Al Mashare’ area, in the northern Jordan Valley, is considered as one of the poorest areas in the country. As a follow up to the Royal Court initiatives regarding the preparation of an integrated development plan for the area, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) a...

This year FAO RNE marked its participation in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign through several raising awareness initiatives. Thanks to one of them, launched by the RNE Gender Specialists, colleagues from the regional and country offices literally...

Abu Dhabi, 14 December – The FAO Subregional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council States and Yemen (SNG), in collaboration with the Food and Water Security Office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in the UAE, organized a...

Almost 60 000 people will benefit from renovated and newly built fishery industry facilities in Yemen’s Dhubab and Al Mokha districts.

Beita Village, Nablus, the West Bank

A new report by FAO and IFPR studies the relation between food policies and overweight and obesity trends

Cairo, Egypt - Ninety irrigation and farming engineers from three Egyptian governorates benefited from the first phase of a training on crop mapping using remote sensing under the project "Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Water Efficiency/Productivity & Water Sustainabilit...

The support is expected to help thousands of destitute Yemenis overcome hunger by providing cash assistance, increasing household incomes and training for good agricultural practices and increased production

27 January 2021, Algeris - The office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Algeria organized a ceremony to celebrate World Food Day 2020.

The ceremony brought together about one hundred major actors of the agriculture and food sector in the ...

8 February 2021, Damascus - In attendance of Louay Barakat, Director General of the General Organization for Land Development, Abdul Majeed Al-Kafri, Director of the General Organization of Remote Sensing, FAO technical experts, technicians from the Ministry of Agriculture and...

In the presence of HE Mariam Al Mheiri – Minister of State for Food and Water Security of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representation in the UAE and Subregional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States and Yemen, ...

The Japanese support is expected to reduce the acute food insecurity of 74 550 individuals in targeted governorates.

Different capitals, 16 February 2021: In cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia today organized a webinar on the effects of pesticide residues in food on human and animal health.

Opening...

17 February 2021- Sana’a:  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) are teaming up to help improve food security and nutrition in Yemen through a...

Tunisia - March 2021 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training course on the model of the water productivity of AquaCrop crops for the benefit of twenty engineers and professionals from the National Institute of Field Crops (INGC) a...

9 March 2021, 11:00-12:30 pm (Beirut time, GMT +2)

Words of hope from Dhuhaa Najm Shith -- one of the many rural women dairy producers struggling to recover from conflict in Iraq

Throughout history, the central role of women in society has ensured the stability, progress and long-term development of nations. Today, women in leadership positions are doing extraordinary work and have proven to be successful leaders on many levels, particularly in responding to the COVID-...

8 March 2021, Cairo - As every year, International Women’s Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the progress achieved in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, reflect on setbacks and emerging challenges, and call for change about the inequalities that persist....