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Director-General visits "world's largest vertical farm" ahead of COP28 opening
30/11/2023
Dubai - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today visited Bustanica, a company in the United Arab Emirates that boasts the "world's largest vertical farm," ahead of his participation at the
Bilateral meeting with the Secretary of Animal and Plant Health of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil - H.E. Carlos Goulart
29/11/2023
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with the H.E. Carlos Goulart, Secretary of Animal and Plant Health of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil (MAPA) of Brazil at FAO headquarters in Rome on the margins of the 46th
Bilateral meeting with the President of Paraguay – H.E. Santiago Peña Palacios
28/11/2023
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with the President of Paraguay, H.E. Santiago Peña Palacios, at FAO headquarters in Rome.
The Director-General welcomed the President on his first visit to FAO and highlighted the potential of Paraguay to transfor
Bilateral meeting with the CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhey
28/11/2023
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with Dr Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhey, CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), on the sidelines of the 46th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission taking place at the Headquarters of FAO.
The Dir
Bilateral meeting with the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Dr José Emilio Esteban
28/11/2023
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Dr José Emilio Esteban, met on the sidelines of the 46th meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). The Under Secretar
Bilateral meeting with His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia
23/11/2023
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia.
His Excellency shared with the Director-General his appreciation for the fruitful relationship between FAO and the Republic of Zambia.
Bilateral meeting with Swiss High-Level Delegation
17/11/2023
Rome – Today the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and a High-Level Swiss Delegation composed of H.E. Thomas Gürber, Deputy State Secretary and Head of the UN Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), H.E Patrizia Danzi Director-General, Swis
Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Rural Development and Food of Greece, H.E. Eleftherios Avgenakis
13/11/2023
Rome - Today the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met at FAO headquarters in Rome with H.E. Eleftherios Avgenakis, Minister for Rural Development and Food of Greece.
The Director-General thanked Greece for their longstanding support to FAO as one of the
Statement by the Director-General on the food security situation in Gaza
12/11/2023
Rome - I am profoundly distressed by the loss of lives and the human catastrophe unfolding due to the violence taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in Gaza.
I join the Secretary-General, and my colleagues in the IASC in calling for an i
Director-General addresses closing session of FAO Programme and Finance Committees
10/11/2023
Rome – Today the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, addressed the closing of the Joint Meeting of the 137th Session of the FAO Programme Committee and the 198th Session of the FAO Finance Committee, which wrapped up a week of deliberations.
Qu welcomed the
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