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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 launches nationwide livestock vaccination campaign to protect food security and livelihoods amid conflict
25/09/2026

FAO emergencies director Rein Paulsen calls for greater investment in emergency agriculture during a visit to Sudan

News
Gaza Strip: Only 3 precent of Gaza’s cropland remains accessible and undamaged, new assessment finds
18/08/2026

Undamaged cropland has declined by 25.5 percent since October 2025

News
Through the eyes of humanitarians
17/08/2026

How the Syria Humanitarian Fund is helping save lives and protect rural livelihoods in northeast Syria

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Publications
Publications
From Survival to Recovery: How Targeted Support Is Reviving Livestock Production in Gaza
07/2026

Publications
Cropland and greenhouse availability in the Gaza Strip as of 24 June 2026
07/2026

Cropland and greenhouse availability were assessed as areas that were not damaged and not subject to access restrictions. The damage was evaluated by...

Publications
El Niño: FAO–WFP Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal, June 2026–March 2027
06/2026

Developing strong El Niño conditions are set to intensify droughts and floods across Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean,...

Multimedia
Video
SHF and FAO helping farming families in Syria produce fresh vegetables
09/09/2026

The conflict may have eased, but producing food remains an immense challenge. Climatic shocks, lack of extension services and prohibitive input costs...

Photo Collection
Gaza Strip: Distributing mobile water tanks to protect livestock’s water supply
09/09/2026

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....