Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agri-food systems to shocks and stresses and led to increased global food insecurity and malnutrition. Action is needed to make agri-food...
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme Seventy-second session Geneva, 4-8 October 2021 Item 4 (a) of the provisional agenda Consideration of reports on the work of the Standing...
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The people in need (PIN) due to key persistent key drivers (Conflict, desert locust, climatic factors-droughts and floods, economic instability) has increased by over 12%. However, the cluster target...
Juba— The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes US$2 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance to foster...
Dry conditions increase over the Greater Horn of Africa Africa Weather Hazards Locust swarms have formed in north-central Ethiopia, northern Somalia, and Sudan. Abnormal dryness continues in the...
HIGHLIGHTS BACKGROUND Situation Overview The situation in northern Ethiopia continues to be volatile and highly unpredictable, with humanitarian operations heavily constrained due to insecurity,...
OVERVIEW Food insecurity has been a persistent issue in Somalia since 1991 (The Conversation 29/04/2021). In 2021, the number of people experiencing food insecurity in the country has increased, and...
A joint statement by the IGAD Executive Secretary, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu and the FAO Subregional Coordinator for Eastern Africa, Dr Chimimba David Phiri 18 November 2021, Nairobi – Vulnerable...