The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a special issue of its Unasylva journal on the restoration of Mediterranean forests, which are increasingly threatened by the impacts of climate change and human activity.

The recent directives issued since March 2024 by the central banks in Aden and Sana’a have led to significant disruptions in Yemen’s financial and banking sectors and pose a substantial risk that ordinary Yemenis will face increasing food insecurity and hunger. 

«Notre engagement en faveur de l'égalité hommes-femmes n'est pas seulement une directive politique; c'est un principe fondamental qui s'aligne sur le mandat de la FAO visant à atteindre les quatre améliorations: une meilleure production, une meilleure nutrition, un meilleur environnement et une meilleure vie pour tous, en veillant à ce que personne ne soit laissé derrière», a déclaré le Sous-directeur général de la FAO et Représentant régional pour le Proche-Orient et l'Afrique du Nord (NENA), M. Abdul Hakim El-Waer.

La région du Proche-Orient et de l’Afrique du Nord (NENA) joue un rôle pivot lors de la 27e session du Comité des forêts (COFO 27), qui a débuté aujourd’hui au siège de la FAO. Co-organisée avec la 9e Semaine mondiale des forêts, cette session constitue une occasion significative pour les stratégies forestières mondiales. Des représentants de haut niveau, des responsables de services forestiers et des officiels gouvernementaux se sont réunis pour définir la trajectoire future des politiques forestières et des progrès techniques.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) invites you to submit an offer for the procurement of Facility management (Cleaning and Maintenance) Service to be delivered to FAO Premises in Dokki Cairo, Egypt. 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 SERVICE.

Le récent bulletin de suivi des politiques alimentaires souligne que l’inflation continue de diminuer dans la plupart des pays de la région. Toutefois, elle persiste dans certaines économies, notamment en Égypte, au Liban, au Soudan et au Yémen. En Afrique du Nord, les rendements de blé devraient être nettement inférieurs à la moyenne, augmentant ainsi les besoins en importations, alors qu’au Proche-Orient, la production de céréales d’hiver devrait être supérieure à la moyenne. 

Les consultations régionales pour l'examen du deuxième Plan d'action mondial pour les ressources phytogénétiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture ont été lancées au Koweït, le 9 juillet 2024. Plus de 50 participants de la région du Proche-Orient et de l'Afrique du Nord, dont les points focaux nationaux pour les ressources phytogénétiques du Traité international sur les ressources phytogénétiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture et de la Commission des ressources génétiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, se sont réunis pour discuter des priorités en matière de conservation et d'utilisation durable des ressources phytogénétiques pour l'alimentation et l’agriculture.

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».