ABIDJAN ¨C With today¡¯s start of the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is making available to the media, experts on resilience and food systems who can comment on the linkages between desertification and hunger, as well as on large scale solutions and greening the Sahel.
BAGHDAD ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) together supported 104,500 people from vulnerable communities in Iraq to rebuild their livelihoods after conflict and adapt to climate change, alongside advancing the digitalization of the Public Distribution System for food rations (PDS).
NAIROBI ¨C Desperately needed rains across the Horn of Africa have so far failed to materialise, almost a month into the current rainy season, and if these conditions continue, along with stagnant and even decreasing humanitarian aid, the number of hungry people due to drought could spiral from the currently estimated 14 million to 20 million through 2022, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today.
CAIRO ¨C Arab film star, Hend Sabry has visited a climate change adaptation programme run by the Government of Egypt and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in her capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN agency.
NAIROBI ¨C Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle due to humanitarian resources being stretched to the limit as the world grapples with a toxic cocktail of conflict, climate shocks, and Covid-19, combined with spiraling costs of food and fuel, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today.
ROME ¨C As climate extremes become more frequent and intense, women and girls - who are at a higher risk than men and boys of experiencing the devastating effects of the climate crisis - including food insecurity, need to be front and centre when planning and implementing climate change adaptation solutions, said three United Nations' food agencies at their joint International Women's Day event today.
ANTANANARIVO ¨C Tropical Cyclone Emnati that made landfall in Madagascar on Wednesday, the fourth tropical storm in as many weeks to hit one of Africa¡¯s most storm-prone countries, threatens food security and is an example of how weather extremes will trigger runaway humanitarian needs if we do not tackle the climate crisis, warns the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ just days ahead of the launch of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
ANTANANARIVO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), along with the Government of Madagascar is providing food, logistics, IT assistance and an airlink to support relief operations in the districts of Mananjary and Manakara badly affected by Cyclone Batsirai that made landfall on 5 February.
JOHANNESBURG ¨C Lives, livelihoods, and harvest at risk as Tropical Cyclone Batsirai on course to hit Madagascar, already reeling from the impact of Storm Ana that hit in late January, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ warned today. The cyclone is also expected to bring heavy rains to Mozambique.
MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and USAID¡¯s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance have started food assistance for families affected by Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) in Dinagat and Siargao Islands, southeast Philippines.
NAIROBI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of DKK 28.4 million (USD 4.3 million) from the Government of Denmark for Scaling Up Anticipatory Action for Food Security to reduce the effects of climate shocks in the Horn of Africa. This is in addition to the DKK 15 million (USD 2.2 million) given by the Government of Denmark in 2019, to establish systems for financing that is allocated in advance of a climate disaster. This financing enables implementation of pre-agreed anticipatory actions, to reduce the impacts of predictable climate hazards before they materialize.
NEW DELHI: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Odisha have joined hands to improve the food security of small and marginal farmers in India by strengthening their resilience to climate change.
MANILA ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warmly welcomes Ireland¡¯s donation of €250,000 (approx. Php 14 million), the first funding contribution to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s emergency response to Super Typhoon Odette (internationally known as ¡°Rai¡±).
MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is providing crucial emergency logistics and telecommunications support to the Government of the Philippines in its response to the devastation caused by Typhoon Rai. This is the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in 2021 and the third strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines in December since the 1950s.
DILI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$ 120,000 contribution from the Government of Brazil to help restore the livelihoods of farming communities devastated by the cyclone that hit Timor-Leste in April. More than 31,000 households were affected, and some 2,660 hectares of irrigated land were destroyed by the storm.
MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today unveiled its Climate Change and Food Security Analysis (CCFSA) study in the Philippines. This study analyzes the interconnectedness of climate change and food security in the country, particularly the threats and the opportunities it presents to food, nutrition, and livelihoods in rural and urban areas.
JUBA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is scaling up support for people impacted by the third consecutive year of record floods that are battering South Sudan. The inundation is threatening to reverse gains made in food security as floodwaters swallow up large swaths of farmland and pastures, destroy crops, and drown precious livestock and entire villages.
Climate change experts from United Nations University (UNU) and Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) call for better integration of nature-based solutions in adaptation planning at COP26 in Glasgow.
HARARE ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Japan are pleased to announce the finalisation of a resilience building programme in the district of Mount Darwin.
ANTANANARIVO ¨C As climate talks get underway in Glasgow, families in Southern Madagascar, where climate is driving famine-like conditions, brace themselves for yet another harsh year ahead as the ongoing drought shows no signs of abating, signaling deteriorating hunger.
ROME ¨C Climate change is a leading cause of global hunger as relentless droughts render fertile land bare, devastating floods destroy crops and record-breaking storms reduce homes and infrastructure to rubble. In 2020, extreme climate drove 30 million people from their homes ¨C more than the population of Australia and New Zealand combined.
MANILA PHILIPPINES¨C The world faces an exponential increase in hunger fuelled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help communities adapt to climatic shocks and stresses is ignored, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has warned on World Food Day.
16 October 2021, Baghdad ¨C Today on World Food Day, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) renew their commitment to help reform food systems in Iraq, calling for action to tackle water shortages and climate change.
ROME ¨C The world faces an exponential increase in hunger fuelled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help communities adapt to climatic shocks and stresses is ignored, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warns ahead of World Food Day, on 16 October.
