FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

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2024

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2024

Baku (Azerbaijan), 11/11/2024 - 22/11/2024

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) hosted by Azerbaijan in Baku will take place between 11-22 November. The Conference is a landmark event in the global effort to combat climate change and ensure food security for present and future generations. For FAO, COP29 serves as a platform for collaborative dialogue, knowledge sharing, and decision-making on the unique role of agr...

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2024

Tirana (Albania), 08/11/2024

Organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Albania with support from the United Nations implementing agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the “Digital Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Albania” (DART) inception workshop will...

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2024

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2024

Barcelona (Spain), 04/11/2024 - 08/11/2024

In the framework of the 8th Mediterranean Forest Week (4−8 November 2024, Barcelona, Spain), FAO and the Government of Türkiye are organizing a side event to present joint regional and national activities on forests, with special emphasis on fores...

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2024

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Astana (Kazakhstan), 23/10/2024 - 24/10/2024

The upcoming workshop is the first step and an important milestone of the pilot in Kazakhstan, to review national needs, discuss priorities, and agree on means to enhance synergetic action and policy coherence for food systems transformation and climate action. Following the national inception workshop, subsequent dialogues and actions will be organized at the country level as per the work plan...

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2024

Virtual Event, 22/10/2024

The session will provide a peer-to-peer learning opportunity as well as help suggest concrete measures that equip actors from the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) region who are engaged in policies and programmes and various value chains, strengthening economic status of marginalized rural women, and contributing to the progress towards implementing the Beijing D...

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2024

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Tirana (Albania), 22/10/2024 - 23/10/2024

Increasing the connections among parliamentarians in the Europe and Central Asia region is key to supporting food systems transformation. In line with this, as a follow-up to the Global Parliamentarian Meeting in June 2023 in Chile and FAO’s preparatory meeting of five chairs of Agrarian Committees from Albania, Armenia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine in October 2023, FAO is c...

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2024

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 16/10/2024

The event marking World Food Day 2024 organized by FAO in the Kyrgyz Republic together with the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K. Skryabin, the oldest university in the country. On 16 October, an interactive exhibition dedicated to this year’s theme “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future” will be opened at the main campus of the university. 

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Budapest (Hungary), 16/10/2024

More than 20 partner companies will join the nineteenth food donation convoy marking World Food Day 2024. Matching this year’s theme ‘Right to foods for a better life and a better future’, the heavy vehicles will roll through Budapest carrying food donations for needy families. The event will feature high-level representatives of FAO, the Hungarian Food Bank Association, and the Hungarian ...

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2024

Hybrid Event, 15/10/2024

FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation is organizing its first ever side-event in the framework of the World Food Forum. Our Regional Forum Event (Satellite Event)"Healthy Food for All: Market Trends Impacting Diets for Youth in Russia” will take place at the UN House in Moscow where the participants will discuss the latest trends in healthy diets. The event will bring together you...

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2024

Virtual Event, 15/10/2024

The inception meeting for the project, 'Sustainable Beekeeping and Exchange of Cooperation between Türkiye and Ukraine', will be held on 15 Oc...

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2024

Virtual Event, 11/10/2024

The UN Issue-Based Coalition on Sustainable Food Systems is organizing two online workshops entitled “Building capacities and regional exchange on operationalizing a holistic approach to transform food systems in the Europe and Central Asia.” The workshops provide UN Country Teams and UN Resident Coordinators in Europe and Central Asia with a unique opportunity to strength...

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2024

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 09/10/2024

On 9 October in Bishkek, FAO will host the inception workshop for the “Pandemic Fund (Kyrgyzstan): Pandemic Preparedness and Response through a One Health Approach in Central Asia” project. The workshop, running from 9:00 to 13:00 Bishkek time, will introduce the project's goals, focusing on enhancing pandemic preparedness and response through a comprehensive One Health approach.

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2024

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2024

Fethiye (Türkiye), 08/10/2024 - 12/10/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Chamber of Forest Engineers in Türkiye (OMO) has been collaborating under the initiative on “Developing regional guidelines on value chain development and market access for non-wood forest products (NWFP) in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus.” In the framework of this, the parties are organizing a regional capacit...

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2024

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2024

Pula (Croatia), 07/10/2024 - 11/10/2024

The Thirty-Second Session of the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) and a related International Symposium, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Croatia and the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, will be held in Pula, Croatia from 7 to 11 October 2024. The Symposium will focus on building a sustainable future for inland fi...

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2024

Virtual Event, 03/10/2024

This regional workshop is organized within the framework of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2024 to provide a platform for discussing nature-mimicry and frugal approaches, sharing community best practices and lessons learned, and identifying potential barriers and enablers for harnessing nature-based frugal innovations in the region.

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2024

Budapest (Hungary), 01/10/2024

The Government of Hungary, in collaboration with FAO, will organize the regional Conference on Prevention of Food Waste on 1 October 2024. The event will bring together European Union (EU) Member States and non-EU countries from Europe and Central Asia to encourage the harmonization of country efforts for a cohesive intra-regional approach to reducing food waste. By sharing successful...

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2024

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 30/09/2024

An FAO round table discussion will be held to enhance the mechanisms of interaction within the National Laboratory Network. This event, designed for key actors including laboratory directors, public health officials, and research representatives, aims to address and resolve existing challenges in the network's coordination and communication. By providing a collaborative platform for discussi...

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2024

Virtual Event, 27/09/2024

The 40/3 meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Commission on Agriculture is scheduled for 27 September 2024, with the aim to continue preparing for the next 44th Session of the ECA to be held in September 2025. The Committee will be updated on the call for proposals for the main technical theme of the 44ths Session of the ECA, as well as on the implementation of regional work progr...

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Baku (Azerbaijan), 25/09/2024 - 27/09/2024

The three-day regional workshop “Advancing climate action in agriculture in Europe and Central Asia” aims to underscore the critical role of agrifood systems in addressing climate change and implementing climate actions. It will explore the role of the agriculture sector in achieving the goals set by the Paris Agreement, particularly in relation to sustainable food systems, gender-responsive cl...

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2024

Bujum (Kyrgyzstan), 24/09/2024

This year, World Food Day (16 October) talks about the right to ‘foods’ for a better life and a better future. ‘Foods’ stands for diversity, nutrition, affordability, and safety. A greater diversity of nutritious foods should be available in our fields, in our markets, and on our tables, for the benefit of all.