ANTANANARIVO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Madagascar have launched an innovative project that seeks to develop rural communities in Androy and Anosy regions, in southern Madagascar.
KAMPALA ¨C The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have welcomed a contribution of US$4.7 million from Norway to jointly implement programmes which increase climate resilience and improve food and nutrition security for 8,000 families in the Teso sub-region of eastern Uganda.
N¡¯DJAMENA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Chad has received a contribution of US$ 5 million from the Republic of Korea to strengthen 3,400 vulnerable households¡¯ resilience to climate change through the development and rehabilitation of water harvesting and management infrastructures for climate resilient livelihoods.
NOUAKCHOTT ¨C Today, BMZ, UNHCR, UNICEF and Â鶹ÊÓƵ ended a five-day visit to Mauritania that included Ministerial-level discussions and a field trip to Hodh Chargui. It is the first time that the four agencies have undertaken such a visit, which provided deep insights into the results that can be achieved when humanitarian, development and peace actors collaborate in mitigating shocks and building resilience in communities affected by forced displacement and climatic shocks.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH ¨C?The United Nation¡¯s Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the World Bank signed an agreement today to scale up disaster risk protection financed by Germany and the United Kingdom for vulnerable communities and nations faced with catastrophic climate extremes like storms and drought. As world leaders confront the global climate crisis at the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), this initiative underscores the importance of investment in climate action to protect vulnerable communities when disasters strike.
PANAMA ¨C In the wake of the three devastating hurricanes Fiona, Ian and Julia that gathered strength in the Atlantic Ocean in September and October causing heavy rain, flooding and mudslides, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is providing emergency food to 800,000 people affected in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as logistical and technical support to governments and partners. Ahead of the hurricane season, Â鶹ÊÓƵ prepositioned food, equipment and staff across the region.
CAIRO ¨C Arab film star Hend Sabry lent her voice to a United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) campaign highlighting the impact of the climate crisis on the most vulnerable communities in the Middle East and North Africa as world leaders convene in Egypt¡¯s Sharm El Sheikh that hosts the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27).
ROME ¨C As world leaders gather at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is calling on the international community to invest in building the resilience of vulnerable communities living on the frontlines of the climate crisis in Pakistan and other climate hotspots.
The proportion of people facing severe acute food insecurity is at the highest level ever, surpassing levels seen even during the conflicts in 2013 and 2016.
ROME ¨C As world leaders gather at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt next month, Â鶹ÊÓƵ highlights the urgent need for climate adaptation solutions to stem the tide of growing hunger. The unfolding global food crisis cannot be stopped until we support communities and nations to manage the risks associated with a changing climate.
KATHMANDU ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in support of the Government of Nepal¡¯s emergency response, has dispatched cash assistance to communities at perilous risk ahead of monsoon flooding in Western Nepal, helping to soften the blow of the climate-related disaster.
MOGADISHU ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ is delivering life-saving food and nutrition assistance to record numbers of people in Somalia, with over 4 million people a month receiving urgent humanitarian support to prevent famine in the face of the region¡¯s worst drought in over 40 years.
HARARE ¨C The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has today contributed US$36.7 million on behalf of the American people to help the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) provide food assistance at the peak of the lean season between October and March next year.
Phnom Penh, 16 October 2022 ¨C The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) are marking World Food Day on 17 October this year by calling for greater investment in the transformation of food systems to ensure food and nutrition security and to cope with shocks and crises.
DILI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes Ms. Cecilia Garzon as its new Country Representative in Timor-Leste. On 18 October, Ms. Garzon formally presented her credentials to the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, H.E. Juli?o da Silva, and reiterated Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s commitment to improving food security and ending all forms of malnutrition in Timor-Lestethe country, while helping to strengthening the country¡¯s capacities to respond to climate shocks.
DAKAR ¨C Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding across West and Central Africa has affected five million people in 19 countries across the region, claiming hundreds of lives, upending livelihoods, displacing tens of thousands from their homes and decimating over a million hectares of cropland - in a region already in the grips of an unprecedented hunger crisis. This climate-related disaster is one of the deadliest the region has seen in years and is likely to deepen the already worrisome hunger situation for millions.
BISHKEK - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) - with financial assistance from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) - is launching a project in the Kyrgyz Republic to help vulnerable rural communities manage climate risks such as increasing weather variability, by providing climate services and helping to promote climate sensitive livelihoods.
MOGADISHU ¨C In Somalia, the United Nation Â鶹ÊÓƵ is delivering life-saving assistance to more people than ever before, reaching 3.7 million people with relief and over 300,000 with nutrition support - but famine is now an imminent reality unless immediate and drastic action is taken.
YEREVAN¨C In response to the increasing numbers of food insecure people in the southern regions of Armenia, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has opened a new office in Kapan city to help with its expanding operations in the Syunik region. Â鶹ÊÓƵ will support communities relying on agriculture as a source of employment by helping with irrigation systems and efforts to build sustainable, climate-sensitive food systems.
ANTANANARIVO - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ has welcomed a US$ 1.6 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide life-saving food assistance to drought-hit people in southern Madagascar.
MANILA ¨C Following an intensive emergency response, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has launched early recovery support for communities severely affected by Typhoon Rai - locally named Odette - that hit the country in December 2021. Some 80,000 people will participate in Â鶹ÊÓƵ Food Assistance for Assets projects in the provinces of Bohol and Southern Leyte and in the region of Caraga.
NB: This is a re-issue of a 23 June 2022 joint FAO-Â鶹ÊÓƵ news release. This version corrects the number of people facing acute levels of food insecurity in Cabo Verde.
DAKAR ¨C The number of people affected by food insecurity in Cabo Verde is set to spike with more than 46,000 women, men and children ¨C almost 10 percent of the population - facing an acute deterioration in food security between June and August this year. This represents a threat to the country¡¯s hard-won gains in food security over recent years forcing the Government to declare a social and economic national emergency on 20 June. If not urgently addressed, this will severely disrupt food access and agricultural production, putting more lives at risk as the country depends largely on imports to meet its food needs.
ADDIS ABABA ¨C? Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20[1] million people in Ethiopia who are facing a combination of conflict in the north and climate shocks ¨C drought ¨C in the south while dwindling resources mean food and nutrition support may run dry from next month, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today.
BALI, INDONESIA ¨C The United Nation¡¯s Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is attending the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) from 23-29 May to call for urgent action in a time of increasing disasters and growing humanitarian needs.
ABIDJAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is today calling for a massive expansion of proven solutions that help fix broken food systems and make communities affected by land degradation more resilient to shocks.
