FAO emergencies and resilience

Latin America and the Caribbean

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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 supports Caribbean governments after the impact of Hurricane Beryl
11/07/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as part of the United Nations Emergency Technical Teams (UNETT), is deployed in the...

News
The awakening for Cuban farms
05/06/2024

FAO-Green Climate Fund project eradicates invasive weed to restore farms and landscapes, building climate resilience and transforming lives

Publications
Publications
Paraguay: Appeal for funds
06/2023

Paraguay is facing extreme drought, which is particularly critical in the Chaco region – the country’s largest, least populated, most remote and arid...

Publications
Global: Project Highlights - OSRO/GLO/027/USA
05/2023

The project entitled “Supporting Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster coordination in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic)” funded by the Government of...

Publications
Colombia: 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP); 2023 Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP)
05/2023

In Colombia, six out of ten conflict-affected households are food insecure and 26 percent of the population do not manage to eat three meals a day.

Multimedia
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Women of the state of Sucre: entrepreneurs and resilient
03/04/2024

FAO Venezuela deployed actions in the states of Amazonas, Apure, and Sucre to "Reduce the protection risks of selected vulnerable communities through...

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...