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In Focus: FAO response to global food security challenges

On the ground in Gaza

Hostilities in the Gaza Strip have caused catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity. The following reports provide an analysis of the food security situation in the region.

IPC Special Snapshot

GAZA STRIP: Humanitarian assistance drives food security and nutrition gains, but conditions remain highly fragile

 07/2026

IPC Brief
IPC Global Initiative - Special Brief

IPC acute food insecurity analysis October 2025 - April 2026

12/2025

Publications

Conditional cash assistance is sustaining the food system in Gaza
02/2026

FAO cash support enables farmers to produce crops and herders to protect livestock, safeguarding local food production and availability, nutrition, and livelihoods

West Bank and Gaza Strip: Humanitarian response update
11/2025

This document provides an overview of the humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as the ongoing response of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as of 4 November 2025.

Briefing note on the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Assessing the role of social protection to address the crisis in the Gaza Strip and West Bank
09/2024

This brief highlights the current status of social protection and humanitarian action in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and proposes selected responses aimed at addressing the impacts of the conflict on agrifood systems through comprehensive social protection measures.

Briefing note on the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Understanding the gender-related impact of the crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank for an inclusive response
09/2024

This briefing note focuses on assessing the gender-related impacts of the current hostilities in Gaza, emphasizing the importance of understanding the specific needs and vulnerabilities of men, women, girls, and boys. It highlights the necessity of identifying gender-based constraints and vulnerabilities to ensure an appropriate and accountable response that leaves no one behind.

Briefing note on the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Assessing decent employment situation and perspectives in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
08/2024

This brief, drawing from current developments, evaluates the employment landscape in the OPT and recommends specific measures and actions to create decent employment opportunities for Palestinians and foster recovery.

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