Home | FAO Emergency and Resilience | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Discover About FAO In action Media Main topics Resources Member countries Get involved English العربية 中文 Français Русский Español Share × Close FAO emergencies and resilience Our focus Crises Partnerships Resource repository News Publications Videos Audio Photo collection In emergencies, FAO saves lives, safeguards livelihoods and lays the foundations for resilience Find out more > News Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ as famine looms in the Horn of Africa – new report 21/09/2022 Rising conflict, weather 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 News Food insecurity in Sri Lanka likely to worsen amid poor agricultural production, price spikes and ongoing economic crisis, FAO and WFP warn 12/09/2022 Nearly 30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecurity, and will likely deteriorate further unless urgent assistance is provided Tweets by @FAOemergencies Highlights In Focus Hunger crisis in Somalia Somalia continues to face one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis. FAO distributed potato seeds to farmers in Ukraine 26/05/2022 The ongoing war in Ukraine has affected the planting and harvesting season. As part of its support to Ukrainian farmers, FAO has distributed over 800 metric tonnes of potato seed kits to 17 740 vulnerable families. Play Video Humanitarian Assistance to drought effected pastoralists in Kenya 09/09/2022 Kenya is facing its third La Niña induced drought in a decade. An estimated 3.1 million people are facing acute food insecurity and in need of humanitarian assistance. Play Video In focus Desert locust crisis (2020-2021) With the tremendous support of resource partners, FAO has made great strides against the worst desert locust upsurge to hit the Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen in decades. In focus FAO in the 2022 humanitarian appeals The world has not faced a risk of widespread famine affecting multiple countries so severe in over a decade. Audio Photo Video Publications see all publications Follow us on FAO Organizational Chart Worldwide offices Regional Office for Africa Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa Country Offices Jobs Contact us Terms and Conditions Data protection and privacy Scam Alert Report Misconduct Download our app © FAO 2022