Near East and North Africa

News

News
Sudan: FAO moves to protect 9.4 million livestock in nationwide vaccination campaign
16/09/2025
Four-month emergency response effort aims to curb transboundary and zoonotic diseases, strengthen livelihoods, ease the food crisis and revive the ailing...

News
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
22/08/2025
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition
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News
Gaza Strip: 98.5 percent of cropland unavailable for cultivation as famine looms
09/08/2025
Food production cannot be reactivated without a significant shift in accessibility, safety, investments and support for local communities and livelihoods
Publications

Publications
Egypt: Project Highlights - OSRO/EGY/100/USA
07/2024
The United States Agency for International Developed contributed USD 1 640 000 to FAO’s project entitled “Global Health Security Program for enhancing...

Publications
Iraq: Project Highlights - OSRO/IRQ/904/USA
07/2024
The United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency, through its Biological Threat Reduction Program, contributed USD 3 505 221 to strengthen central...

Publications
Yemen: Project Highlights – OSRO/YEM/107/KSC
07/2024
The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia contributed USD 4.85 million to improve the livelihoods and food security of 24 030 farming and livestock-keeping...
Multimedia
Video
Improving food production of livestock keepers in Syria
23/06/2025
FAO, with the support of OCHA through Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), provided a comprehensive package in its ongoing campaign to support livestock keepers...

Photo Collection
Yemen: Improving water resource management to protect rural livelihoods
11/09/2025
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Video
FAO’s critical efforts to combat famine in the Sudan through agriculture and livelihoods support
02/12/2024
The video highlights FAO's efforts to respond to the hunger crisis in the Sudan and the threat of famine that looms over different parts of the country....