FAO emergencies and resilience

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...

Publications
Publications
Yemen: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025
03/2025

Conflict, economic crisis and recurrent climate shocks continue to erode rural livelihoods in Yemen. Dependent on imports for almost all of its wheat...

Publications
Lebanon: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 8
03/2025

This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of the eighth-round assessment conducted in November and December 2024...

Publications
The Sudan: Urgent call for assistance
03/2025

As it enters its third year of conflict, the Sudan continues to face one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises and the largest internal displacement...

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...

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....