Syrian Arab Republic
SYR Hero
21.7 million
country population
12 million people
in high acute food insecurity
6.7 million
internally displaced people
8.4 million people
live in rural areas
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
Norway contributes $23.7 million of flexible funding to boost FAO’s capacity to respond to crises and emergencies
31/03/2023
With these funds, FAO aims to reach around 600 000 food insecure people
News
Seismic challenges for rural families in Syria
27/03/2023
FAO is helping earthquake victims resume food production and agricultural livelihoods
News
Türkiye-Syria earthquake: farmers are in need of immediate assistance
17/02/2023
FAO raises concerns over disruptions to basic food production, seeks support to address immediate livelihood needs
Key documents
Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic: Contributions to the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) from Belgium, Norway and Sweden
29/03/2023
The earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and the northern part of the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 caused immense damages and losses, particularly in the countries’ rural areas.
Monitoring food security in countries with conflict situations (Issue No.5-January 2019)
28/01/2019
The fifth issue of the FAO/WFP update for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) provides United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members with an overview of the magnitude, severity and drivers of acute food insecurity in eight countries and regions that have the world’s highest burden of people in need of emergency food, nutrition and livelihood assistance as a result of protracted conflict combined with other factors.
Syrian Refugee Resilience Plan 2019–2020
26/04/2019
The Syrian Refugee Resilience Plan (SRRP) is the guiding document for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support the Government of Turkey in addressing the needs of Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Multimedia
Photo collection
Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian farmers install low tunnels, creating nurseries while utilizing COVID-19 protection measures
14/03/2020
Five hundred farmers in six governorates across Syria will restore their seedling production activities after receiving nursery tools and intensive...
Video
Helping rural communities in Syria to sustain and recover food production after the earthquake
16/03/2023
In the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Syria and Türkiye in February 2023, FAO will help rural communities to sustain & recover food production.
Video
Abdulla Tobal builds a fodder pressing device to help his neighbors
20/04/2022
Abdullah Tobal, a smallholder herder from Tal Hasel in As-Sfira, Aleppo Governorate, had an idea to build a press to preserve fodder after he attended...