FAO emergencies and resilience

Eastern Europe and Central Asia 

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Eastern Europe and Central Asia are home to several “breadbasket” zones, with significant export-oriented production of critical agricultural inputs, grains, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. The ongoing instability of the agri-food sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is causing an unprecedented threat to global food security. More specifically, the war in Ukraine is disrupting regional agri-food production and supply chains, and aggravating food insecurity in some of the most fragile contexts in the world. Furthermore, Türkiye continues to host the largest number of refugees in the world, posing an immense pressure on the already limited resources of vulnerable host communities.

News
News
New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots alongside the looming La Niña climate threat in others
31/10/2024

Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories

News
FAO proposes five key actions to address climate-conflict nexus at the United Nations Security Council
14/02/2024

Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol urges game-changing solutions to break the vicious loop between climate crisis, conflict and hunger

Publications
Publications
Kenya: Germany’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
12/2023

From late 2020 to early 2023, Kenya experienced a severe and prolonged drought, causing consecutive harvests to fail. Millions of animals died, which...

Publications
Ukraine: Humanitarian response update - 12 December 2023
12/2023

This document provides an up-to-date summary of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine as well as the response of the Food and Agriculture Organization...

Publications
Türkiye: Response overview, August 2023
08/2023

On 6 February 2023, two powerful earthquakes followed by tremors and aftershocks ripped through the southern region of Türkiye.

Multimedia
Video
In Türkiye FAO supports investing in women to improve economic opportunities and boost livelihoods
23/04/2024

See how FAO is supporting women in the Turkish agrifood sector to improve their access to economic opportunities and boost their livelihoods.