Launch of the second edition of the Food Policy Monitoring Bulletin, 1st quarter 2023

Minya, Egypt – June 4, 2023 - Experts from the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and government officials from 12 Arab countries concluded the activities of the first regional forum on the fu...

Baghdad, 8th of June 2023 – The Government of Canada, represented by the Embassy of Canada to Iraq, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq have signed a four-year CAN$ 10M (USD 7.3 million) agreement.

The funds are planned to imple...

13 June 2023 - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, successfully concluded a one-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as part of preparations for the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (#COP28UAE) ...

During his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, along with a number of FAO officials, held a meeting today with His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-Designate of COP28 and his se...

AbdulHakim Elwaer, Assistant Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa....

18/06/2023, Qassim, Saudi Arabia - Empowering women in combating desertification and drought is a critical call for sustainable land management and restoration and directly affects the productive capacity of the ecosystems. Desertification and drought are the major global...

FAO urgently requires $95.4 million to scale up response to save lives, enable access to food and protect vital livelihoods

Amman, 20 June 2023 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the National Center for Security and Crisis Management (NCSCM), launched a training course to build the capacity building of twenty five selected employees from the Nat...

Ministers of Agriculture and High-level officials to discuss weaknesses in plant protection systems

FAO, CIHEAM Bari High-Level Meeting calls for a five-year action plan to manage Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases in the region

28 June 2023, Egypt – is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change with risks such as rising sea levels, drought, and extreme heat, which are posing significant threats to food production and livelihoods,

International Day of Cooperatives

The training targets veterinarians and specialists focusing on diagnosing, investigating, and responding to the disease.

FAO and ITU hold Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum 2023

Cairo/Baghdad - FAO Iraq is deeply concerned about the grave consequences of climate change and water scarcity on the marshes (Al Ahwar) and buffalo producers in the Southern Iraq. Alarming field reports from the project team, which the organization is implementing in cooperation with the Mi...

FAO plans to reach over one million farmers with 10 000 tonnes of seeds distribution

Cairo, Egypt – “There is no doubt that the role of more effective and responsive extension and rural advisory services for transforming food systems and rural areas is of utmost importance,” said AbdulHakim Elwaer, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East an...

Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has held a regional meeting to discuss, validate and reach consensus on the roadmap for the establishment of the Arab Forum for Rural ...

Cairo – The FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO-RNE) organized a four-day regional workshop in Cairo, Egypt, focused on improving the capacity of countries in the analysis and design of agrifood value chains in conflict-prone and conflict-affected cont...