Ways to mitigate water challenges discussed at the opening ceremony of the conference

Access to water is a fundamental need for food security, human health and agriculture

15 October 2018 – A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has met with Bahrain’s Deputy Prime Minister Khalid Bin Abdallah to assess the country’s agricultural and fisheries industries and determine best practices for development.

FAO and MAAR target schools on WFD to influence change in the future of Syria’s food production

Agriculture Minister: “The Ministry is Aware of its Responsibilities Towards Revitalizing the Agricultural Sector, and FAO is a Strategic Partner"

FAO assess benefits and risks of green technology in agriculture during Cairo Water Week 2018

All actions aims at supporting a Zero Hunger Future by 2030

OP-ED: World Food Day 2018 by José Graziano da Silva Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Our Actions are our Future: A #ZeroHunger world by 2030 is possible

18 October 2018, Cairo, Egypt – Staff of the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) and the Egypt office of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reaffirmed their pledge to Zero Hunger today as they celebrated World Food Day.

During the celebrat...

A stakeholder workshop to discuss cutting water consumption and improving nutrition and food security

Baghdad, October 22, 2018 –The Ministry of Agriculture in Iraq, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme in Iraq (WFP) celebrated the World Food Day under the patronage of H.E. M...

22 October 2018, Amman, Jordan- Today FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP) have joined forces with partners and the Ministry of Agriculture to commemorate World Food Day in Jordan.

The celebra...

25 October 2018, Bari, Italy – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), has called for the adoption of an integrated multidisciplinary approach to id...

25 October 2019, Cairo -- FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa, Abdessalam Ould Ahmed today met the Minister of Climate Change and Environment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi at the League o...

30 October-2 November 2018, Lebanon – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has organized a regional workshop on strengthening national capacities of producer organizations and cooperatives in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region in collabor...

2 November 2018, Tunisia - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today that the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) of the United Nations approved to allocate USD 250,000 to fight zoonotic diseases in Libya.  

Mohamed A...

4 November 2018, Mauritania – Following outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Mauritania, a team of experts have been deployed by the Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health (EMC-AH), a specialized unit of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO...

Briefing to UN Permanent Representatives in New York on food security, migration

7 November 2018, Cairo, Egypt – FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa (NENA), Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, has met today with the Arab Society for Plant Protection (ASPP) to further discuss their cooperation on combating the Re...