Near East and North Africa
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News
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News
Gaza: FAO delivers more than 2 400 veterinary kits to protect livestock and sustain livelihoods
12/08/2024
From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
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Restricted local food production exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip
05/08/2024
Intensified hostilities, access constraints and damage to agriculture have heightened acute food insecurity for Gazans
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Sudan is facing an unprecedented hunger catastrophe, say UN agency chiefs
27/06/2024
New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger
Publications
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Publications
Lebanon: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 2
07/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a second-round field assessment conducted between March and April...
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Publications
Desert locust upsurge: Progress report on the response in the Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen, September–December 2021
05/2022
This sixth and final progress report details FAO’s work to mitigate the effects of the desert locust upsurge – an unprecedented threat to food security...
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Publications
Iraq: Humanitarian Response Plan 2022
04/2022
In Iraq, years of instability have led to the collapse of national systems, leaving already vulnerable populations at further risk of increased food...
Multimedia
Video
Famine is imminent in Gaza Strip - Interview with Rein Paulsen
19/03/2024
The food security situation in Gaza is catastrophic; famine is imminent in the Northern Governorates and there is a risk of famine across the rest of...
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Photo collection
The Sudan: FAO kicks off an emergency seed distribution campaign across 17 states
18/07/2024
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Video
Support beekeepers to restore honey production in Yemen
19/05/2022
The livelihoods of Yemeni beekeepers have been severely disrupted by ongoing conflict and economic shocks.