Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s second most disaster-prone region. Recurrent climatic shocks and natural disasters add to transboundary animal disease outbreaks, conflict and political unrest, structural poverty and the economic consequences of COVID-19. These factors continue to aggravate food insecurity and the degradation of livelihoods. FAO’s work in the region mainly focuses on addressing the immediate needs of affected populations by restoring their production activities and agricultural livelihoods.
News
News
FAO receives USD 8 million to support rural families affected by conflict and climate-related shocks in Colombia
06/07/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean...
News
FAO drives emergency production response to protect food security for 20,000 people in Honduras' Dry Corridor
30/06/2026
With funding from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
News
El Niño is coming. Here is where the risks to agriculture are highest
23/06/2026
FAO experts map where crops and pasturelands are most vulnerable to drought
Publications
Publications
The Plurinational State of Bolivia: Project Highlights - OSRO/BOL/058/BEL (In French)
03/2025
Anticipatory actions to mitigate the impact of agricultural drought on the Bolivian Altiplano Belgium, through the SFERA anticipatory actions window,...
Publications
Ecuador: Project Highlights - OSRO/ECU/111/GER
01/2025
The El Niño phenomenon is a natural climatic event characterized by the anomalous warming of waters of the intertropical Pacific Ocean, causing changes...
Publications
FAO in the 2025 humanitarian appeals
12/2024
In 2024, escalating violence drove extreme hunger crises from Gaza and the Sudan to Haiti. The number of people facing, or projected to face, catastrophic...
Multimedia
Photo Collection
Guatemala: Mitigating the impact of drought on agriculture in the country's Dry Corridor
17/02/2026
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Video
FAO emergency livelihoods program in Venezuela
15/07/2024
FAO Emergency and Resilience Program in Venezuela integrates the social, technical-productive and financial dimensions to guarantee access to food for...