Ukraine

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38.4 million
country population
12.6 million people
live in rural areas
3.7 million people
internally displaced
40% of the population
in need of lifesaving assistance
to assist 406 900 people FAO requires USD 53 million for 2025
Highlights

News
FAO launches a $150 million Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine to support war-affected rural communities
17/04/2025
From FAO Office in Ukraine

News
Gaza: Every day, more and more people are on the brink of famine-like conditions
12/02/2024
Interview with FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol on Gaza and other global emergencies including Ukraine and Sudan

News
Ukraine: FAO and WFP join forces to clear agricultural land from remnants of the war and help farmers resume production
22/06/2023
The programme aims to prevent Ukraine from requiring food assistance in the long term
Key documents

Ukraine: Improving forest management planning by strengthening local capacities - Project profile
02/2025
The ongoing war in Ukraine is significantly impacting the forestry sector, with accumulated damages of USD 3.3 billion at the end of 2023.

Ukraine: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025
02/2025
Entering its fourth year of war, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine remains critical. Displacement continues as people flee from their homes amid escalating fighting along the frontline.

Ukraine: Project Highlights – OSRO/UKR/025/WFP
02/2025
The World Food Programme contributed USD 303 425 to support 556 rural households in Mykolaivska oblast (1 497 people), of whom 69 percent female-headed, impacted by mines and explosive remnants of war to help restore agricultural production in spring 2024.
Multimedia
Video
FAO’s emergency support to Ukraine’s agrifood sector during the war
22/04/2025
Since February 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has become a lifeline for Ukraine’s agricultural sector, supporting...
Video
FAO's response to global food security risks due to war in Ukraine - Interview with Maximo Torero
28/04/2022
In a world with 166 more million people chronically undernourished and 3 billion people with no access to healthy diets
Video
Bringing life back: Kaushan’s family from Ukraine restores their livelihood with the support of FAO
05/11/2023
Natalia and Serhii Kaushan from Mykolaivska oblast, Ukraine, used to be farmers with 500 ha of land. Due to the beginning of full-scale war and active...