Syrian Arab Republic
SYR Hero
23.2 million
country population
12.9 million people
in high acute food insecurity
6.8 million
internally displaced people
to assist 3 million people FAO requires USD 149.9 million for 2024
The Syrian Arab Republic remains one of the largest and most complex humanitarian emergencies globally. With a deepening economic crisis and increasing food prices, vulnerable families adopt negative coping mechanisms such as selling productive assets and reducing the quantity and quality of meals to survive.
Investing in local food production through crop, livestock and water-related interventions will save Syrians’ lives and livelihoods while reducing the humanitarian caseload and dependency on food aid.
Highlights
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News
Rebuilding resilience, one drop at a time: FAO and Norway join hands to restore irrigation for 14 000 families in earthquake-stricken Hama
05/07/2023
The earthquakes that hit the north of the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023, and the multiple aftershocks, caused significant destruction to agricultural...
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Norway contributes $23.7 million of flexible funding to boost FAO’s capacity to respond to crises and emergencies
31/03/2023
With these funds, FAO aims to reach around 600 000 food insecure people
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Seismic challenges for rural families in Syria
27/03/2023
FAO is helping earthquake victims resume food production and agricultural livelihoods
Key documents
Syrian Arab Republic: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2024
22/03/2024
Thirteen years of conflict and an enduring economic crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic continue to drive humanitarian needs, disrupt agriculture and weaken the country’s food production capacity.
Syrian Arab Republic: Project profile
20/02/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is implementing a multiyear resilience project in six governorates in the Syrian Arab Republic with high levels of food insecurity.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity
31/10/2023
FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: November 2023 to April 2024 outlook
Multimedia
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FAO supports farmers to develop their farms through farmers field schools
12/12/2023
FAO in the Syrian Arab Republic responds to the farmers pressing need for a sustainable income and livelihood, by changing their mindsets from production-focused...
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FAO’s mission to sustain irrigation in the Syrian Arab Republic
26/04/2023
FAO in the Syrian Arab Republic is keen to strengthen the resilience of crisis-affected communities, where agricultural activities were disrupted, through...