Minya, Egypt – June 4, 2023 - Experts from the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and government officials from 12 Arab countries concluded the activities of the first regional forum on the fu...

Launch of the second edition of the Food Policy Monitoring Bulletin, 1st quarter 2023

Regional workshop in Amman (Jordan) to strengthen technical capacities for the Global Forest Resources Assessment

Menia, May 28, 2023- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for the Near East organizes a regional forum on “The Future of Farmers' Field schools” for Sustainable Agrifood Systems in the Near East and North Africa in Minya, Egypt. Th...

25 May 2023, ADEN – The food security situation in Yemen’s districts under the control of the Government of Yemen (GoY) slightly improved during the first five months of this year, while acute malnutrition increased, compared to the same period in 2022. However, the outlo...

The disease threatens the world's most traded fruit, Lebanon’s strategic crop

34.7% of the Arab region is experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity

Muscat, May 17, 2023 - The Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Sultanate of Oman, with the General Directorate of Agricultural and Animal Research represented by the Agricultural Research Department in North Al Batinah G...

16 May 2023, Amman, Jordan – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), launched today a project to enhance food security and livelihoods of vulnerable rural women communities in Jordan throughthe “...

13 May 2023 – The first high-level Quadripartite regional meeting to accelerate implementation of One Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region took place on 8–11 May 2023 in Muscat, Oman. The 4-day meeting of the Quadripartite, comprising the Food and Agriculture Organizatio...

Amman, Jordan, May 8, 2023 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is holding a regional workshop in Amman, Jordan on enhancing food trade in the Near East and North Africa Region: Food safety and trade facilitation over four days, from 8-11 Ma...

Kuwait, 08 May 2023- Within the framework of the regional programme for Red Palm Weevil(RPW) management in the Near East and North Africa region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs ...

04 May 2023 Al Baha, Saudi Arabia – Calamitous impact of climate change, dreadful spread of honeybee disease and unwise application of agrochemicals contribute to the declining number of honeybee colonies across the globe. Rising demand for honeybee colonies to meet the demand...

The training will contribute to the transformation of more efficient, inclusive, and resilient agrifood systems

2022 Overview highlights the need to focus on trade as an enabler to achieve food security and nutrition

21 March 2023, Dammam – The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) G20 Globa...

Abu Dhabi 15 March 2023 - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) praised the leading role played by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Khalifa Award in promoting sustainable agriculture, date production, and agricultural innovation at both the regional ...

The training discusses the management of the Red Palm Weevil in the kingdom

13 March 2023, Amman-The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held the closing workshop of the regional project "Emergency Preparedness and Response to Strengthen the Capacities of Near East and North African (NENA) Countries to Mitigate the Risks of F...

9 March 2023, Khartoum - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sudan and the Ministry of Agriculture conducted a three-day inception workshop of the project: ‘’ FAO Sudan smallholders and agropastoralist...