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Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities: Briefing note

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) The Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA), established in 2004, enhances the capacity of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to respond rapidly to food security and agricultural emergencies. Through strategic resource partner funding, SFERA provides FAO with the financial means and flexibility to react promptly to humanitarian crises, reducing the time between funding decisions and action on the ground.

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FAO. 2023. Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities: Briefing note. Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5012en

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