FAO aims to support more than 100 million people in 54 countries by the end of 2026, with a funding target of $2.5 billion.
The agency advocates for a more targeted and responsive approach, prioritizing what matters most, effectively sequencing interventions and focusing efforts on practical solutions demanded by farmers, in line with Members’ priorities.
About 80 percent of people facing acute food insecurity live in rural areas and rely on agriculture, livestock, fishing or forestry.
Yet only 5% of humanitarian funding for the food sector supports agricultural livelihoods, a persistent imbalance that locks families in a cycle of crisis and dependency, the agency said.
With a focus on anticipatory action and rapid emergency agricultural assistance, FAO seeks to:
• $1.5 billion for lifesaving emergency assistance to 60 million people, including seeds, tools, livestock health, livelihood restoration and cash assistance.
• $1 billion for resilience programs affecting 43 million people, focused on climate-smart agri-food solutions, water systems, markets and ecosystem restoration.
• $70 million for global services to strengthen data, early warning, anticipatory action and coordination in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus..
UN steps up lifesaving aid for 120,000 displaced people in Mozambique
The UN has increased lifesaving assistance to 120,000 people displaced by escalating violence in Mozambique’s Nampula province.
Under the leadership of Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, $6 million was allocated from the Central Emergency Response Fund (DEER) to support the answer.
The violence that began in 2017 in Cabo Delgado has already displaced more than 1.3 million people. “The situation has deteriorated sharply since mid-November as the conflict has spread,” said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
Overcrowded and vulnerable
More than two-thirds of the 100,000 people who have fled in the past two weeks are sheltering in crowded schools, makeshift structures, open spaces or with already vulnerable host families, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.OCHA).
People lack adequate shelter and have limited access to clean water, health care, protection and sanitation services, as a cholera epidemic continues to spread, Dujarric added.
CERF funding will prioritize water, sanitation and hygiene services for residents of Erati and Memba districts, as well as essential household items, shelter, protection and livelihood support.
Upcoming elections in Uganda marked by arrests and repression
At least 550 people, including members of Uganda’s main opposition party, were arrested or detained ahead of January’s elections, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said (OHCHR) reported Wednesday.
OHCHR said heavily armed security forces have been deployed to areas where National Unity Platform (NUP) rallies are planned. Last week, police reportedly fired live ammunition in the eastern town of Iganga, killing at least one person and injuring at least three others.
“It is deeply regrettable that the election campaigns were once again marked by widespread arbitrary arrests and detentions and the use of unnecessary or disproportionate force against the opposition, as well as unjustified restrictions on press freedom,” said UN human rights chief Volker Turk.
The isolated opposition
Reports of enforced disappearances and torture of NUP supporters have increased over the past year, OHCHR has warned.
Security forces are accused of using unmarked minibuses, called “drones,” to take people to unofficial detention sites or “shelters,” where they are allegedly held incommunicado.
Earlier this year, the army chief posted on X that he was detaining the NUP leader’s bodyguard in his “basement”.
Following a public outcry, the bodyguard was later brought into court, visibly shaking and showing other signs of physical abuse.
Mr. Türk urged the authorities to thoroughly and impartially investigate all allegations of ill-treatment.
The OHCHR added that at least 32 journalists and media workers were attacked or had their equipment confiscated by security personnel during a parliamentary by-election in March.
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