The support is expected to help thousands of destitute Yemenis overcome hunger by providing cash assistance, increasing household incomes and training for good agricultural practices and increased production

27 January 2021, Algeris - The office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Algeria organized a ceremony to celebrate World Food Day 2020.

The ceremony brought together about one hundred major actors of the agriculture and food sector in the ...

8 February 2021, Damascus - In attendance of Louay Barakat, Director General of the General Organization for Land Development, Abdul Majeed Al-Kafri, Director of the General Organization of Remote Sensing, FAO technical experts, technicians from the Ministry of Agriculture and...

In the presence of HE Mariam Al Mheiri – Minister of State for Food and Water Security of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representation in the UAE and Subregional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States and Yemen, ...

The Japanese support is expected to reduce the acute food insecurity of 74 550 individuals in targeted governorates.

Different capitals, 16 February 2021: In cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia today organized a webinar on the effects of pesticide residues in food on human and animal health.

Opening...

17 February 2021- Sana’a:  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) are teaming up to help improve food security and nutrition in Yemen through a...

Tunisia - March 2021 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training course on the model of the water productivity of AquaCrop crops for the benefit of twenty engineers and professionals from the National Institute of Field Crops (INGC) a...

9 March 2021, 11:00-12:30 pm (Beirut time, GMT +2)

Words of hope from Dhuhaa Najm Shith -- one of the many rural women dairy producers struggling to recover from conflict in Iraq

Throughout history, the central role of women in society has ensured the stability, progress and long-term development of nations. Today, women in leadership positions are doing extraordinary work and have proven to be successful leaders on many levels, particularly in responding to the COVID-...

8 March 2021, Cairo - As every year, International Women’s Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the progress achieved in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, reflect on setbacks and emerging challenges, and call for change about the inequalities that persist....

Dr QU Dongyu - 13 March 2021

Project to build resilience to cope with climate change in Jordan through improved water use efficiency in the agriculture sector

The assets are expected to increase irrigation water for 27 351 households in targeted districts and increase their crop production.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, is implementing a Regional Capacity Building for Water Accounting (CB4WA) for the Water Efficiency, productivity and Sustainability regional project (WEPS-NENA) sin...

UMA and FAO launch the Maghreb Non-Conventional Water Initiative (IMENCO) A new chapter in North African cooperation to deal with the scarcity of water.

Muscat, 22 March 2021 - 

The World Water Day (WWD) celebrates water and raises awareness on the importance of valuing water and also taking action to tackle the global water crisis.  A core ...

H.E Minister of Agriculture Abbas Mortada and FAO Representative in Lebanon Maurice Saade, in the presence of Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon H.E. OKUBO Takeshi signed today a new project agreemen...

5 April 2021, Tanta, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) works with the Egyptian government represented by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI), and Ministry of Agriculture and Land...