33rd Session of the FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for Africa opens in Kingdom of Morocco 18 April 2024, Rabat - Hunger levels in Africa have increased in the past two years, due to lingering...
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No longer a minefield - Rehabilitating lands scarred by diamond mining to offer new livelihoods in Sierra Leone
In the district of Kono, in eastern Sierra Leone, the yellow soils lie barren and exposed, gouged out by the relentless quest for diamonds. In large swathes of this region, the earth is scarred and...
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Seasonal precipitation predictions in the Desert Locust spring/summer breeding areas (May – October 2024)
The latest seasonal dynamical models con0nue to suggest above-normal rainfall from eastern Africa across the Arabian Peninsula to northwest India in the coming months. The posi0ve Indian Ocean Dipole...
Agrometeorological Early Warning Bulletin: Early warning: Increased risk of flooding in low-lying areas (11-20 April 2024) [EN/AR]
The second dekad of April 2024 usually marks a continuation of the increase of precipitation from late March 2024 across the country. The estimation of precipitation for the current dekad presents a...
Sudan: Cereal production down by over 40 percent, likely exacerbating hunger
Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, evaluates the food security situation on the ground and urges continued global support 16/04/2024 Rome -- Cereal production in...
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FPMA Bulletin #3, 12 April 2024
KEY MESSAGES International wheat prices declined in March 2024, amid ample global supplies, relatively favourable conditions of crops still to be harvested and strong competition on international...
Project Highlights: Supporting resilient food security and protection-sensitive livelihoods strategies in Far North Cameroon (OSRO/CMR/200/JPN)
Objective To improve food security, early recovery and resilience through protection-sensitive strategies among vulnerable internally displaced people (IDPs), refugees, returnees and host...
Northeastern Nigeria | Humanitarian Response Plan 2024
In 2023, the levels of acute food insecurity in northeastern Nigeria were comparable to those reported during the peak of the crisis in 2016/17. Ongoing conflict, flooding and high food prices are...
5 things you should know about how conflict in Sudan is devastating agriculture and people's food security
One year on from the start of the most recent hostilities in Sudan, here are five things to know about conflict’s devastating impact on agriculture In April 2023, armed conflict erupted between the...
GIEWS Country Brief: Haiti 15-April-2024
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Heightened violence continues to affect food security Planting of 2024 main maize and paddy crops ongoing Cereal imports forecast at near-average levels in 2023/24 Despite...
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Colombia 2023 - Población refugiada y migrante: Avance en la respuesta RMRP - Seguridad alimentaria y nutrición
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Resilience building in Somalia: FAO Programme Review 2024
Leveraging on more than a decade of delivering humanitarian response, saving lives, and building resilient and sustainable livelihoods in Somalia, FAO continues to prioritize strengthening the...
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La faim s'aggrave en Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale dans un contexte de conflits persistants et de troubles économiques
DAKAR – Selon l'analyse de la sécurité alimentaire du Cadre Harmonisé de mars 2024 publiée par le Comité permanent inter-Etats de lutte contre la sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS), près de 55 millions...
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Worsening hunger grips West and Central Africa amid persistent conflict and economic turmoil
DAKAR - Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis...
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Cameroon: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Kingdom of Belgium contribute to the Government of Cameroon’s Emergency Plan to Combat Food Crisis in the country...
Somalia Weekly Weather Forecast - Valid From 10th to 16th April 2024
Light to moderate rains expected over several isolated areas in Jubaland, Southwest and Galgaduud with dry conditions in Somaliland and Puntland. Weather Review for the Week Between 2 and 9 April...
Minuta 2da Reunión Ordinaria Clúster SAN Red Humanitaria Honduras, 20 de marzo 2024 [Meeting minutes]
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Reunión Ordinaria del Clúster de Seguridad Alimentaria (CSAN), miércoles 20 de marzo 2024
En el prefacio o introducción del Plan Estratégico 2023-2025 del Clúster Global de Seguridad Alimentaria (gFSC), el Director de emergencias de PMA Kyung-nan Park y Rein Paulsen Director, División de...
Shaping the future of agrifood systems in Africa – major regional conference opens next week
33rd FAO Regional Conference for Africa in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, 18-20 April 9 April 2024, Rabat/Accra -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will bring together African...
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Asia and the Pacific: El Niño Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 31 March 2024)
Nearing the end of El Niño El Niño remains but is nearing its end, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). Oceanic indicators such as tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures still...