The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today officially launched the white paper “Reimagining Sustainable Returns on Investment for Planet and People. A Near East and North Africa Regional Approach to Ecosystem Restoration and Development Solutions” at the Investors’ Panel, “From Degradation to Opportunity: Mobilizing Capital for Land Restoration,” held during the 27th Session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC).

Countries will discuss key issues affecting forests and rangelands in the Near East this week as the 27th session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) meets in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Over 150 young leaders from more than 20 countries across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region came together virtually for Youth Day, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and hosted by Saudi Arabia, ahead of the 27th Session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC). 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) successfully concluded a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on anticipatory action (AA), held from 21 to 23 September at the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel in Cairo, Egypt.

A five-year regional programme led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to eradicate the Red Palm Weevil (RPW) has delivered unprecedented results in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. These achievements were presented during a virtual regional webinar organized by the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa to showcase the programme’s outcomes, lessons learned, and recommendations. The event brought together around 87 participants, including government officials, experts, and regional and international partners from 18 countries.

Port Sudan/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, has launched the 2025 national livestock vaccination campaign to safeguard livelihoods of over three million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists across the co...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today opened the 13th Session of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI), hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources of Oman. The four-day session, running from 15 to 18 September, brings together delegates from Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to strengthen regional cooperation on sustainable fisheries and aquaculture management.

The 2025 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA), organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, the Near East Plant Protection Orga...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), government officials, and donor representatives have gathered today to kick off investment support to 46 small and medium-sized Palestinian agribusinesses over the next year. 

As part of the Global Forum on Green Agriculture and the second Regional Science and Innovation Week for Europe and Central Asia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) has convened a special session on the ninth of September 2025 to explore practical pathways for advancing greener, more resilient agrifood systems in the region.

In a one-day visit to Beirut, FAO Deputy Director-General, Maurizio Martina; FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Near East and North Africa, Abdul Hakim Elwaer; Director of FAO’s Office of Emergency and Resilience, Rein Paulsen; Piergiorgio Trentinaglia, Chief  Security, FAO Representative in Lebanon, Nora Ourabah Haddad and Etienne Careme, FAO Lebanon Liaison and Resilience Officer met with key partners to strengthen collaboration and foster transformative initiatives.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Virtual Learning Centers (VLCs), has launched a new open-access Arabic-language course titled “Climate Change Adaptation in the Livestock Sector.”

As part of its broader climate change agenda, FAO works to sup...

The Second Meeting of the Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS) is taking place in Cairo from 25 to 27 August 2025 under the theme “Leveraging Rural Advisory Services for Inclusive Rural Transformation in the Arab Region.” The three-day hybrid event, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), convenes policymakers, practitioners, researchers, civil society, farmer organizations, private sector representatives and development partners from across the Arab region. 

From 26 May to 25 August 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) co-organized a landmark series of eleven webinars to commemorate the Seventh World Food Safety Day under the theme “Food Safety: Science in Action.” series brought together hundreds of participants from across the Arab region and beyond, including scientists, researchers, senior officials, food industry representatives, and regulators.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE), in collaboration with the Project Support Division (PSS) at headquarters, successfully concluded a three-day Regional Training Workshop on “Driving Results Through Purposeful Partnerships: Enhancing Project Delivery under the Operational Partners Implementation Modality (OPIM) Framework” from 21 to 23 July 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.

More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released today. Famine conditions are projected to spread from Gaza Governorate to Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis Governorates in the coming weeks.

An important gathering – the Arab Bread Day Symposium – was held in Tunisia under the inspiring slogan "From Seed to Bread". The event was of great significance within the Arab region. The Arab Federation for Food Industries, the International Show Food Africa, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, the Arab Center Organization for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dryland (ACSAD) and ARAF-Connect collaborated to organize the three-day event, in which the Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations (FAO) participated. 

New York/Rome – Gaza faces the grave risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.

In a significant step towards rural transformation, Sudan has officially joined FAO's "One Country One Priority Product" (OCOP) global initiative as its 95th member. Its traditional crop, sorghum, has been designated as a country-specific Special Agricultural Product (SAP). This decision is se...

Africa and Asia can learn from each other to use innovation and national product branding to transform agrifood systems, improving food, nutrition and livelihood security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) told an Africa-Asia ministerial meeting here today.