FAO, IFAD and Â鶹ÊÓƵ bring together high-level representatives and farmers¡¯ organizations for the annual joint event in Rome
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today marked International Women¡¯s Day with a joint event dedicated to strengthening women farmers¡¯ access to justice, rights and opportunities.
Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises
ROME ¨C A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warns that acute food insecurity is deepening in 16 hunger hotspots, which threatens to drive millions more into famine or risk of famine.
Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch
ROME ¨C A new joint UN report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the world face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and death in the coming months unless there is urgent humanitarian action and a coordinated international effort to de-escalate conflict, stem displacement, and mount an urgent full-scale aid response.
Latest Hunger Hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Ni?a-linked climate extremes
ROME ¨C Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger ¡°Hotspots¡±, a new United Nations early warning report has revealed today. The report spotlights the urgent need of assistance to prevent famine in Gaza and the Sudan, and further deterioration in the devastating hunger crises in Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan. It also warns of the lingering impact of El Ni?o and the looming threat of La Ni?a that risks bringing further climate extremes that could upend lives and livelihoods.
The UN¡¯s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have today launched an action plan to work together in fragile contexts ¡ª countries simultaneously affected by economic shocks, and extreme weather, in combination with little or no institutional and government capacity to help people cope. The UN agencies seek to leverage the strengths and expertise of each organization to enhance resilience in fragile environments and improve food security for those who need it most.
Rome, 07 March 2024 - Investing in gender equality and women¡¯s empowerment is not only more urgent than ever but also an incredibly smart investment to generate economic growth, food security, income opportunities and better lives, particularly in rural areas where most of the world¡¯s poorest live. That will be the message tomorrow on International Women¡¯s Day from leaders at the Rome-based United Nations agriculture and food agencies event - Invest in Women: accelerate progress.
PORT-AU-PRINCE ¨C Violence caused by armed groups, economic slowdown and climate-related effects continue to drive high levels of hunger in Haiti, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report issued last week. Despite a reduction in the number of people facing acute food insecurity across the country, 44 percent of Haitians continue to find themselves in either Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels of hunger.
Leaders from FAO, IFAD and Â鶹ÊÓƵ warn of a deepening crisis in South Sudan without immediate action and investment in resilience.
Juba ¨C The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan¡¯s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today as they wrapped up a three-day visit to the country.
The programme aims to prevent Ukraine from requiring food assistance in the long term
Kyiv/Rome ¨C The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched a joint programme in collaboration with mine action partner Fondation Suisse de D¨¦minage (FSD) to support smallholder farmers and rural families most affected by the war.
VIENTIANE, 30 November 2022 - H.E. Cindy McCain, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Rome-based agencies today concluded her visit to Lao PDR, where the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are working together to improve food security, nutrition and resilience of Lao families and communities.
Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General and Italy¡¯s President join other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition
Rome - World Food Day 2022 celebrations were held in Rome today under the rallying cry "leave no one behind," amid a deteriorating global food security crisis and all-time high numbers of people at risk of experiencing serious levels of hunger in Asia and Africa.
BAGHDAD ¨C On the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) call for action to address food loss and adopt sustainable food waste management in Iraq.
COLOMBO, 28 September 2022 ¨C The United States Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain concluded a two-day official visit to the North Western and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka today. Accompanied by the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, Ambassador McCain visited several projects of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Rising conflict, climate extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers
ROME ¨C The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ¡®hunger hotspots¡¯ ¨C driven by rising conflict, weather extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the pandemic and the ripple effects of the crisis in Ukraine, a joint UN report released today has found.
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.
UN agencies say further scaling up of assistance urgently needed as new report highlights widespread food insecurity
Rome - New findings indicate the food crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shows little sign of abating, and could worsen in the coming months without scaled-up assistance, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today.
Pope Francis joins other leaders with messages for global event paying tribute to Food Heroes
Rome - World Food Day 2021 celebrations began today, with a global event where participants noted that while the challenges of global hunger, climate crisis and COVID-19 remain formidable, there is also a new momentum and energy behind efforts to transform our agri-food systems, making them more fit for purpose.
Pressing need to upscale both food aid and agricultural livelihoods assistance to head off a worst-case scenario
ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR: With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in southern Madagascar. This is the stark warning from two United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), as they seek to draw international attention to a humanitarian crisis that risks being invisible.
The online public consultation will feed into the organizations¡¯ strategic outlooks and provide a platform to share ideas to accelerate achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched an online public consultation to obtain inputs on how the UN agencies can collaborate in key areas in the coming years.
ROME - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome, Italy from July 19 to July 21, 2021.
Rome ¨C Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unless more women in rural and urban areas hold leadership positions with increased decision-making power, say the heads of the three United Nations¡¯ food agencies ahead of their joint International Women¡¯s Day event on 8 March.
Bangkok, Thailand ¨C The economic impact of COVID-19 on the world¡¯s most populous region is threatening to further undermine efforts to improve diets and nutrition of nearly two billion people in Asia and the Pacific who were already unable to afford healthy diets prior to the pandemic, says a new report published today by four specialized agencies of the United Nations.
Securing healthy diets for the billions who cannot afford them would save trillions in costs
Rome, 13 July 2020 ¨C More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years, and countries around the world continue to struggle with multiple forms of malnutrition.
