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
Global: Project Highlights - GCP/GLO/997/NET
08/2024
The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands contributed USD 28 million to the FAO project, "Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme (FNS-REPRO):...

Publications
Libya: Project Highlights – OSRO/LIB/100/AFB
08/2024
The Government of Libya, through the African Development Bank, contributed USD 280 364 to strengthen the national capacity to increase water productivity...

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...
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....