From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

The side event aimed to highlight the critical role of financing for development in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment as a cornerstone to prevent and mitigate food crises and transform agrifood systems. 

Investing in women in agrifood systems in order to close gaps in productivity and wages is crucial to grow the global economy by $1 trillion, reduce hunger for 45 million people, and incre...

At CSW68, FAO cohosted several side events and participated in more, highlighting the importance of women's empowerment in building sustainable agrifood systems

Deputy Director-General Maurizio Martina briefs UN Security Council on the impact of conflict on food security

New data reveals that half of the population or about 1.1 million people are experiencing catastrophic food insecurity

Interview with Alexander Jones, Director of the FAO’s Resource Mobilization Division, on his recent field visit to Afghanistan to see how FAO is helping farmers to get back on their feet

International Women’s Day 2024: Follow the joint FAO, IFAD and WFP celebration to see why investing in rural women is central to achieving our Sustainable Development Goals

Interview with Lauren Phillips, Deputy-Director of FAO’s Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division

New study shows how the effects of climate change on income and adaptation in rural areas vary with gender, wealth and age.

Director-General addresses 37th session of FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for the Near East and North Africa.

Decision provides stronger basis for FAO, UNICEF, WHO and their members to intensify their work on producing and using harmonized data.

FAO Deputy Director-General Semedo joins the United Nations Environment Assembly and Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting.

Deputy Director-General Maurizio Martina points out the catastrophic damage induced by the conflict across the entire food supply chain.

QU Dongyu addresses Meeting of G20 Foreign Affairs Ministers in Brazil.

Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol urges game-changing solutions to break the vicious loop between climate crisis, conflict and hunger.

FAO will lead 48 projects and three programs addressing challenges at the intersection of environment, agriculture, forestry, and marine/freshwater resources

Interview with FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol on Gaza and other global emergencies including Ukraine and Sudan

FAO hosts global event that underscores the contribution pulses make to food security, healthy diets and the environment.