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TB partners launch first roadmap to stop transmission of bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis

Joint WHO, OIE, FAO and the Union publication articulates actions to address disease through multidisciplinary One Health approach 12 October 2017, Guadalajara – The first-ever roadmap to combat animal tuberculosis (bovine TB) and its transmission to humans, referred to as zoonotic TB, most often through consumption of contaminated untreated meat or dairy products from diseased […]

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Categorizing livestock breeds and their production systems in Liberia

Categorizing livestock breeds and their production systems in Liberia The project conducted a comprehensive survey and characterization of the genetic resources and their production systems in Liberia, which is crucial to develop a national plan for animal genetic resources management aimed at increasing domestic livestock production to meet domestic demand and implementing sustainable livestock research

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FAO-World Bank launch $36 million programme to scale up famine-fighting in Yemen

World Bank grant will immediately assist 630,000 people and strengthen the resilience of rural communities World Bank grant will immediately assist 630,000 people and strengthen the resilience of rural communities : Cairo/Rome – The World Bank and FAO have launched a $36 million project aimed at providing immediate assistance to over 630,000 poor and food-insecure

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South Sudanese refugees regain livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

South Sudanese refugees regain livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Nearly 8 million people need humanitarian assistance and protection in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). With some 3.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs), DRC has the largest number of

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