April 18, 2024 | 20:59 GMT +7
Hotline: 0913.378.918
April 18, 2024 | 20:59 GMT +7
Hotline: 0913.378.918
(VAN) From the FAO Office for Europe and Central Asia
(VAN) FAO urgently requires $95.4 million to scale up response to save lives, enable access to food and protect vital livelihoods.
(VAN) FAO’s Data in Emergencies (DIEM) Information System monitors the impact of shocks on agricultural livelihoods.
(VAN) Economic shocks grew as driver of food crises; war in Ukraine contributed to acute food and nutrition insecurity.
(VAN) The US is launching a new initiative to identify and invest in climate adaptation for Africa’s most nutritious crops in a bid to deal with growing hunger on the continent.
(VAN) In 2021, 396 million people in the region were undernourished and an estimated 1.05 billion people suffered from moderate or severe food insecurity.
(VAN) Increased support for the joint Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project as acute food insecurity intensifies.
(VAN) Acute food insecurity soars driven by conflicts, extreme weather events, rising food prices.
(VAN) FAO requires $500 million to implement the plan and enhance nutrition in humanitarian and development assistance.
(VAN) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged world finance leaders to “get concrete” as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe that Russia’s war_in_Ukraine has made even worse.
(VAN) Humanitarian needs, acute food insecurity are growing. Livelihood-saving agriculture activities are crucial, urgently require funding at scale - FAO Director-General.
(VAN) It’s a hidden crisis that has existed for years inside one of the most well-funded institutions on the planet and has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.