Asia and the Pacific
Asia and the Pacific are highly exposed to climate-induced disasters and weather extremes, as well as transboundary plant pests and animal diseases. Compounding the situation are conflicts, economic crises, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the war in Ukraine. These factors are aggravating agricultural production and food insecurity in countries across the region.
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New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
12/11/2025
Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises
News
Rebuilding in earthquake-hit Afghanistan
03/10/2025
FAO supports rapid agricultural recovery ahead of winter
News
Sowing seeds, reaping resilience
08/09/2025
Women farmers in Cambodia are growing climate resilient – starting with rice seeds
Publications
Publications
Hunger Hotspots - FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to October 2025 outlook
06/2025
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme...
Publications
Myanmar: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
05/2025
Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA), the Government of Belgium contributed USD 350 000 to the Food and Agriculture...
Publications
Afghanistan: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 10
05/2025
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of the tenth-round assessment conducted in February 2025 in Afghanistan.
Multimedia
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Safeguarding livelihoods of drought-affected livestock keepers in Afghanistan
07/10/2025
Afghanistan is in the grip of an acute drought, the worst in years. It is hitting farming families hard particularly across north, northwest and northeast...
Photo Collection
Afghanistan: Women are the pillars of livestock-based family farming
29/10/2025
View this gallery on Flickr.
Video
FAO in Action: Helping Mongolia’s Herders Build Resilience Against the Dzud
06/02/2025
Mongolia’s harsh winter conditions, known as dzud, threaten the livelihoods of thousands of herders, leading to devastating losses in livestock. In...