The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has secured two new partnerships with Belgium and France as part of a wider initiative to scale up cash-based assistance to 1 000 farming households in the Gaza Strip ahead of the next growing season and enable them to restore food production.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a regional workshop in Amman, Jordan, bringing together national experts and policymakers from Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, and Tunisia to advance improved water allocation for agriculture in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region.

Cairo, December 2025 – Food markets across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) showed signs of relative stability in the final quarter of 2025, but deep structural challenges linked to climate change, water scarcity and conflict continue to threaten food security acros...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Iraq (MoA) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (MoAWR-KRI), has officially launched the regional Technical Cooperation proj...

22–23 December 2025, Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) remains one of the most economically significant transboundary animal diseases, affecting livestock production, trade and livelihoods. In 2025, FMD re-emerged in North Africa, with confirmed outbreaks in Tunisia in M...

 More than 72 000 farming and herding families in the West Bank – nearly two-thirds of all agricultural families – urgently require emergency agricultural assistance, according to a new survey published today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Under the patronage and in the presence of H.E. Dr. Nizar Hani, Minister of Agriculture, and with the participation of Ms. Nora Ourabah Haddad, FAO Representative in Lebanon, the First National Consultative Workshop on Strengthening Rural Advisory Services (RAS) to Support the Recovery of Farmers in Lebanon was convened today.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) at a high-level ceremony in Rome, marking the start of a global campaign to highlight the vital role of rangelands and pastoralists in food security, biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and sustainable agrifood systems.

Cairo – The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met today with H.E. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, during which the Prime Minister received on behalf of H.E. Abd El Fatah El Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the FAO Agricola Medal.

The Director-General conveyed his warm congratulations to the President for the conferment of the prestigious Agricola Medal, which is the highest honour bestowed by the FAO Director-General. He highlighted that the medal is awarded to distinguished world leaders who have made exceptional contributions to advancing food security, poverty reduction, and improved nutrition, in alignment with FAO’s mandate.

Cairo - The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met today in Cairo with H.E. Badr Abdelatty, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, during his official visit to the country.

The Minister welcomed the Director-General and reaffirmed the Government of Egypt’s full support for the organization of the Third Global Working Conference of FAO Representatives hosted in Egypt. The Minister also expressed appreciation for the growing partnership and enhanced cooperation between Egypt and FAO.

Cairo/Rome – Director-General QU Dongyu opened the Third Global Working Conference (GWC) of FAO Representatives on Monday by calling on participants to adopt a proactive, agile, and forward-looking approach to ensure FAO’s strategies, programmes, and technical support remain aligned with the evolving needs of its Members.

Held from 8 to 10 December in Cairo and hosted by the Government of Egypt, the 3rd GWC facilitates direct dialogue between the Director-General, FAO Representatives, Core Leaders, and Senior Managers. The event aims to strengthen coordination between headquarters and decentralized offices. QU opened the conference by expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly for his hospitality and support.

The gathering comes at a pivotal moment as FAO continues to seek even greater effectiveness and efficiency as it embarks with implementation of the Organization’s Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) 2026-2027 for the next biennium. The GWC’s Sessions will focus on consolidating FAO’s strategic positioning, accelerating transformation of global agrifood systems, and exploring innovative financing mechanisms and partnerships to maximize impact.

The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the October ceasefire and improved humanitarian and commercial access. This welcome progress remains extremely fragile as the population continues to struggle with massive infrastructure destruction and collapsed livelihoods and local food production, given restrictions on humanitarian operations.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a technical study tour to Morocco from 14 to 20 December 2025 for a delegation from Oman. The visit aimed to build national capacity for citrus nursery certification and plant health systems under FAO Project UTF/OMA/023/OMA, which supports the production of certified citrus planting material in Oman.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a large-scale seed distribution campaign to support the 2025 winter planting season and address the country’s deteriorating food security and nutrition situation.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), launch a four-day intensive training on the Mashreq Food Security and Nutrition Observatory.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) opened the Third Global Working Conference (GWC) of FAO Representatives today in Cairo, with the participation of the Prime Minister of Egypt, H.E. Mostafa Madbouly; the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, H.E. Ahmed Aboul Gheit; and FAO Director-General QU Dongyu. Senior FAO leadership, regional representatives, and FAO Representatives from around the world also took part in the opening session.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the Republic of Poland, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed a USD 1 million project agreement to address Sudan's escalating food insecurity and nutrition crisis while supporting vulnerable conflict-affected households to rebuild their lives and livelihoods.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reaffirmed its deepening partnership with Rotary International during the Rotary Foundation Annual Seminar 2025, bringing together government leaders, diplomates, business figures, and developmental organizations. 

With winter approaching, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping approximately 2 000 families in the Gaza Strip that still have small ruminants (sheep and goats) to protect their livestock and combat acute malnutrition.