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Nov 4

The #COP27 presents an opportunity for knowledge sharing to enhance the integration of climate change and agri-food sector priorities. Its agenda shall give access to key #climatechange and food systems actors and resources

@FAOADG_NENA

speaks about

FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity

's participation:

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عبدالحكيم الواعر الممثل الإقليمي لمنظمة الفاو

@FAOADG_NENA

منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة في عمان and 9 others

Gender based violence in #agriculture👩‍🌾is not only a women's concern but it affects also their households, & communities. Everyone needs to be committed to create inclusive and safe communities, organizations and institutions for all. ACT TO END #VIOLENCE AGAINST #WOMEN

Domitille Vallee

@DVallee32

Global food systems have to produce more but with less CO2 émissions. Agriculture can contribute to mitigation and innovation (ex hydroponic feed, drought adapted crops, actions along value chain..). Says

@JeanMarcFaures

, #4ArabWaterConference

Jean-Marc Faurès

@JeanMarcFaures

Partners from #Algeria, #Palestine, #Egypt, #Jordan and #Lebanon share their views about the achievements of the #Sida-funded project for water efficiency, sustainability and productivity in the #nena region at the 4th Arab Water Conference.

Domitille Vallee

@DVallee32

Dec 1

Yesterday we had our closing event for the WEPSNENA project @ 4thArabWaterConference. 🙌to the 7 countries teams for their wisdom and Thanks for their visions to H.E eg. Mazen Ghunaim, Head of the PWA #Palestine and

@Dr

.A.Elwaer-ADG,

and Magnus André,

@Sida

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO)

Of the 860 million 👥 working in agriculture in 🌍, about 4️⃣4️⃣% of farmers👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾 are poisoned by pesticides each year. (according to #WHO)

@thaer_yaseen

@FAOinNENA

Plant Protection Officer during workshop on Sound Management of #Pesticides 📍#Jordan

Thaer YASEEN

@thaer_yaseen

Pesticide self-poisoning accounts for between 14% & 20% of #Suicides in 🌍 & is common in low- and middle-income countries where small farming 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾 provides easy access to Highly Hazardous Pesticides.

workshop on Sound management of Pesticides 📍#jordan

Thaer Yaseen, @fao Plant Protection Officer for Near East and North Africa

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Reasons for weak capacity of pesticide management in LMICs: ❗️7️⃣5️⃣% countries have only 2-6 specialists for registration ❗️Insufficient global coordination & collaboration 💪Concrete support is needed Baogen Gu,

Senior Agri Officer @ Workshop for pesticide management #Jordan

Domitille Vallee

@DVallee32

The 4th arab water forum

@arableague_gs

opened by the chair the minister of the Palestinian Water Authority speaking of water access in Palestine. The #WEPSNENA project

& 7 countries share top findings to implement 2030 agenda for water.

@Sida

FAO in Lebanon

🇪🇺🇱🇧 Thanks to a project funded by the European Union and implemented by

FAO in Lebanon and 7 others

with

@MoaLebanon

, #farmers received grants that will allow them to: 🧑‍🌾invest in #agricultural infrastructure 👩‍🌾create #employment opportunities 👇Read the full story here: bit.ly/3gBgpwp

Nov 29

Violence against women & girls remains the most pervasive human rights violation around the world. This year, UN marks #16Days under the theme “UNiTE! Activism to end violence against women and girls” #activism #violence #genderbasedviolence

UN Women Egypt

FAOSudan

@FAOSudan

Nov 29

Ibrahim Banaga, the Umda of Sania Karo, one of the #FNSREPRO target villages, has been rallying his community around the objectives of the

@DutchMFA

funded #FNS-REPRO programme, which is implemented by

🇸🇩 and

@WUR_WCDI

in North and East #Darfur.

FAO in Lebanon and 8 others

🥔🧑‍🌾🍠👩‍🌾 Read how

and

are helping #Potato_Farmers 📍in the Bekaa 🇱🇧 reduce their reliance on #pesticides and #fertilizers without affecting their production and profit❗️ 👉🔗bit.ly/3Vcag8F Projects funded by

@NorwayinLebanon

and

@WorldBankMENA

Nov 29

عبدالحكيم الواعر الممثل الإقليمي لمنظمة الفاو and Jean-Marc Faurès

organizes the final steering committee for the Water Efficiency, Productivity and Sustainability project for the NENA region gathering key representatives from the eight project countries and

@SIDA

to discuss findings, approaches and tools developed over the 5 years.

