DRC Faces Record Hunger Crisis Amid Escalating Conflict and Rising Food Prices
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a record humanitarian crisis, as 28 million people face acute hunger, exacerbated by escalating conflict in […]
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World Without Hunger Conference provides key opportunity for countries like Sudan to advance food security goals
The three-day World Without Hunger Conference, organized by UNIDO, the Ethiopian Government, and the African Union with FAO’s support, was held at the Adwa Victory […]
2024 Hassan II World Water Prize awarded to FAO
The Grand Hassan II World Water Prize was awarded this year to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for its commitment […]
Ethiopia has inaugurated the Pandemic Fund mega project against potential pandemics.
Ethiopia took a significant step towards bolstering its defenses against potential pandemics by officially launching the Ethiopian Pandemic Multi-Sectoral Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Project (EPPR) […]
FAO provides Senegal close to $250,000 to fight Tsetse flies causing loss of livestock
The UN agency for Food and Agriculture, FAO, has granted Senegal’s Ministry of Livestock and Animal Productions around $250,000 earmarked to help the West African […]
More than 11 million people at risk of famine in Sudan, FAO warns
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of “an imminent food crisis in Sudan” which will affect more than 11 million people because […]
Covid-19: Fifteen African countries threatened by a food crisis, FAO and WFP warned
According to a joint analysis by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 15 “at-risk” African countries are threatened by […]
Fight against desert locusts will take time, despite significant control gains – FAO Director
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of (FAO), QU Dongyu, has warned that efforts to control desert locusts will take time, noting increased […]
Heavy human toll in Kenya after seasonal rains
Kenya has been facing bad weather for the past three weeks. The seasonal rains are much heavier than usual and are causing a heavy human […]
Locusts leave a million hungry in Ethiopia — UN
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization says about a million people in Ethiopia are in need of food aid after swarms of locusts destroyed […]