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El Niño is coming. Here is where the risks to agriculture are highest
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
New FAO-WFP report warns worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk
Developing a Career Contributing to Food Security in Africa: Tatsuki Sakai from Japan
Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan
UN agencies warn of worsening hunger and malnutrition crisis in Somalia as famine risk emerges
Millions trapped in deepening hunger crisis in the DRC as needs far outpace humanitarian response
New report urges urgent, coordinated financing to reverse rising hunger and transform agrifood systems across Africa
Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen, UN, EU and partners warn in new report
More than half of Haitians still facing acute food insecurity: Government and partners urge intensified efforts to safeguard progress
Women farmers’ access to justice and resources take centre stage as Rome-based UN agencies mark International Women’s Day 2026
UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without…
New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
UN expert on the right to development to visit Germany
Famine conditions confirmed in Sudan’s El Fasher and Kadugli as hunger and malnutrition ease where conflict subsides
FAO outlines four key areas for G20 leadership in transforming agrifood systems
Famine Confirmed For First Time In Gaza
UN agencies warn key food and nutrition indicators exceed famine thresholds in Gaza
Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report
As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away
Joint statement by OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO on fuel shortage in Gaza
FAO and WFP early warning report reveals worsening hunger in 13 hotspots; five with immediate risk of starvation
Security Council Press Statement On Sudan
One year in detention: heads of United Nations agencies and INGOs renew demand for release of staff detained in northern Yemen
World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza
Conflict and rising food prices drive Congolese into one of the world’s worst food crises according to new IPC data
FAO, IFAD and WFP join forces to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025
Somalia: Drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4 million people into hunger, the Federal Government of Somalia and UN warn
Is rainfall a source of PFAS chemicals in Sydney drinking water reservoirs?
New UN Report: 74 percent of Latin American and Caribbean countries are highly exposed to extreme weather events, affecting food security
Food insecurity deepens in Lebanon following conflict, new report shows
Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas
UN report: Hunger in the Arab region reaches a new height as challenges intensify
Cascade Filtration Plant receives upgrade to improve drinking water quality
New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots alongside the looming La Niña climate threat in others
World Food Day 2024: Global ceremony highlights the right to nutritious safe and affordable foods
SOUTH SUDAN: Refugees fleeing world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Sudan confronted with lack of food across the border
Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report
Sudan is facing an unprecedented hunger catastrophe, say UN agency chiefs
UN Rome-based Agencies and COP Presidencies mobilise for climate action and finance in fragile contexts ahead of COP29
Detention of United Nations and non-governmental organization personnel in Yemen
WHO-led Tobacco-Free Farms Initiative awarded UN grant for scaling up
Hunger Hotspots Report: famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan
Sudan’s children trapped in critical malnutrition crisis, warn UN agencies
Financing social protection and care systems turbocharges economies, reduces poverty
Whole Farm Planning Course For Fire Affected Farmers
Joint NGO Statement Calling on UN Security Council to Pass Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

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