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High-profileCentral African Republic | Urgent call for assistance
Anticipatory action – Supporting returnees to resume agricultural production activities
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No results found.Since the end of 2020, the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic has seriously deteriorated. This is largely due to attacks from armed groups, who have extended their presence in parts of the country and are responsible for regular violent actions, particularly in the run-up to and following the general elections of December 2020. This resurgence of violence has had considerable impact on civilians and caused the displacement of an additional 321 000 people, bringing the total caseload to 738 280. The post-election violence and displacement are taking place in an already disastrous humanitarian context where about half of the country’s population is facing high acute food insecurity. Of the USD 31.5 million required by FAO under the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan, USD 14.22 million are urgently needed to support 174 000 returnees and 300 000 host community members across the country through anticipatory action to grow food and avoid hunger in the coming months. -
BrochureNigeria: Urgent call for assistance 2022
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No results found.Severe floods across Nigeria during the recent agricultural season (April–October) have had a devastating impact on livelihood assets, food stocks and yield prospects for the main harvest, disrupting people’s lives and livelihoods. The disaster will increase the vulnerability of farming and fishery households to food insecurity for the greater part of 2023, especially during the lean season (June–August 2023). These conditions, coupled with the high proportion of households facing large food consumption gaps and the heavy reliance on purchased grain in the face of increased food prices, will likely lead to the further deterioration of the food security situation within a few months after the main harvest. The floods have also negatively impacted fish production as aquatic ecosystems and fish farms were damaged, exposing riverine communities and fish farmers to food insecurity and income loss. Restoring the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and livestock keepers will help them produce food for themselves and their communities. Urgent agricultural assistance is a frontline humanitarian response to mitigate the impact of the floods and save lives. -
High-profileThe Republic of Honduras | Urgent call for assistance
Hurricanes Eta and Iota
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Hurricanes Eta and Iota are the most severe natural hazards that have hit Honduras in more than 20 years. Early November, Category 4 Hurricane Eta started bringing torrential rains and winds as strong as 275 km/h in northern Honduras. During its slow three-day journey over Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, Eta downgraded to a tropical storm and then onto a tropical depression, with heavy rains in much of Honduras and causing river levels to rise, flooding and landslides across the country. On 16 November 2020, Category 5 Hurricane Iota made landfall, which went from being a major storm to a tropical depression following almost the same path as Eta. Hurricane Iota caused even more flooding and wind damage, affecting already vulnerable communities following the passage of Eta, further aggravating humanitarian needs and food insecurity. In a country where 1.65 million people were facing acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels, the impact of the hurricanes is likely to have increased the number of people in IPC Phase 3+. This is linked to the sudden decrease in food access and availability, labour, loss of productive assets and crops, damage in production areas, supply and the depletion of food reserves. The livelihoods of rural populations are devastated and the situation is threatening the most vulnerable population groups, who experience higher constraints in accessing food, and will face a rapid deterioration of their food security and nutrition, forcing them to adopt negative coping mechanisms.
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