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02 April 2020
In recent weeks, Lebanon had to adapt to new restrictions imposed by the government, in an effort to curtail the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon. United Nations (UN) agencies in Lebanon are fully engaged in assisting Lebanon in responding to the unfolding health crisis. Joining hands with local partners,...
In recent weeks, Lebanon had to adapt to new restrictions imposed by the government, in an effort to curtail the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon. United Nations (UN) agencies in Lebanon are fully engaged in assisting Lebanon in responding to the unfolding health crisis. Joining hands with local partners,...
International Forests Day: FAO Lebanon shares information related to reforestation and afforestation

20 March 2020
On the occasion of the International Forests Day 2020, FAO Lebanon disseminated a briefing note on reforestation and afforestation in Lebanon, highlighting FAO interventions and impact in this context. In this note, FAO Lebanon offered some interesting figures related to forests in Lebanon and discussed current challenges of the forestry sector...
On the occasion of the International Forests Day 2020, FAO Lebanon disseminated a briefing note on reforestation and afforestation in Lebanon, highlighting FAO interventions and impact in this context. In this note, FAO Lebanon offered some interesting figures related to forests in Lebanon and discussed current challenges of the forestry sector...

18 March 2020
Following the Council of Ministers’ decision on March 15, 2020, to declare General Mobilization to control the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), launched on March 16, distance online learning for all students enrolled in...
Following the Council of Ministers’ decision on March 15, 2020, to declare General Mobilization to control the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), launched on March 16, distance online learning for all students enrolled in...

09 March 2020
In the context of the joint UN partnership, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), working to strengthen the agricultural TVET system in Lebanon, The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently held a four-day training in March 2020 for Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) officials and development...
In the context of the joint UN partnership, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), working to strengthen the agricultural TVET system in Lebanon, The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently held a four-day training in March 2020 for Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) officials and development...

05 March 2020
“We are gathered here, for the first time, to hear your aspirations and expectations about your participation in the Canada-funded project "Support to Women's Cooperatives and Associations in the Agri-food Sector in Lebanon known as the “Raedat El Rif” project,” said Marie Louise Hayek, FAO Project Manager to twenty five...
“We are gathered here, for the first time, to hear your aspirations and expectations about your participation in the Canada-funded project "Support to Women's Cooperatives and Associations in the Agri-food Sector in Lebanon known as the “Raedat El Rif” project,” said Marie Louise Hayek, FAO Project Manager to twenty five...