Thaer YASEEN

@thaer_yaseen

Our goal is to provide sufficient, nutritious, safe food 🥗for 👥 while reducing pesticide residues to reach the #SDGs & the 4 betters: 👉Better production 👉Better nutrition 👉Better environment 👉Better life

FAO in Jordan and FAO in Near East and North Africa

#workshop on #sound #Management of #pesticides in📍#Jordan

Latest

's #report: 89 High Hazard Pesticides (#HHP) ⚠️ are used in some #NENA countries. 39 of which have active substances with severe harmful effects on 🧍💦🌳. #workshop on #sound #management of #pesticide -📍 #Jordan [📸 by @Ijboory22]

FAO in Jordan

Too Good to Waste!

initiative within the #EUMadad project to reduce waste of #water, enhance #foodsecurity & create #greenjobs through the rehabilitation of irrigation canals in #Amman & #Jerash 🇯🇴

@EUinJordan

Nabil ASSAF and 3 others

FAO in Syria

@FAOSyria

Nov 27

Being displaced during the conflict was a painful process for thousands of people in #Syria. Zein Junaid turned the challenging situation of displacement into an opportunity, by developing a micro-family business with his father in As-Safira. Read more shorturl.at/flPV1

UN in Syria and 4 others

FAO in Lebanon

➕1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣small-scale #farmers👨‍🌾👩‍🌾 will be able benefit from a new project implemented by

in collaboration with

@MoaLebanon

and funded by

@DKinLebanon

🇩🇰 👉🔗To know more about the project: bit.ly/3XwzhNt

Kristoffer Vivike

and 9 others

🌍 is projected to reach over 9 billion 👥 by 2050, which requires %60 increase in 🌾🥗production while preserving 🌍 natural resources, and tackling challenges caused by climate change, pandemic and crisis.

@fao

@GUBAOGEN

#Workshop on Sound Management of #Pesticides in #Jordan

FAO in Jordan

#HappeningNow 📢

in collaboration with FAO Plant Production & Protection Division (NSP) launches the 1st day of the “Regional workshop on the sound management of #pesticides in the NENA region” in #Jordan.

FAO in Jordan

FAO in Yemen

@FAOYemen

Nov 27

Sustainable fisheries🐟 management in Yemen🇾🇪 under spotlight A 5-day training workshop on fish stock assessment & the best strategies & approaches to fish stock assessment was recently held Read👉 bit.ly/3F7P8es

Walid Saleh and 6 others

Nov 24

Ending the last day of #gender training by celebrating the winning group who designed a project to empower #ruralwomen & enhance their role in #foodsecurity & poverty reduction by selecting one of the tools used in gender-based transformation approaches.

Nov 23

Towards a better measurement of the social impacts of

interventions.

@ValentFranchi

, our gender specialist, kicking off the third day of RNE gender training with a session on monitoring indicators to reduce the #gender constraints & inequalities.

FAO in Near East and North Africa and 6 others

FAO in Egypt

@FAOEgypt

Nov 23

The regional Red Palm Weevil program held its Steering Committee meeting in #Aswan 🇪🇬 to: 🌴Review & evaluate the program progress report; 🌴Assess development of the RPW situation & the efficiency of the programs; 🌴Discuss project partners commitments & upcoming activities

Food and Agriculture Organization

🚣 Small-scale artisanal fishers, fish farmers & fish workers are no different than any other worker. 🦺 They deserve safe & secure working conditions to thrive. 👪 Their social, physical & cultural well-being depends on it. #WorldFisheriesDay #IYAFA2022 🐟

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Food and Agriculture Organization and 5 others

UN Jordan

@UnitedNationsJO

Nov 22

Targeting 300 women, men and refugee workers👇

@NorwayInJordan

and

@FAOJordan

signed an agreement to promote the sustainability of #FoodSecurity and #DecentWork opportunities in #Jordan. For more 👉 bit.ly/3EM6jC2

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FAO for GCC states, UAE & Yemen

@FAOinUAE

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: World Fisheries Day 2022. After registering, you will...

Aquatic food provides a healthy, accessible, and affordable diets to millions around the 🌏 And women 🧕 play an important role in this field, specially in our region Join us for the celebration of #worldfisheriesday2022 #now Registration link👉

fao.zoom.us

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: World Fisheries Day 2022. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Nov 22

Day 2 from the regional #gender training "Towards gender-transformative interventions in the agriculture & rural sector in the region” Participants practicing different approaches & examples of gender responsive & transformative interventions from country & project experiences

Ahmad Mukhtar

@ahmadmukhtar

FAO participates in the #Scoring4TheGoals campaign organised by

@EAA_Foundation

and development partners, during the #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 in Doha. #SDGs will be highlighted through multimedia and engagement with public.

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Participants practicing how to design interventions that effectively address #genderinequalities in different technical areas of work, such as agri-food value chain development, natural resource management & #climatechange adaptation.

"Despite the active role of women in the #datepalm sector, their role in Farmer Field Schools is neglected and focus should be placed on empowering them."

@thaer_yassin

during the regional workshop for farmer field schools

Transforming unequal social norms & closing existing #gendergaps is central in

’s work in #NENA & an urgent priority to maintain #foodsecurity & support agriculture & rural development. Read about today's gender-transformative interventions training: fao.org/neareast/news/

عبدالحكيم الواعر الممثل الإقليمي لمنظمة الفاو

@FAOADG_NENA

I just launched

FAO in Egypt and 9 others

#Gender Training "Towards gender-transformative interventions in the agriculture and rural sector in the region”. Proud to be part of this event, as it is the first time ever our office organizes a gender 👩‍🌾 training with such a broad regional scope.

#HappeningNow in Cairo! Regional training “Towards #gender-transformative interventions in the agricultural and rural sector in the NENA region” with 47 participants from 16 countries.