FAO emergencies and resilience

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

The war in Ukraine is affecting millions of people and forcing massive population displacement. The destruction of or damage to agricultural infrastructure and markets, and the disruption of food supply chains is threatening the food security of already vulnerable populations. Agriculture-based livelihoods, a key source of income for 30 percent of the population, are severely impacted. While many Ukrainians are fleeing their communities and/or the country, a significant proportion of the population is staying, facing extreme challenges and thus requiring multisectoral humanitarian assistance. Key emergency agricultural interventions to smallholder producers, who play a critical role in contributing to the country’s food security, helps sustain lives and livelihoods.
Highlights
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
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.

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.

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...

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