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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
Disasters cost global agriculture $3.26 trillion over three decades, FAO report reveals
14/11/2025

New FAO study shows how digital solutions are empowering farmers and fishers to prevent losses and build resilient agrifood systems

News
New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
12/11/2025

Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises

News
Rebuilding lives through resilient farming in flood-affected Rubkona County
11/11/2025

Communities in South Sudan are finding hope and independence through climate-smart agriculture

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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
Protecting Gaza’s agriculture and livelihoods
26/10/2025

The conflict in the Gaza Strip has devastated cropland, livestock, and fisheries, leaving communities without the means to produce food. While recent...

Photo Collection
West Bank: A decade of transforming the agrifood sector, in partnership with Canada
29/10/2025

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....