MoU and Alliance aim to support date palm production in the region

Renewed partnerships to strengthen cooperation for the date palm value chain

"Making our cities healthier, greener and more sustainable"

24 March 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), has launched the project “Support susta...

"FAO supports women and youth in Haouaria to invest in artisanal fisheries"

Beirut, 29 March 2018 -- Water experts from the Arab region wrapped up a two-day meeting on Thursday at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)  that explored regional views on water-related issues and agreed o...

"The promotion of solar energy for irrigation, sustainable water management, the development of an investment and foresight plan for the olive sector and a South-South Cooperation Framework with Morocco"

11 April 2018, Cairo, Egypt – FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Abdessalam Ould Ahmed and Assistant Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Chambers Shaheen Ali Shaheen met today to reaffirm their collaboration ...

The Eight Meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture (WGA) of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) will be held in Kuwait, State of Kuwait from 17 to 19 April 2018. The meeting, which will be hosted by the Kuwait Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and...

Tunisian agriculture at a time of geo-spatial information

Tunis, 09 to 20 April 2018:  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded a 10 day training program to officers from the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth. This program, delivered from nine to 19 April...

24 April 2018, Cairo, Egypt - His Excellency, Dr. Abdel El Moneim El Banna, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, along with Hussein Gadain, FAO Representative in Egypt, have signed today the Country Program Framework (CPF) for Egypt 2018 –2022.

The Minister of ...

25 April 2018, Jordan – FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Abdessalam Ould Ahmed praised Jordan’s agriculture and water management practices and called the region to take note.

This came during the First ...

Conflict undermines resilience and can force individuals and households to engage in increasingly destructive and irreversible coping strategies that threaten their future livelihoods, food security and nutrition.

In the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, conflict is the main dri...

Countries of the region discuss challenges and progress towards food security and nutrition at FAO Regional Conference

9 May 2018, Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is celebrating today the 40^th anniversary of nine country representations in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) – along w...

9 May 2018, Rome – The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region is facing unprecedented challenges that are greatly affecting its countries’ capacity to sustainably increase food supplies and expand the contribution of the agricultural sector to poverty reduction and national ...

"FAO ensures transfer of technology and technology and contributes to the evolution of agricultural production systems"

Ministers, senior state officials and representatives of local and international organizations mark another milestone in FAO’s cooperation and ¬partnership with Egypt

Damascus, 27 May 2018 – The government of Japan announced the second phase of funding for the UN’s ‘Education for All’ joint programme in Syria, bringing the total support to the programme to US$25.5 million. Anchored in the No Lost Generation Initiative, the ...