to strengthen the national capacity to increase water productivity and monitor water consumption using remote sensing, and improve food security and climate resilience in Libya.
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Malawi: El Niño impact assessment highlights - August 2024
08/2024
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 conducted an assessment to understand the impact of El Niño on agricultural production and livelihoods in ten districts – Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Dowa, Machinga, Mangochi, Nsanje, Phalombe and Thyolo.
Subregional East Africa: Project Highlights - OSRO/SFE/012/JPN
08/2024
The Government of Japan contributed USD 2 million to the FAO project, "Mitigating the impact of drought for the most vulnerable pastoral and agropastoral communities in Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda", which was implemented from 22 March 2023 to 21 March 2024.
Global: Project Highlights - GCP/GLO/997/NET
08/2024
The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands contributed USD 28 million to the FAO project, "Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme (FNS-REPRO): Building food system resilience in protracted crises", which was implemented from 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2023.
Bangladesh: Cyclone Remal and northeastern floods – Urgent call for assistance
08/2024
On 26 May 2024, Cyclone Remal struck Bangladesh, unleashing severe floods and landslides across several districts.
Bangladesh: Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis Joint Response Plan 2024
08/2024
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar are entirely dependent on humanitarian aid to meet their basic food needs. In 2023, reduced food rations and devastating cyclones further compromised food security within the refugee camps, leading to a decline in refugees’ daily food consumption.