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
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025

In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while...

News
FAO warns: Enhanced awareness and action needed amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Europe and the Near East
05/05/2025

Europe is facing its worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth since the start of the century

Publications
Publications
Afghanistan: Project Highlights – OSRO/AFG/126/JPN
07/2024

The Government of Japan contributed USD 1 897 294 to improve the livelihoods and food security of 6 100 livestock-keeping households (44 417 people)...

Publications
Ukraine: Emergency Response Plan 2024
07/2024

The war in Ukraine continues to escalate with major impacts on Ukraine’s agriculture sector, which used to feed 400 million people annually across the...

Publications
Ukraine: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
06/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aims to provide lifesaving assistance to war-affected rural communities in Ukraine...

Multimedia
Supporting smallholder dairy farmers in Georgia under ENPARD IV
27/12/2024

Konstantine Zarkua is a smallholder dairy farmer in the Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti region of Georgia. He has become a Lead Farmer of an FAO Farmer Field...