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Urgent humanitarian action needed to respond to alarming levels of food insecurity and malnutrition in Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen are currently facing alarming levels of food insecurity. As of March 2017, nearly 25 million people are facing food crisis, emergency and catastrophe (IPC Phase...
30 Mar 2017

Republic of South Sudan: Current and Projected (January-July 2017) Acute Food Insecurity Situation

IPC GLOBAL ALERT on SOUTH SUDAN: LOCALIZED FAMINE AND UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN GREATER UNITY Based on the IPC South Sudan Technical Working Group results: HOW MANY &...
22 Feb 2017

CALL FOR APPLICANTS - IPC Food Security Officer - Deadline 15 February 2017

Background: The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a global, multi-partner innovative initiative to facilitate decision-making with improved food security analysis. The IPC is set of tools and protocols...
31 Jan 2017

Global Partners Meeting Report, November 2016

The eleventh Global Partners’ Meeting of the global Food Security Cluster (gFSC) was held at WFP Headquarters on 29 and 30 November 2016 in Rome, Italy. The meeting brought together...
27 Jan 2017

Launch of the Global Humanitarian Appeal 2017

The UN and partners launched today the Global Humanitarian Overview 2017, a consolidated appeal to support people affected by disaster and conflict around the world. A record US$22.2 billion is...
5 Dec 2016

Food Security Cluster National Co-Coordinator - Iraq

Job Title: Food Security Cluster National Co-Coordinator (Full-time) Place of Work: Erbil, Iraq Duration: 6 months Reports to: ACF Iraq Country Director with functional link to ACF’s Deputy Country Director;...
3 Nov 2016

GIEWS UPDATE: Floods and loss of crops raise food security concerns in Haiti

25 Oct 2016

Haiti Rapid Evaluation Assessment (French)

HAITI Évaluation rapide de la situation alimentaire suite à l’ouragan Matthew, 7 - 10 octobre 2016
24 Oct 2016

Haiti: Hurricane Matthew - Situation Report No. 12 (17 October 2016)

This report is produced by OCHA Haiti in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA Haiti and covers the period of 15-17 October 2016. The next report will...
19 Oct 2016

Haiti Flash Appeal

After cutting a deadly swath across the Caribbean region, Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 235 km/h, violently struck south-western Haiti on 4 October causing widespread...
18 Oct 2016

International Launch of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch 2016, “Keeping Seeds in Peoples’ Hands“

We are pleased to inform you that Thursday 13 October FAO will host the launch of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch 2016 produced by Watch Consortium to monitor...
13 Oct 2016

Annual Scientific Conference Wednesday, November, 9- 8:45am-6pm at AFD Paris

Annual scientific conference Wednesday, November, 9- 8:45am-6pm at AFD Paris Dear colleagues, Action Against Hunger is pleased to invite you to its first annual scientific conference “Research for Nutrition: operational...
13 Oct 2016

2016 Global Hunger Index: Getting to Zero Hunger

The 2016 Global Hunger Index demonstrates that real progress has been made in reducing hunger since the UN Millennium Development Goals were announced, but that the current pace of reducing...
12 Oct 2016

Webinar #6 on resilience: Caisses de résilience (in French)/Knowledge sharing platform on resilience

‘CAISSES DE RÉSILIENCE’ In French with no interpretation Tuesday 18 October 2016: 15.00-16.30 CEST (UTC+2) Alexis Bonte, FAO, Regional Emergency Coordinator for Africa region and currently FAO Representative a.i. in...
6 Oct 2016

Humanitarian Funding Updates 2016

Message from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to all Member States representations in Geneva and New York Kindly find attached for your information a...
6 Oct 2016

Five million Somalis now food insecure

Mogadishu, 20 September 2016 — Five million Somalis – more than 40 per cent of the country’s population – do not have sufficient food, according to a new assessment report...
21 Sep 2016

Beyond the World Humanitarian Summit: SG Report

On 22 September 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will launch his report on the outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit and the online Platform for Action, Change and Transformation (PACT),...
20 Sep 2016

Expert Food & Nutrition Security - FNS - Vacancy

Welthungerhilfe ( www.welthungerhilfe.de ) is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects in 39...
8 Sep 2016

Demystify Humanitarian Financing

Dear friends, colleagues and partners, At ICVA, we are excited to announce the launch of our new Humanitarian Learning Stream initiative. Specifically targeting NGO staff, humanitarian learning streams will support...
8 Sep 2016

Protracted conflicts causing alarming spikes in severe hunger

Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted...
1 Aug 2016

Food Security Cluster Coordinator (Expert Roster)

Food Security Cluster Coordinator (Expert Roster) - What are we looking for? The Food Security Cluster is looking to expand its Cluster Coordinators Roster with qualified individuals with food security...
29 Jul 2016

El Niño: Overview of Impact, Projected Humanitarian Needs and Response

18 Apr 2016

Summary Report of one-day El Niño event, Rome, 17 March 2016

Summary report from the 17 March 2016 El Niño event held in Rome, jointly organised by WFP, FAO, OCHA, and IFAD, with substantial support from the gFSC.
6 Apr 2016

Myanmar: In flood-affected rural areas, poorest people face highest food insecurity risk. Livestock and fisheries sectors yet to recover from severe damage

Myanmar: In flood-affected rural areas, poorest people face highest food insecurity risk Livestock and fisheries sectors yet to recover from severe damage 17 March 2016, Yangon – More than seven...
17 Mar 2016

El Niño: Food Security Cluster Partner Preparedness & Response (As of 15 March 2016)

Overview of El Niño Food Security Cluster Partner Preparedness & Response activities, as of 15 March 2016. The information indicated on this map is based on partners’ input, indicating where...
16 Mar 2016