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Near East and North Africa

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Protracted conflicts and economic hardships are the main drivers of high acute food insecurity and malnutrition in the Near East and North Africa. The region is also one of the world’s most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Highly dependent on imports, the agri-food sector in the Near East and North Africa has been severely affected by increases in the prices of basic food items and agricultural inputs due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the war in Ukraine.
News
News
Sudan: FAO scales up emergency response with seed distribution campaign targeting 7.5 million people
30/06/2025

A vital initiative to boost local food production and restore livelihoods amid ongoing conflict

News
From Humanitarians to Refugees
20/06/2025

The untold story of an FAO staff member in Sudan’s war 

News
FAO and WFP early warning report reveals worsening hunger in 13 hotspots; five with immediate risk of starvation
16/06/2025

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot...

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Publications
Publications
Palestine: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
05/2023

In 2023, more than a quarter of the population is estimated to be food insecure in Palestine.

Publications
Lebanon: Crisis Response Plan 2023
05/2023

Lebanon is facing one of the most severe economic crises in the world in addition to a protracted refugee crisis. Inflation has skyrocketed and unemployment...

Publications
Syrian Arab Republic – Post-earthquake rapid needs assessment on agricultural livelihoods and production in the northwest
04/2023

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
The Sudan: FAO assesses Al-Haiwawa – The Gezira Scheme’s major canal
25/05/2025

View this gallery on Flickr.

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....