
New SDG indicator on Minimum Dietary Diversity adopted by UN Statistical Commission
10/03/2025
FAO assumes joint custodianship of indicator seen as key to ending malnutrition

Harlem Globetrotters named FAO Global Goodwill Ambassadors
09/03/2025
The world-famous team brings its energy and commitment to the fight against food insecurity and waste

Somalia: Drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4 million people into hunger, the Federal Government of Somalia and UN warn
26/02/2025
From FAO Regional Office for Africa

FAO unveils updated methodology for tracking the sustainability of fisheries
25/02/2025
Results from Pacific fishing areas are presented at Honiara Summit in Solomon Islands

FAO welcomes UN Biodiversity COP16.2, highlights agrifood systems as key to achieving global biodiversity goals
24/02/2025
Colombia, the CBD Secretariat, and FAO join efforts to spotlight the importance of including agrifood systems in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
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G20: Food security is vital for peace, stability and human dignity, FAO says
20/02/2025
Director-General addresses meetings of G20 Foreign Ministers in South Africa and reaffirms FAO’s commitment to Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

FAO at the Third Preparatory Committee towards FfD4
14/02/2025

New UN report offers insights into how geospatial technology can advance the global food security agenda
07/02/2025
FAO and UNOOSA emphasize importance of collaboration to make space technologies benefit small-scale farmers
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FAO Chief Economist stressed the need for adequate financing for SDG2 and agrifood systems
06/02/2025

Gaza: Immediate action must combine emergency relief with the restoration of local food production
28/01/2025
Latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT highlights devastating impact of conflict on agrifood systems infrastructure

Food insecurity deepens in Lebanon following conflict, new report shows
22/01/2025
From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin marks milestone for advancing the sustainable bioeconomy, recognizing FAO’s leadership
20/01/2025
Ministers of Agriculture from across the world agreed to accelerate the transition to a biomass-based economy, with food security, nutrition and climate action at its core

Nitrogen use efficiency must be improved to reduce harm to human and environmental health
20/01/2025
FAO publishes comprehensive report on Sustainable Nitrogen Management in Agrifood Systems

New report highlights critical food system trends and challenges in countdown to 2030
14/01/2025
The Food Systems Countdown Initiative report identifies governance and resilience as pivotal leverage points for food system transformation

FAO calls for urgent action to address widening famine in Sudan
06/01/2025
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol briefs the UN Security Council on Sudan’s food crisis

FAO Food Price Index dips during the month of December
03/01/2025
In 2024 the benchmark measure of world food commodity prices averaged 2.1 percent below its 2023 level

Reviving Gaza’s fishing sector hinges on restoring peace and safe access to the sea
24/12/2024
Once these conditions are met, FAO can assist with projects to repair boats and equipment and to inject emergency funds

Global Environment Facility approves $68 million for agrifood systems solutions
24/12/2024
With FAO’s support, 22 countries access financing to address biodiversity loss, land degradation, climate change, and pollution

FAO publishes new guidelines for surveillance of influenza in cattle
23/12/2024
It offers advice on how to optimize monitoring and risk mitigation as infections of pathogenic H5N1 strain spread

UN report: Hunger in the Arab region reaches a new height as challenges intensify
18/12/2024
From the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa