The Sudan’s conflict, which erupted in April 2023, has created one of the world’s fastest-growing humanitarian crises. In this fragile environment, women are especially vulnerable. Yet many have emerged as vital leaders, protecting their families, land and dignity.

Achieving gender equality is essential to ending hunger and building sustainable food systems. A new FAO guide offers parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean a roadmap to get there.

Through FAO’s support, Asrar has strengthened both her productivity and Water User Association (WUA) sustainability. She received modern irrigation system kit and two greenhouses, seeds, and an animal barn with all vital tools for climate resilient farming. 

In the West Bank, rising unrest, land seizures, settler attacks, and road closures have crippled the ability of rural communities to access their lands and markets. These pressures have severely disrupted food production, and women as caregivers, providers and farmers are among the hardest hit.

In the village of Deir Khabiyeh, located in Syria’s Rural Damascus governorate, Fatima Mohammed, 34 years with quite a heavy burden. The weight of trauma, uncertainty, and poverty is real, but Fatima has refused to give up.

Gaza has long faced overlapping layers of crisis, but the conflict that escalated in late 2023 brought unprecedented devastation. 

In the village of Dalhamieh in Lebanon’s Bekaa Governorate, Mirna Soleh, a mother and active community member, faced the collapse of a promising new venture.

Jemimah Njuki - I believe there are four key areas where science and innovation can contribute to the triple win of gender equality, food and nutrition security and the empowerment of women.

Held on 19 March at the Liaison Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in New York and streamed online, the event gathered over 300 youth leaders, policymakers and experts to discuss how education and training can empower young women in agrifood systems.

Empowering rural women is central to fulfilling the mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to eradicate hunger and ensure food security globally. Women play critical roles in agrifood systems as farmers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. However, their...

Women have a central role and are at the heart of agrifood systems, driving transformation and advancing economic, environmental, and social progress required for sustainable development. Women’s empowerment is not only beneficial to individuals and  but also crucial for the well-being of fa...

Rural communities worldwide are grappling with escalating challenges brought on by the climate crisis. As disasters become more frequent and severe, and environmental conditions grow harsher, the burden on these communities intensifies. However, it is women who are bearing the heaviest brunt of these impacts, including significant financial losses.

The fight against deforestation in Paraguay is getting a boost from an unlikely source: cutting-edge technology and data from space, coupled with the expertise of local forest conservationists.

In 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a one-wee...

When it appointed its first Chief Scientist two years ago, FAO chose a woman for the position.

Céleste is enthusiastic about playing a greater role in the management of her family’s fish farm.

In the past ten years there have been tremendous efforts to develop methodologies and tools to measure women’s empowerment in the context of agriculture in a comprehensive and standardized way.

Several low- and middle-income countries have demonstrated significant progresses in measuring and promoting women’s empowerment in agriculture.

Held on the sidelines of CSW66, representatives from the UN Rome-based Agencies and UN Women strongly recommitted to implementing interventions to carry out holistic and integrated interventions for rural women.

Panelists spoke openly against systemic practices that perpetuate gender inequalities and youth exclusion in climate dialogue.

66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66): Side event by FAO, Mountain Partnership and Slow Food International