The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides...
GENEVA (31 March 2020) – A UN human rights expert called for the immediate lifting of international sanctions to prevent hunger crises in countries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. "The continued...
Background More than half of South Sudan’s population – 6.5 million people out of 12 million – were expected to face severe food insecurity at the height of the annual hunger season – even before...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate existing food crises in the East Africa region and drive worsening food security and nutritional outcomes. Given the high level of uncertainty...
South Sudan - Crisis Fact Sheet #5, Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
HIGHLIGHTS Effects of 2019 floods contribute to deteriorating food security conditions Desert locusts invade southeastern South Sudan, threaten food security Health actors respond to Hepatitis E...
Current and forecast rainfall indicative of early to timely onset of rainfall seasons in February and March KEY MESSAGES
FAO and the United States of America have partnered closely over the past 75 years on efforts to end hunger and malnutrition around the world. The United States of America is the largest financial...
HIGHLIGHTS EMERGENCY RESPONSE More than 700,000 flood-affected people receive assistance in worst hit areas Generous and timely contributions of over $47 million from donors has allowed humanitarian...
Libya Despite international calls for ceasefire due to the COVID-19 outbreak, clashes and shelling in and around Tripoli continue. Southern neighbourhoods of the capital have been hit, including a...