News and latest information from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (@FAO) in #Syria. Working for #ZeroHunger.

Damascus, Syria
Joined March 2019
.@FAO @SyMOEADM & partners: @IOM_SYRIA @UNDRRArabStates @MercyCorps @NRC_Norway @DRCSyria officially launched a new project funded by @eu_echo to strengthen #disaster preparedness and reduce humanitarian risks in #Syria. Read more bit.ly/4BozXIP #AnticipatoryAction
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From a joint field visit by @FAO & @UKforSyria to farmers benefiting from the "Building Local Resilience in Syria -BLRS" Project in Rural Damascus #Syria. Supporting farming communities with solutions that strengthen #resilience, protect #livelihoods, & enhance #food_security.
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FAO in Syria retweeted
Across rural 🇸🇾, women are at the heart of food production, food processing and supporting communities. Through UK support to @FAOSyria, women are gaining the tools and opportunities to transform locally grow🍎🥭 into jam & other agricultural products into sources of sustainable income. #RuralWomensDay
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Syria's post-conflict drought management strategy places water as a top priority in face of damaged infrastructure, says H.E. Moustapha Zakia, Syrian Deputy Minister of Agriculture at the #RomeWaterDialogue this morning
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الطوابير أمام جناح للشرق الأدنى وشمال أفريقيا في معرض #Seeds2Foods تتحدث عن نفسها! 🇯🇴🥘 يتوافد الزوار لتذوق المنسف، الطبق الأردني التقليدي، الذي يقدّمه الفريق بالمشاركة مع @FAOADG_NENA . نكهة من تراث المنطقة تجمع الناس حول الطعام والثقافة! 🌍
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A warm welcome to @FAO Deputy Director-General @BethBechdol at the Near East and North Africa Pavilion at #Seeds2Foods! 🌱 Celebrating the region’s rich food heritage, unique products and the people working to make agrifood systems more sustainable.
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Livestock are a lifeline across northeast Syria. With support from the Syria Humanitarian Fund (#SHF), @FAO is helping 11 072 families protect the animals they depend on for survival. Meet the people behind the numbers 👉 bit.ly/3Sz9RB9
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Glad to welcome @FAODG to the Near East and North Africa pavilion at #Seeds2Foods in Rome, where the region’s rich food heritage meets the people, products and traditions that shape its food systems.
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For thousands of years, wheat has been at the heart of #Syria food traditions. Join Jalal Al Hamoud at FAO’s Seeds to Foods exhibition, a Talk Show explored how restoring seed systems and supporting farmers can help revive #wheat production and strengthen #food_security.
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Thank you, Germany, your timely funding to @FAO’s #SFERA will help restore the agricultural livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Mali, Somalia and Syria, bridging the path from humanitarian assistance to longer-term resilience.
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FAO in Syria retweeted
🎤 29 talks. 🌎 22+ countries. Countless ideas for transforming agri-#FoodSystems. At #Seeds2Foods, experts, communities and innovators will share experiences, solutions and stories from around the world. Read more & discover the programme 👇
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Supported by the Syria Humanitarian Fund #SHF, @FAO is helping livestock keepers across northeast #Syria protect the productive assets they depend on for #food_security and #livelihoods. Read more here bit.ly/4hF0SIU
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بالنسبة لعبد الله، العمل في المجال الإنساني يعني الذهاب إلى أي مكان حيثما وجدت الحاجة، لإيصال المساعدات إلى من هم في أمسّ الحاجة إليها. في جميع أنحاء سورية، يكرّس العاملون في المجال الإنساني جهودهم كل يوم لخدمة المجتمعات المحلية. #اليوم_العالمي_للعمل_الإنساني #من_أجل_الإنسانية
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Behind every humanitarian response are people who refuse to give up. In northeast #Syria, with support from the Syria Humanitarian Fund #SHF, Khalid and Abdul-Hakim help families protect their livelihoods and hope. Their mission: keep communities going. bit.ly/4geFUOI
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For Abdullah, being a humanitarian means going wherever he is needed to help assistance reach those who need it most. Across Syria, humanitarians like him work every day in service of communities. Ahead of #WorldHumanitarianDay, listen to him speak.
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Livestock are a lifeline across northeast Syria. With support from the Syria Humanitarian Fund (#SHF), @FAO is helping 11 072 families protect the animals they depend on for survival. Meet the people behind the numbers 👉 bit.ly/3Sz9RB9
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With #SHF support, @FAO provided 4 500 farming households across northeast #Syria with vegetable production packages & organic fertilizer. This time-critical assistance is helping families produce fresh vegetables & protect livelihoods. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3TPc3oB
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FAO in Syria retweeted
🤖 This report sets a shared vision for an inclusive, trusted & impact-driven agrifood future. Developed through multistakeholder dialogue, it delivers a 3-year action plan for more efficient, resilient and sustainable #AgrifoodSystems. Read more➡️ bit.ly/4xwe9s5
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The @FAO Community Action Planning approach, with the support of #Russia, and in collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture, allowed the local communities in Rural Aleppo to put together development plans covering agriculture, education, health, water, sanitation and hygiene.
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