Publications

Afghanistan: Project Highlights – OSRO/AFG/122/DEN
07/2023
The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark contributed USD 3 029 373 to improve the livelihoods and food security of 51 203 households (449 358 people) in Badakhshan, Balkh, Herat, Kunduz, Nangarhar, Parwan and Wardak provinces of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
06/2023
Climatic, political and economic shocks continue in Afghanistan, where two out of every five people face high levels of acute food insecurity.

Afghanistan: Project Highlights – OSRO/AFG/121/ITA
06/2023
The Government of the Republic of Italy contributed USD 3 507 014 to improve the livelihoods and food security of 25 600 rural households (240 658 people) in Badghis, Laghman, Sare Pul and Uruzgan provinces of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 6
05/2023
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a sixth-round assessment conducted between January and February 2023 in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Project Highlights - OSRO/AFG/110/USA
03/2023
The impacts of COVID-19 coupled with the impacts of la Niña were posing enormous threats to the livelihoods of vulnerable farming and livestock-keeping communities across Afghanistan during 2020–2021.

Afghanistan: The impact of the June 2022 earthquake on Khost and Paktika provinces
01/2023
On 22 June 2022, a 5.9 earthquake struck Afghanistan's central region. The provinces of Khost and Paktika were the most affected.

Monitoring food security in food crisis countries with conflict situations
12/2022
This report provides an update on the acute food insecurity in countries and territories that have the world’s highest burden of people in need of emergency food, nutrition and livelihood assistance as a result of protracted conflict combined with other factors.

Enhancing nutrition in emergency and resilience agriculture responses to prevent child wasting: FAO's child wasting prevention action plan (2023–2024)
11/2022
As part of the United Nations Global Action Plan on Child Wasting, FAO requires USD 500 million to implement its action plan to prevent child wasting (2023–2024) in the 15 most-affected countries.

Afghanistan: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 5
11/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fifth-round assessment conducted between July and August 2022 in Afghanistan.

Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO: Annual report 2021
10/2022
In 2021, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), contributed SEK 94 million (USD 11.08 million) to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) emergency and resilience programme.

Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity (October 2022 to January 2023 Outlook)
09/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 19 countries or situations – called hunger hotspots – during the outlook period from October 2022 to January 2023.

Afghanistan: Minimizing secondary impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural livelihoods of food insecure households through Anticipatory Action
09/2022
In early 2020, a scenario analysis on the expected secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan pointed to a potential disruption of agricultural livelihoods and a further deterioration in food security.

Afghanistan: Minimizing secondary impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural livelihoods of food insecure households through Anticipatory Action
08/2022
In early 2020, a scenario analysis on the expected secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan pointed to a potential disruption of agricultural livelihoods and a further deterioration in food security.

Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA): Annual Report 2021
07/2022
This annual report provides a brief description of the major operations initiated with the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) for the 12-month period ending 31 December 2021. The report contains financial data for this period, as well as data since the Fund became operational.

Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to September 2022 Outlook
06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 20 countries or situations (including two regional clusters) – called hunger hotspots – during the outlook period from June to September 2022.

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Response Plan 2022
06/2022
Currently, nearly one in two Afghans do not have adequate means to produce or access food for themselves and their families each day.

Afghanistan: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 4
05/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fourth-round field assessment conducted between March and April 2022 in Afghanistan.

2022 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions
04/2022
The 2022 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2022) highlights the alarming deterioration of acute food insecurity in 2021