Escalating crises and hunger require urgent response, says FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol

14/02/2024

Acute hunger is escalating worldwide. The growing number of people impacted by pressing humanitarian crises in conflict-affected places like Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, or by climate extremes, requires urgent and collective action explains Beth Bechdol, FAO Deputy Director-General.

How FAO’s Anticipatory Actions protect rural livelihoods in the Niger

14/02/2024

In 2022, severe floods hit the Niger causing crop and livestock losses and the destruction of cultivated land.

Agrodealers in Mozambique use the FAO Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA)

26/01/2024

To ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance, FAO developed Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA), a digital ecosystem of applications.

The use of Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA) in Mozambique

24/01/2024

To ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance, FAO developed Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA), a digital ecosystem of applications.

Anticipatory Action in Afghanistan: Bracing for drought

09/01/2024

In 2021, Afghanistan faced a severe drought that had significant effects on the country's agriculture and water resources. However, this event was predictable.