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ProjectProgramme / project reportRegional Asia and the Pacific: Project Highlights - OSRO/RAS/405/GER 2025
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No results found.The Government of Germnay, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities, contributed USD 865 000 to strengthen preparedness and mitigate the impacts of El Niño-induced drought and tropical cyclones on 3 258 of the most vulnerable households in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. -
BookletCorporate general interestInformation brief: The wildlife–livelihoods–health nexus: Challenges and priorities in Asia and the Pacific 2024
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No results found.The interplay between the wildlife–health and livelihoods nexus in the Asia-Pacific region is currently at a critical juncture, requiring immediate attention and action. The urgency of the call is underscored by the significant impacts of recent zoonotic disease outbreaks, including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), avian influenza, Nipah virus, and the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting devastation on health and economies in the Asia and Pacific region. Factors such as population growth, urbanization, and mounting pressure on natural resources in the Asia-Pacific region add to the complexities of this nexus. Failure to address these challenges could result in damaging consequences for both human and wildlife populations, including increased risks of disease transmission, biodiversity loss, and threats to livelihoods. Despite the threats to health, economies and societies that these interactions have produced, wildlife remains essential to the livelihoods of countless rural communities, particularly those of Indigenous Peoples. There is an urgent need for action to mitigate or prevent future calamities and promote sustainable coexistence between people and wildlife. This first information brief on the wildlife-livelihoods-health nexus in Asia and the Pacific is intended to shed light on the current landscape of human–wildlife–health interactions, examine the challenges, and the existing and potential opportunities for change. The brief concludes with recommendations for policymakers on how to better protect all species, livelihoods and societies. The recommendations are expected to stimulate coordinated actions and promote policy changes and investments across sustainable use and management of wildlife resources, rural livelihoods, and One Health. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportViet Nam: Project Highlights - OSRO/VIE/001/USA 2024
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No results found.The United States of America contributed USD 2 974 318 to FAO’s project entitled “Risk mitigation and management of health threats from animals in Viet Nam”. The project’s objective was to strengthen animal health systems in order to reduce the risks and impact of emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance and biothreats through an inclusive One Health approach. The project strengthened the information sharing capacities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to better mitigate risks and manage health threats from many different animals. It also improved the capacities of the Department of Animal Health and relevant stakeholders in early detection and response to avian influenza health threats, among other results.
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BookletCorporate general interestFAOSTYLE: English 2024The objective of having a house style is to ensure clarity and consistency across all FAO publications. Now available in HTML, this updated edition of FAOSTYLE: English covers matters such as punctuation, units, spelling and references. All FAO staff, consultants and contractors involved in writing, reviewing, editing, translating or proofreading FAO texts and information products in English should use FAOSTYLE, together with the practical guidance on processes and layout questions provided in Publishing at FAO – strategy and guidance.
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Book (series)Corporate general interestNear East and North Africa – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2024
Financing the transformation of agrifood systems
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No results found.Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023. The Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition warns that the Arab region remains off-track to meet the food security and nutrition targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.In 2023, 66.1 million people, approximately 14 percent of the population in the Arab region, faced hunger. The report highlights that access to adequate food remains elusive for millions. Around 186.5 million people – 39.4 percent of the population – faced moderate or severe food insecurity, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the previous year. Alarmingly, 72.7 million people experienced severe food insecurity. -
BookletCorporate general interestPolicy incubator on extending social insurance for agriculture workers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
Expert group meeting report 24-26 June 2024
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No results found.As part of their broader efforts to address informality and decent work deficits in the agriculture sector, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) engaged with practitioners and policymakers in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region to advance the understanding of the institutional, administrative and financial barriers that hinder the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes.