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• The Emergency Response Plan (ERP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for 2024 requires USD 150 million to assist 821 050 people in rural areas through December 2024.
• To date, FAO has raised USD 17.5 million against the total of USD 150 million under the ERP 2024, leaving a gap of USD 132.5 million, which are urgently needed to support vulnerable households and farmers in frontline areas during the production season of 2024 and in order to prepare for the winter season 2024/25.
• In 2024, FAO has already supported 33 430 rural families with cash and voucher assistance and drip irrigation kits to enable them to cover their immediate needs and restore and keep production. Moreover, 3 130 farmers benefited from the distribution of spring crops seeds, generators, temporary storage equipment, animal feed, and cash and vouchers.
• Due to the tense security situation in Kharkivska oblast, FAO will scale up its activities in the region, cooperating closely with the Government of Ukraine, local authorities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). FAO will increase its presence in the region to coordinate needs assessment and timely response, as well as monitor the needs for animal evacuation.