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
“The situation in the Middle East is catastrophic,” says FAO Director-General
23/10/2024
QU Dongyu addresses the Session on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Middle East during G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting
Risk of famine remains high across the entire Gaza Strip as conflict intensifies and winter approaches
17/10/2024
FAO urges immediate and unimpeded access to deliver critical agricultural aid and commercial food production inputs in time for the upcoming winter planting season
Gaza: These atrocities must end
25/09/2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Gaza: FAO delivers more than 2 400 veterinary kits to protect livestock and sustain livelihoods
12/08/2024
From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
Famine conditions in parts of Sudan: FAO urges at scale life-saving assistance to boost local food production
05/08/2024
New data reveals that escalating violence has pushed parts of North Darfur into famine
Healthy diets remain unaffordable for a third of the world’s population
01/08/2024
SOFI 2024 report highlights a cost-hunger trap plaguing some regions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
FAO sounds alarm over high risk of famine across the whole Gaza Strip amidst humanitarian access constraints
27/06/2024
New analysis reveals that almost the entire population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity with 1 in 5 Gazans being on the verge of famine
Gaza: FAO contributes to fighting malnutrition and starvation
05/04/2024
From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
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Projected famine in Gaza: FAO urges immediate access to deliver urgent and critical assistance at scale
18/03/2024
New data reveals that half of the population or about 1.1 million people are experiencing catastrophic food insecurity
Statement by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
11/03/2024
FOOD FOR GAZA - A Round Table for the Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in the Middle East focused on Food Security
Rise in hunger levels in NENA region of great concern
04/03/2024
Director-General addresses 37th session of FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for the Near East and North Africa
Gaza: In a briefing to the UN Security Council, FAO calls for immediate actions to eliminate the risk of famine
28/02/2024
Deputy Director-General Maurizio Martina points out the catastrophic damage induced by the conflict across the entire food supply chain
Statement by the Director-General on the food security situation in Gaza
24/02/2024
''I join the Secretary-General and my colleagues in the IASC in calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire''
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Gaza: Every day, more and more people are on the brink of famine-like conditions
12/02/2024
Interview with FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol on Gaza and other global emergencies including Ukraine and Sudan
FAO expresses deep alarm over acute hunger in the Gaza Strip
21/12/2023
UN agency issues call for urgent action in wake of Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report
Interruption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
01/08/2023
FAO Brief examines the potential implications on global food markets and food security
Ukraine: FAO and WFP join forces to clear agricultural land from remnants of the war and help farmers resume production
22/06/2023
The programme aims to prevent Ukraine from requiring food assistance in the long term
Sudan: acute food insecurity sparked by the ongoing crisis is set to escalate in coming months
19/06/2023
FAO urgently requires $95.4 million to scale up response to save lives, enable access to food and protect vital livelihoods
Increasing risk of hunger set to spread in hotspot areas as the Sudan crisis spills over into subregion and el Niño looms - warns new UN report
29/05/2023
Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali and the Sudan have been elevated to the highest alert level to join Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen