Syrian Arab Republic
SYR Hero
21.7 million
country population
12.1 million people
in high acute food insecurity
6.8 million
internally displaced people
8.4 million people
live in rural areas
to assist 2.8 million people FAO requires USD 122.6 million for 2023
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
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News
Rebuilding resilience, one drop at a time: FAO and Norway join hands to restore irrigation for 14 000 families in earthquake-stricken Hama
05/07/2023
The earthquakes that hit the north of the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023, and the multiple aftershocks, caused significant destruction to agricultural...
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
Key documents
Syrian Arab Republic: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
01/03/2023
With the conflict now in its thirteenth year, the Syrian Arab Republic continues to face insecurity, economic crisis, drought-like conditions and severe agroclimatic fluctuations.
Syrian Arab Republic: Earthquake response and recovery plan, 2023–2026
25/04/2023
The earthquakes that struck the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 caused major damages and losses, affecting both urban and rural areas.
Multimedia
Video
FAO and UK Aid prioritize the prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls in Syria
05/06/2023
FAO in the Syrian Arab Republic is working to empower rural women to position themselves as equal and equitable decision-makers within their families...
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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
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...