Despite progress achieved in the past decades, the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region still shows some of the widest gender gaps in the world, particularly in relation to political representation and economic participation.

FAO recognizes that these inequalities are obstacles to building greener, inclusive, and resilient food systems able to deliver food security and nutrition to all.

For this reason, the Regional Office has a stand-alone programme of work on gender equality and women’s empowerment that addresses gender as a cross-cutting theme in all its regional priorities and initiatives.

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