FAO takes part in the 6th Arab Conference for Investment in Food Security

20 November 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has joined the Arab Sustainable Development Week aiming at strengthen its partnership with governments of Arab countries to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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29 November 2018, Kuwait – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME).

FAO’s signing, which was on behalf of the R...

2 December 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to celebrate World Soil Day in collaboration with the International Union of Soil Sciences and the Egyptian Soil Science Society on 4-5 December under the auspices of the E...

3 December 2018, Tunis- As part of the project to reduce food loss and waste in Tunisia, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is implementing a training program in cooperation with the Central Cooperative for Wheat (COCEBLE), funded by the Italian Agency for Internation...

World Soil Day: Be the Solution to Soil Pollution

5 December 2018, Cairo -- Five cadres from the Libyan ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marine Wealth gained a valuable expertise in Geographic Data Management, as part of the capacity building agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...

6 December 2018, Madrid, Spain - Spain is one of the main grain importers in the Mediterranean region. As such, the country has a wealth of experience to offer to its North African neighbor on the other side of the sea who faces similar challenges managing the increasing dema...

Awareness at the Heart of the Fight against Food Waste

Programme will support efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 – a world with zero hunger

31 December 2018, Cairo -- As part of the capacity building agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Libya, FAO representation to Libya is delivering a training workshop to cadres from the Libyan ministry of...

Tunis, 18 January, 2019: A workshop was held today to validate the national strategy of veterinary services in Tunisia. The strategy is the culmination of a process based on rigorous analysis and a diagnosis of the current state of the sector. Its design, initiated by the Gene...

FAO: A Necessity for Job Creation and Food Security

FAO: Essential Skills for Life-saving Activities in Libya

FAO completes training cycle on reducing milk losses

Tunis, 28 February, 2019 - Sixty teachers from grade schools and high schools in Tunis participated in the validation of the Tunisian version of the first guide on good practices for reducing food waste, prepared by the Regional Office for Near East and North Africa of th...

FAO: Women, a key player in the fight against waste

Graziano da Silva pledges FAO's continued support to Near East and North African countries combating the invasive pest

Project to boost livestock production and access to nutritious food

Conflict and crisis in the Middle East and North Africa has led to an increase in child labour across the region, including in children’s involvement in armed conflict and other illicit activities, a new report finds.