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FAO calls for urgent investment to protect food production as crises deepen across the Near East and North Africa
07/10/2026
FAO calls for urgent investment to protect food production as crises deepen across the Near East and North Africa
New FAO-WFP report warns worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk
17/06/2026
Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate towards catastrophic levels
Food insecurity deepens in Lebanon following conflict, new report shows
22/01/2025

Thirty percent of population in Lebanon faces acute food insecurity as 2025 begins, malnutrition risk remains.

New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots alongside the looming La Niña climate threat in others
31/10/2024
Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories
FAO to co-implement 21 new projects with $109 million in second round of Pandemic Fund financing
23/10/2024

The initiatives will enhance pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in 32 countries, advancing global health security through the One Health approach

“The situation in the Middle East is catastrophic,” says FAO Director-General
22/10/2024

QU Dongyu addresses the Session on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Middle East during G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting

Hunger Hotspots Report: famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan
05/06/2024

Latest Hunger Hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Niña-linked climate extremes

Gaza: Every day, more and more people are on the brink of famine-like conditions
12/02/2024
Interview with FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol on Gaza and other global emergencies including Ukraine and Sudan
FAO welcomes $34.4 million contribution from Japan to boost food security and strengthen resilience in emergency contexts
06/04/2023

This includes $10 million to safeguard rural livelihoods and provide emergency seed support to smallholder farmers in Ukraine


Belgium supports Lebanon in the surveillance and control of desert locust
24/05/2021
In mid-April 2021, Lebanon faced an unexpected desert locust incursion, which crossed the border from the Syrian Arab Republic.