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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: Famine confirmed in Gaza Governorate, projected to expand

08/2025

Famine Review Committee: Gaza Strip, August 2025

Conclusions and recommendations

 08/2025

IPC ALERT: Gaza Strip

Worst-case scenario of Famine unfolding in the Gaza Strip 

07/2025

Publications

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.

Briefing note on the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Understanding the status of land rights for sustainable reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
08/2024

This brief, drawing from a historical perspective, evaluates the land tenure situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and recommends specific measures and actions to document, register, and secure housing, land, and property rights. These steps are crucial for restoring rights, securing livelihoods, and rebuilding the economy.

Briefing note on the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Protecting the right to adequate food and saving lives in the Gaza Strip
07/2024

The note explains the fundamental principle of food as a human right, outlining the obligations of States to safeguard this entitlement. It explores how the right to food is applied in contexts of armed conflict and occupation, assessing the current conditions in Gaza against the backdrop of binding legal obligations and international legal precedents.

Briefing note on Gaza and West Bank: Planning a gender-responsive and inclusive emergency response
03/2024

This brief 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.

Monitoring food security in Palestine and the Sudan
02/2024

A joint FAO/WFP update for the members of the United Nations Security Council, February 2024. Issue No. 13 (Special edition)

A rapid geospatial damage assessment of the 2023 conflict in the Gaza Strip on agricultural land and infrastructure
01/2024

The ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on 7 October 2023, leading to Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. Within two months, over 85 percent of Gaza's population was displaced, severely impacting agriculture. FAO conducted two assessments of agricultural damage during the conflict.

Multimedia

FAO’s response to the post-ceasefire recovery in the Gaza Strip. Interview with Beth Bechdol
28/01/2025

The ceasefire offers an opportunity to address the catastrophic food crisis. However, this is just the start of a long recovery journey from devastation,...

Animal Fodder Distribution in Gaza - Interview with Rein Paulsen
05/04/2024

FAO is delivering animal fodder to households in Gaza amidst an imminent risk of famine. Rein Paulsen explains the importance of supporting local production.

Famine is imminent in Gaza Strip - Interview with Rein Paulsen
18/03/2024

The food security situation in Gaza is catastrophic explains in an interview the Director of the FAO Office of Emergency and Resilience, Rein Paulsen.

Escalating crises and hunger require urgent response, says FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol
13/02/2024

Acute hunger is escalating worldwide in places like Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan and it requires urgent and collective action, explains Beth Bechdol.

FAO Brief – 26 May 2025
26/05/2025

In this episode, FAO calls for immediate humanitarian access to Gaza amid the imminent risk of famine; the number of people experiencing acute food insecurity worldwide has increased for the sixth consecutive year, a new report reveals.

FAO Brief - 3 February 2025
03/02/2025

In this episode: 75 percent of fields once used to grow crops in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged during the 15-month-long conflict, according to a geospatial assessment carried out by FAO and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).