The Global Report on Food Crises reveals a staggering reality: 295 million people in 53 countries/territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2024. At Food and Agriculture Organization we know that #AgricultureCan be the solution, but we need the right support. #FightFoodCrises #GRFC2025

Welcomed our partners @DenmarkMFA, Cooperazione Italiana 🇮🇹, AICS Cooperazione_it & AICS Beirut to #Aleppo, where they visited schools, health centres & small businesses & explored how the UN Joint Programme’s interventions are enhancing basic services, boosting livelihoods & building resilience

The #4Betters are at the heart of Food and Agriculture Organization's work. A sustainable & food secure world for all is possible. We need more efficient, inclusive, resilient & sustainable agrifood systems to future-proof our planet & leave no one behind 👉 bit.ly/3rqnNvx

🚨 تحذير جديد من المنظمة 🚨 النمط المصلي SAT1 لمرض الحمى القلاعية (FMD): تهديد خطير لمنطقة الشرق الأدنى وغرب أوراسيا. 🐄🐑 📢 توصيات عاجلة متاحة الآن. 🔗 اقرأ التنبيه: doi.org/10.4060/cd5055… #صحة_الحيوان #الحمى_القلاعية

UK Development Director for Syria Peter McDermott recently met Syrian Minister for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Dr. Amjad Badr, alongside FAO in Syria to discuss 🇬🇧 technical support. Agriculture and food security are critical to Syria’s future prosperity.🌾

17 goals. 5 years to achieve them. 1 future. Food & agriculture lie at the heart of achieving each & every one of the 17 #SDGs. FAO is committed to help build a better future for all, learn how 👉bit.ly/3JGDVkS #ActNow #4Betters

.Food and Agriculture Organization & UK for Syria has empowered 18 370 women in rural areas with resilience building and gender-based interventions. Woroud Ez-ElDin is one of the women who joined FAO's integrated social and economic empowerment journey. Listen to her story here bit.ly/3HmTstF

👏Working together for a safer Rural future in #Syria! FAO in Syria and #UNMAS are joining forces for coordinated land clearance & agricultural recovery, supporting the safe return of communities. #MineAction

.Food and Agriculture Organization & UK aid, through the Resilience and Adaptation Fund, have supported 160 farming households in rural Homs and Hama with rooftop rainwater harvesting to improve water availability for irrigation and domestic use. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 🇬🇧وزارة الخارجية والتنمية البريطانية UK for Syria UN in Syria FAO in Near East and North Africa

🚨 Hunger is on the rise! A new Food and Agriculture Organization & World Food Programme report warns of imminent starvation risk in 13 global hotspots — 4 in the Near East & North Africa region. Urgent action is needed to prevent famine and save lives. 🔗 fao.org/newsroom/detai…

#SAVETHEDATE Join the Right to Food in the Syrian Arab Republic online event through: Webinar link: un-org.zoom.us/j/92668944891 Passcode: :#+Mg+C7@R$ Join via audio/SIP room system: Webinar ID: 926 6894 4891 Passcode: 4369325016 SIP: [email protected]

Syrian Arab Republic: The worst drought in 36 years has decimated crops and rural livelihoods. With the 2025/26 planting season nearing, urgent support is vital. Food and Agriculture Organization seeks $66.6M to help 617k restore their livelihoods and improve their food security. bit.ly/3TPBUcB

Today, UK Foreign Secretary, H.E David Lammy, met with inspiring rural women in Damascus #Syria who have flourished thanks to Food and Agriculture Organization @UKAid food‑processing & income generation support under BLRS. It is more than vegetables & fruits, it is about confidence, empowerment & resilience.

The 2024/25 #drought has affected the agricultural production worsening food security situation. 🔴75% of cropped areas affected by drought. 🔴2.73 million tonnes projected wheat deficit in 2025 – enough to feed 16 million people for a year. Read more bit.ly/45PO7Fw

.Food and Agriculture Organization warns the impact of #drought on this agricultural season. Farmers in #Syria are unable to secure water to irrigate their crops. Total rainfall is estimated to be 54% lower (Nov 2024 - Apr 2025) compared to the long-term average rainfall. Learn more bit.ly/45PO7Fw

The impacts of drought in the Syrian Arab Republic are pushing rural communities to the brink, compounding one of the world’s largest food security crises. Read more about Food and Agriculture Organization's planned response and funding requirements: bit.ly/45PO7Fw

What are the factors that cause #wildfires? Learn how Food and Agriculture Organization collaborate with countries to strengthen the capacities for integrated fire management. Read more bit.ly/4lE5YUy

🔴#Drought in #Syria is pushing rural communities to the edge. 🔴40% of #livestock heads are gone by desperate sales & slaughter. 🔴Herders cannot secure feed for their animals. 🔴This is a deepining economic emergency for families who depend on their livestock to survive.

.Food and Agriculture Organization UK aid marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by organizing an awareness session to 60 women in #Homs & #Rural_Damascus to aware women on safety against sexual abuse & harassment, dignity & empowerment. Watch here bit.ly/44OHEcZ

#Happeningnow New chapter for Syria’s farmers! .Food and Agriculture Organization & @UKforSYRIA launches Phase 2 of the Building Local Resilience in #Syria — reaching 114 000 farming households by 2028. Focus: women, persons with disabilities, displaced families & returnees. #FoodSecurity #investinhumanity