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Rohingya: three years into the crisis

25 Aug 2020

Lebanon Flash Appeal - August 2020

17 Aug 2020

FSC Global funding dashboard

The gFSC funding dashboard provides the latest figures on FSC requirements and funding for the 2020 appeals i.e. the country level HRPs as well as the COVID-19 GHRP. It tracks...
30 Jul 2020

CFS-FSC WEBINAR - Making Food Systems Work for Healthy Diets

Presentation of the Draft Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition by the Committee on World Food Security Note from the Global Food Security Cluster Coordinator Today, as we speak,...
29 Jul 2020

Safeguarding food security and nutrition during and after COVID-19

The gFSC calls for immediate collective and strategic action by national governments, partners and donors to rapidly and effectively coordinate response efforts, at global and national levels, to: Ensure access...
27 Jul 2020

FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots July 2020

The COVID-19 crisis unfolds at a time when the number of acutely food-insecure people in the world has already risen over the past four years, largely due to conflict, climate...
20 Jul 2020

Fully funded, coordinated response critical to avoid food security catastrophe from COVID-19

Release of the Global Humanitarian Response Plan (GHRP): COVID-19 Progress Report, 26 June 2020 Message on behalf of Bruno Minjauw, global Food Security Cluster Coordinator Dear colleagues, Without an immediate...
7 Jul 2020

Food Security Cluster Strategic Plan 2020-2022

The year 2020 marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Global Food Security Cluster(gFSC). Unfortunately, since then more people have been affected by humanitarian crises across theworld and...
6 Jul 2020

WFP Global Response to COVID-19: June 2020

The global COVID-19 crisis is threatening food security, especially in low- and middle-income countries and fragile states. The UN Secretary-General has warned of an impending global food emergency that could...
1 Jul 2020

Guidance for Emergency Seed Interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Emergency seed interventions may already be planned or ongoing in many areas (e.g. to respond to drought, pest infestation, displacement, or other stresses). COVID-19 and its associated restrictions on travel,...
25 Jun 2020

THE DESERT LOCUST CRISIS IN THE NEW REVISED HRP

25 Jun 2020

Countries at risk of food insecurity and agriculture loss from COVID-19 and/or desert locust crises

15 Jun 2020

The regional Food security and nutrition Working group West Africa

Advocacy note on the immediate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the food and nutrition security in West African countries and the Sahel. Available in English and French.
10 Jun 2020

Note de plaidoyer en faveur d’une réponse coordonnée et mise à l’echelle de sécurité du Covid-19 au Mali

L’urgence sanitaire ne doit pas faire oublier que l’impact du COVID-19 est aussi socio-économique et va aggraver la situation de sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle d’une population malienne déjà extrêmement vulnérable...
10 Jun 2020

The IPC Population Tracking Tool

The IPC Population Tracking Tool is a new online platform that gives the public access to population data from more than 30 different countries. It allows users to download resource...
3 Jun 2020

Desert Locust Crisis Story Map

20 May 2020

Food Security Cluster 2019 in review

Cyclones Idai, Kenneth and the escalating conflicts in the Sahel. From the displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh to the ongoing conflicts in the Sahel Region, 2019 was marked by the heavy...
5 May 2020

Taking anticipatory action to protect livelihoods and food security in desert locust-affected communities

(Source FAO) In recent weeks we have highlighted our ongoing support of government-led efforts to control the desert locust upsurge – as illustrated in the FAO desert locust information dashboard...
1 May 2020

FAO - Early Warning Early Action Report on food security and agriculture (apr/jun 2020)

The Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It provides a quarterly forward-looking...
27 Apr 2020

2020 GLOBAL REPORT ON FOOD CRISES

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2020 is the result of a joint, consensus-based assessment of acute food insecurity situations around the world by 16 partner organizations. At 135...
22 Apr 2020

Save the Date, 21 April. Food Crises and COVID-19, launch of the 2020 Global Report

Release of the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises and COVID-19 and knock-on effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the hungriest countries. For more info: http://www.fightfoodcrises.net Flyer attached. The 2020 Global...
20 Apr 2020

FAO - COVID-19 policy briefs collection and policymaking toolkit

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting not only people’s lives, livelihoods and nutrition but also food trade, food supply chains and markets. Among the tools that FAO is developing to provide...
9 Apr 2020

GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN COVID-19

“The world is only as strong as the weakest health system. This COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan aims to enable us to fight the virus in the world’s poorest countries,...
25 Mar 2020

International Day of Happiness (20 March)

What is the International Day of Happiness? It’s a day to be happy, of course! Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness as a way...
20 Mar 2020

global Food Security Cluster Coordinator, Bruno Minjauw visits Burkina Faso

Bruno Minjauw, the global Food Security Cluster Coordinator, recently visited Burkina Faso. He travelled to Ouagadougou, Kaya and Dori to meet with agency representatives, sector focal points and governors following...
19 Mar 2020