Vulnerable communities in the Arab world and MENA region face numerous challenges, including conflicts, resource scarcity, and inequality which exacerbate their situation. The COVID-19 pandemic, rising food prices due to conflicts, natural disasters, and ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Sudan, and Palestine further hinder development opportunities in the region
NEW PUBLICATION: Unlocking the Power of Partnership to Address Yemen’s Food Crisis and Strengthen Food System Resilience
Yemen is experiencing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises in recent history as a result of the ongoing conflict, which began more than eight years ago. Today, the country faces a food crisis of unprecedented scale. Despite continuing humanitarian aid, about 17 million people — that is, about half the population — are food insecure (WFP 2023), and more than half a million children under the age of five are estimated to suffer from severe acute malnutrition (UNICEF 2023)
National Wheat Day | 2-day workshop
The Academy of Science, Research and Technology (ASRT) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) are organizing a workshop under the title of "National Wheat Day". The workshop will be held over two days, on February 13th and February 14th, at the St-Regis Al-Massa Hotel in the New Administrative Capital.
Addressing the Food Crisis in Yemen
The Yemen conflict, underway since early 2015, has led to an ongoing, unprecedented humanitarian emergency. Food needs far exceed current consumption levels, with 3.5 million pregnant or breastfeeding women and children under 5 suffering from acute malnutrition and up to 19 million people affected by food insecurity in 2022.
تفاقم أحد أبرز الانهيارات الاقتصادية الوخيمة التي شهدها العالم
تسبب ارتفاع أسعار المواد الغذائية واضطراب الإمدادات جراء نشوب الحرب في "أوكرانيا" في إلحاق أضرار فادحة بالبلدان الواقعة في "منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا"، بما في ذلك على سبيل المثال "مصر" و"السودان" و"اليمن" وهو ما يُعزى بشكل جزئي إلى فرط اعتمادها على واردات حبوب القمح. وبالرغم من ذلك، يتضرر "لبنان" – الذي يجتاز بالفعل في خضم أحد أبرز الانهيارات الاقتصادية الوخيمة التي شهدها العالم منذ خمسينيات القرن التاسع عشر – بمعدل استثنائي من التأثيرات السلبية القائمة في مجال الأمن الغذائي والناجمة عن اندلاع الصراع بين "روسيا" و"أوكرانيا".
