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Protecting livestock. Protecting lives.
13/08/2026
Supported by the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping protect the livestock that families across northeast Syria rely on for survival
Planting through the rubble
12/08/2026
Supported by the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping farming families across northeast Syria produce fresh vegetables, protect their livelihoods and reduce their reliance on humanitarian assistance
West Bank: FAO and Denmark announce scaleup in conditional cash assistance for crop cultivation to 2 400 Palestinian youth farmers
12/08/2026

From the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

FAO seeks time-sensitive support to protect Afghanistan's 2027 wheat harvest ahead of critical planting window
06/08/2026
Kabul – Rising fertilizer prices are threatening Afghanistan's 2027 wheat harvest just as farmers prepare for what could be one of the country's most promising wheat-growing seasons in years. 
Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic
23/07/2026
New analysis released today shows improvements in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza Strip. However, the United Nations cautioned that the progress, driven largely by expanded access to humanitarian food, nutrition, agricultural and health assistance, remains fragile.
West Bank: Ministry of Agriculture, FAO and Pandemic Fund partner to carry out emergency vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease in livestock
23/07/2026
Cairo/Jerusalem – The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has acquired nearly 50 000 FMD SAT 1 vaccine doses as part of a campaign against foot-and-mouth disease in sheep, goats and cattle in the West Bank, with technical and procurement support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funding from the Pandemic Fund.
El Niño’s hidden losses: when one season’s damage fuels the next crisis
22/07/2026
When El Niño-linked weather extremes hit agrifood systems, the damage can be counted in failed crops, dead livestock, flooded fields and lost income. But the real cost often begins where that first tally ends. 
Extreme heat in an El Niño year: how agrifood systems can prepare
22/07/2026
A strong El Niño is developing in a world already made hotter and less predictable by climate change. For agriculture, that combination is especially dangerous.
From youth agripreneurship to peacebuilding: Innovative partnerships for social cohesion and resilience in Mauritania
20/07/2026
How can youth-led agrifood enterprises contribute to peace? In fragile contexts, economic exclusion, unemployment and competition over resources can contribute to tensions and instability. 
Gaza Strip: Scaleup in FAO’s conditional cash for farmers projected to help feed 100 000 people over the next year
16/07/2026

From the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa