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NewsletterNewsletterGIEWS Update - The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, 16 December 2025
Cyclone Storm Ditwah caused widespread devastation to agriculture, fisheries and rural livelihoods
2025Also available in:
No results found.In late November 2025, Cyclone Storm Ditwah struck the country, causing widespread devastation. Heavy rains triggered severe flooding and landslides, resulting in loss of life and severe damage to the agriculture sector, particularly to the 2026 main Maha paddy crop, the country's main staple food, as well as to maize and vegetables. Early assessments indicate extensive damage to housing and critical agricultural infrastructure, destruction of fishery and livestock assets, and loss of households' food stocks. Farmers' financial capacity was already severely strained following the prolonged 2019–2024 economic crisis, limiting their ability to replant the lost 2026 main Maha crops and cultivate the forthcoming 2026 Yala season. Urgent support to affected farmers is required to protect productive capacity and prevent significant agricultural production shortfalls. -
NewsletterNewsletterGIEWS Special Alert No. 333 - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone (Ebola outbreak)
Grave food security concerns following the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
2014Also available in:
The 2014 main crop harvesting season is about to start and faces difficulties mainly due to labour shortages as a result of movement restrictions following the Ebola outbreak. Disruptions in cross-border trade and marketing activities have resulted in sharp price rises, affecting the food security situation of large numbers of people. An Emergency Operation (EMOP) amounting to 65 000 tonnes was jointly approved by WFP and FAO on 25 August 2014 to provide food assistance to approximately 1.3 million most affected people over a period of three months. FAO, together with respective government authorities and other stakeholders, is supporting the overall response plan and identifying appropriate mechanisms to assist agricultural production, specifically in harvesting and related post-harvest activities. -
NewsletterNewsletterFAO GIEWS Special Alert No. 332- IRAQ, 25 June 2014 2014
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Iraq has been plunged into a renewed precarious humanitarian situation with the current escalation of armed conflict. Already the long years of instability have led to protracted humanitarian crises and significant deterioration of both accessibility and the quality of essential services. Although some gains were registered in the last several years in containing food deprivation, civil insecurity, disruptions of markets, limited income and lack of access to sufficient food continue to be the ma in causes of food insecurity in Iraq. The Public Distribution System (PDS) remains the main source of food for the poorest Iraqis although the rate of dependency was reported to have decreased from 67 percent in 2007 to 57 percent in 2011.
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2019Considering the detrimental environmental impact of current food systems, and the concerns raised about their sustainability, there is an urgent need to promote diets that are healthy and have low environmental impacts. These diets also need to be socio-culturally acceptable and economically accessible for all. Acknowledging the existence of diverging views on the concepts of sustainable diets and healthy diets, countries have requested guidance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on what constitutes sustainable healthy diets. These guiding principles take a holistic approach to diets; they consider international nutrition recommendations; the environmental cost of food production and consumption; and the adaptability to local social, cultural and economic contexts. This publication aims to support the efforts of countries as they work to transform food systems to deliver on sustainable healthy diets, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs at country level, especially Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and 13 (Climate Action). -
DocumentNormative documentISPM 15. Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade
Adopted 2018
2019This standard describes phytosanitary measures that reduce the risk of introduction and spread of quarantine pests associated with the movement in international trade of wood packaging material made from raw wood. Wood packaging material covered by this standard includes dunnage but excludes wood packaging made from wood processed in such a way that it is free from pests (e.g. plywood). The phytosanitary measures described in this standard are not intended to provide ongoing protection from contaminating pests or other organisms. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading: