Syrian Arab Republic
SYR Hero
23.2 million
country population
14.5 million people
in high acute food insecurity
7.2 million
internally displaced people
The Syrian Arab Republic remains one of the largest and most complex humanitarian emergencies globally. With a deepening economic crisis and increasing food prices, vulnerable families adopt negative coping mechanisms such as selling productive assets and reducing the quantity and quality of meals to survive.
Investing in local food production through crop, livestock and water-related interventions will save Syrians’ lives and livelihoods while reducing the humanitarian caseload and dependency on food aid.
Highlights
News
FAO’s new Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal seeks $2.5 billion to support 100 million people in 54 countries
03/12/2025
Inaugural Appeal focuses on cost-effective agricultural solutions that link urgent needs with long-term resilience
News
Climate-Resilient farmer field schools revive agriculture in Eastern Ghouta
09/07/2025
Reviving agriculture through climate-smart farmer field schools in Syria
News
FAO and WFP early warning report reveals worsening hunger in 13 hotspots; five with immediate risk of starvation
16/06/2025
Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot...
Key documents
Syrian Arab Republic: Project Highlights - OSRO/SYR/032/JCA
27/03/2026
The Government of Japan contributed USD 550 000 to strengthen knowledge on national water resources; improve water and climate monitoring systems; promote sustainable management of water resources; and safeguard farmers’ livelihoods in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Syrian Arab Republic: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
03/02/2026
Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities, the Government of Belgium contributed USD 800 000 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to support drought-affected livestock-keeping households in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Priority countries: Belgium, Germany and Norway’s contributions through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
05/01/2026
In 2025, global food security faced unprecedented challenges. Humanitarian needs remain at record levels, yet funding continues to decline.
Multimedia
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High-level FAO delegation calls for urgent support to vulnerable farmers in Syria
29/09/2025
A high-level FAO delegation including: Maurizio Martina, FAO Deputy Director-General; Rein Paulsen, Director of the Office of Emergencies and Resilience;...
Video
FAO’s mission to sustain irrigation in the Syrian Arab Republic
26/04/2023
FAO in the Syrian Arab Republic is keen to strengthen the resilience of crisis-affected communities, where agricultural activities were disrupted, through...