🤝. Food and Agriculture Organization and الصندوق الكويتي للتنمية signed a USD 685,000 grant to strengthen the institutional capacities of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs & Fish Resources in #Kuwait 🇰🇼. Signed by Abdulhakim Elwaer عبدالحكيم الواعر الممثل الإقليمي لمنظمة الفاو ,and Waleed Shamlān Al-Bahar – Acting DG, Kuwait Fund.

🔴 📢 يحدث الآن | تشارك منظمة #الفاو مع بلدية دبي | Dubai Municipality في دبي 🇦🇪 بالاحتفال باليوم الدولي السادس للتوعية بالفاقد والمُهدَر من الأغذية. معًا نسلّط الضوء على أهمية التحرك العاجل لحماية الموارد وبناء أنظمة غذائية مستدامة. #فاقد_الغذاء #هدر_الغذاء #الأمن_الغذائي

"من خلال مبادرات مثل "نعمة"، الهدف واضح: خفض الفاقد والهدر الغذائي بنسبة 50٪بحلول عام 2030. وتُظهر الشراكات مثل منتدى اليوم الدولي للتوعية بالفاقد والمُهدَر من الأغذية مع بلدية دبي | Dubai Municipality تحول الأهداف العالمية لتأثير محلي ملموس."-أحمد مختار،قائم بأعمال ممثل الفاو في دولة الإمارات

🌍 Enhancing UN-wide coordination: 🤝Ahmad Mukhtar, FAO Representative a.i. to the UAE, met with Ms. Sajeda Shawa, Head of UN OCHA Office in UAE OCHA UAE , to explore stronger synergies in humanitarian action and resilience building. #FAO #OCHA #GCC

United in advancing food security, 🤝Ahmad Mukhtar, FAO Representative a.i. to the UAE, met with Stephen Anderson Stephen Anderson ,WFP Director of UAE office and Representative to the GCC region,joining forces to strengthen regional resilience & to deepen FAO–WFP cooperation.

🤝Advancing collaboration across the UAE: Ahmad Mukhtar, FAO Representative a.i. to the UAE, met with UN Resident Coordinator in🇦🇪, Bérangère Boël, to explore opportunities for UN-wide collaboration & highlight FAO’s Regional Centre of Excellence for Food Security in the UAE.🌾

🌱 FAO participation at AgraME 2025 in Dubai, UAE! Ahmad Mukhtar, FAO Representative ad interim to the UAE, presents on “Food Security in MENA: Today & Tomorrow”, highlighting the pillars of food security at the Future Food Resilience Summit.

🤝Securing MENA’s food future requires: • Stable policies . Climate-resilient agriculture • Regional cooperation .Capacity building At AgraME 2025, Ahmad Mukhtar, FAO Rep a.i. to the UAE, showcased FAO’s roadmap for resilient, sustainable agrifood systems.

Agrame2025 | On the panel “Positioning MENA as a Center of Excellence for Climate-Resilient Agriculture,” Ahmad Mukhtar highlighted the role of financing, innovative agri-tech, and regenerative agriculture in strengthening resilience and ensuring food security across the region.

“Integrated agri-food systems are key to building climate-resilient agriculture. Each player responsible for a pillar reports not just for themselves, but into a system that tracks synergies & contributions,” Ahmad Mukhtar during Food Future Resilience Summit, Agra me 2025.

🌱 Jnder the Ministry of Economy & Tourism’s patronage, the 13th Global Sustainability & CSR Forum featured: Ahmad Mukhtar, FAO Rep. a.i. to the UAE, steering conversations on “From Harvest to Home,” rethinking food systems, and shaping strategies for sustainable growth.

In the session, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture , OEMT, Al Ain Farms , and Wadi Dafta Plantation showcased innovative models of sustainable agriculture - balancing social & economic growth, caring for the planet, and teaching younger generations how to live in a sustainable way. 🌍

International Center for Biosaline Agriculture Al Ain Farms Ahmad Mukhtar FAO in Near East and North Africa United Nations - United Arab Emirates At the 13th Global Sustainability & CSR Forum, & on behalf of FAO, Ahmad Mukhtar, FAO Representative a.i. to UAE, accepted an award from Arabia CSR Network, in recognition of the Organization’s leadership and contributions to sustainable and resilient agrifood systems.

📍Kuwait FAO Representative (a.i.)to the UAE, Ahmad Mukhtar, met with the UN Resident Coordinator in Kuwait, Ms. Ghada Mudawi, to strengthen cooperation and UN impact, including FAO’s support to the UN Common Country Analysis, guiding the UN’s strategic planning in the country.

FAO: UAE’s support ‘transformative’ in advancing global food security, long-term resilience Marking World Food Day 2025 with Aletihad English check out more 👉 link.aletihad.ae/JMId

متحف ومركز الغذاء في ثمانينية "الفاو" #مركز_الاتحاد_للأخبار

في يوم الأغذية العالمي2025: الإمارات تبني نموذجاً متكاملاً لأمن غذائي قائم على الابتكار إقرأ المزيد : eti.ae/JMMX aletihad.ae/amp/opinion/46…

💫Join us next week! FAO joins the 2nd Abu Dhabi Global Food Week 2025 as a Key Partner! Alongside ‎وزارة التغير المناخي والبيئة, هيئة أبوظبي للزراعة والسلامة الغذائية and ADNEC Group, FAO will lead high-level discussions on climate-smart agriculture, AI, investment, & global food security. 🇺🇳🇦🇪 globalfoodweek.ae/en

بمناسبة اليوم العالمي للأغذية 2025، شارك مكتب الفاو في دولة الإمارات مع شركائه من مبادرة نعمة وجهات حكومية وخاصة في ورشة سياسات النظم الغذائية الدائرية: «تسريع الحد من فقد وهدر الغذاء في دولة الإمارات»، ضمن جهود دعم هدف الدولة في خفض الفقد والهدر الغذائي بنسبة 50٪ بحلول 2030.

To mark World Food Day 2025, FAO Office in the UAE joined ne’ma and other partners in a Circular Food Systems Policy Workshop titled “Accelerating Food Loss and Waste Reduction in the UAE,” supporting the national goal of reducing food loss and waste by 50% by 2030.