The United Nations recognize that unsustainable food systems must be transformed to become more sustainable if the global community is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The United Nations Agencies together with the private sector and other relevant stakeholders need to take a new approach in order to reach the SDGs targets.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) invites you to submit an offer for the Provision of Modern Irrigation System and Solar System to be delivered to Qena and Menia Governorates. If you are interested in submitting an offer, please make sure to have, at least, a UNGM Basic Registration with FAO (www.ungm.org). Instructions on how to access FAO tender documents through UNGM are attached to the present Notice under the “DOCUMENTS” tab; please follow these instructions when submitting your bid. OFFERS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IF SUBMITTED THROUGH THE UNGM PORTAL. OFFERS NOT SUBMITTED THROUGH THE UNGM PORTAL WILL BE INVALIDATED. Many thanks and best regards, FAO PROCUREMENT UNIT

The Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), along with the Near East Plant Protection Organization (NEPPO), collaborated with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries in Tunisia to organize a regional workshop. 

 Alarming new food security projections for Sudan published today show that Sudan is facing a devastating hunger catastrophe on a scale not seen since the Darfur crisis in the early 2000s, warn the heads of three United Nations agencies. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) raises alarm over high  risk of famine across the whole Gaza Strip, as long as conflict continues, and sustained and at-scale humanitarian access is restricted, according to a new report published by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) global initiative.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Jordan with the support of the Government of Spain, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), launched today the “Enhancing food security through adaptation to climate change and water scarcity in Ma’an and Karak Governorates” project, funded by the Government of Spain through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) launched today the “Enhancement of the efficient response of the decentralized agricultural departments in Jordan” project to boost the quality of the service provision as a part of the quality management of the agricultural sector in Jordan and improve the efficient response and service provision of the agricultural departments.

The restoration of water for irrigation is always great news for farmers! It bears in mind that timely access to irrigation water is crucial for the productivity of agricultural systems, as it ensures a sustainable food supply, enables farmers to cultivate diverse crops and improve the quality of their produce, reduces poverty and improves the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, and, incredibly, enhances the environment’s resilience to climate change.    

The Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan, concluded a Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on the SusaHamra application and platform under the framework of the FAO Red Palm Weevil (RPW) Eradication "GCP/RNE/012/MUL" program.  

The United Arab Emirates has signed a key agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and prevent the imminent risk of famine. The agreement was signed on behalf of the UAE by His Excellency Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister for International Development Affairs, and on behalf of FAO by, Guangzhou Qu, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, at a special ceremony in New York at the UAE Mission to the UN in New York, and in the presence of Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. 

Le Bureau régional de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture pour le Proche-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord (FAO RNE) a organisé en partenariat avec le Bureau régional de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé pour la Méditerranée orientale (OMS EMRO), une campagne conjointe de sensibilisation et ce, à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments, sous le thème «Sécurité sanitaire des aliments: se préparer à l’inattendu».

Dubai Food Safety Forum, organized by Dubai Municipality, held its second session on June 6, in observance of World Food Safety Day, which falls on June 7 every year. The second session of the Forum was held under the theme ‘Food Safety: Preparing for the Unexpected’ with the participation of the Subregional office of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the GCC states and Yemen.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a regional Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on the "SusaHamra App": a digital system for collecting and analyzing data on monitoring and surveillance of Red Palm Weevil (RPW) from June 3 to 5 in Muscat, Oman with the participation of specialists and officials from 7 Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, and Oman. Under the framework of the RPW eradication “GCP /RNE/012/MUL programme, a three-day workshop is organized by the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE), FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), and in collaboration with Oman's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources. 

Tunisia, a country with a rich agricultural heritage, is grappling with a range of sustainability challenges arising from ecological, socio-economic, and climatic pressures. In 2021, the unemployment rate surged to 18%, disproportionately affecting young people (40%) and women (22%).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is holding a Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on the Susa-Hamra App: a digital system for monitoring and early warning for Red Palm Weevil (RPW), from May 28 to 30 in Amman

In response to the escalating threat of forest fires in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, the Near East Network on Wildlands and Forest Fire (NENFIRE) held its first coordination meeting on 20 May 2024. The meeting was titled Near East Network on Wildlands and Forest Fire - Enhancing fire management in the NENA region. 

En ce lundi 20 mai 2024, nous nous rassemblons dans le monde entier pour célébrer la Journée mondiale de l’abeille. Les communautés mondiales s’unissent pour célébrer le rôle vital des pollinisateurs sous le thème «Bee Engaged with Youth», qui met en valeur l’importance des jeunes dans la sauvegarde de ces espèces cruciales. 

QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed the decision to award the King Hassan II of Morocco Great World Water Prize to the organization at the 10th World Water Forum, held in Bali.