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Upcoming UN hunger report presents a new approach to financing the end of food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms
15/07/2024

At the High-Level Political Forum in New York, FAO calls for less risk aversion and more innovation in funding the zero hunger challenge

Climate risks projected to affect fish biomass around the world's ocean, FAO report says
10/07/2024

Fish biomass faces steep falls by end of century under high-emissions scenario


Global meeting focuses on fisheries and aquaculture’s vital role in tackling food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty
08/07/2024

36th Session of the Committee on Fisheries opens at FAO


Advancing SDGs 1, 2, 13, 16, and 17: Daily Insights and Contributions from FAO at HLPF 2024
05/07/2024

Convened at the UN Headquarters in New York, the 2024 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) starts this Monday, 8 July and lasts until Wednesday, 17 July, with the ECOSOC High-Level Segment going on for an additional day on Thursday, 18 July. Preparing for the critical review of Sustainable D...

FAO Food Price Index stable in June
05/07/2024

Global cereal output forecast to reach an all-time high in 2024


OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook: Emerging economies will continue driving agricultural markets
02/07/2024

Significant regional shifts are projected in the coming decade


Sudan is facing an unprecedented hunger catastrophe, say UN agency chiefs
27/06/2024

New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger.


FAO sounds alarm over high risk of famine across the whole Gaza Strip amidst humanitarian access constraints
26/06/2024

New analysis reveals that almost the entire population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity with 1 in 5 Gazans being on the verge of famine

UAE Contributes to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Humanitarian Efforts in Sudan
21/06/2024
Sultan Al Shamsi and Guangzhou Qu sign a key agreement to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, attended by Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant UAE Minister for Political Affairs, and Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.
FAO foresees a stable outlook for most food commodity markets in 2024/25
13/06/2024
Food Outlook report expects relative calm in main foodstuff and fertilizer markets, while food import bills could go up
QU Dongyu urges FAO Members not to allow history to repeat itself through famines and destructions of livelihoods
10/06/2024
Director-General opens 175th Session of FAO Council
New aquaculture record offers way for ending hunger without harming marine environment: FAO Fisheries Chief
07/06/2024

Interview with Manuel Barange, Director of FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division on the 2024 State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report

FAO Report: Global fisheries and aquaculture production reaches a new record high
07/06/2024

Aquaculture surpasses capture fisheries in aquatic animal production for the first time, The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 says

Hunger Hotspots Report: famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan
05/06/2024

Latest Hunger Hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Niña-linked climate extremes

FAO on the road to the High-Level Political Forum 2024
29/05/2024

With 6 years to 2030, about 735 million people still face hunger (2022), a similar number continue to live in extreme poverty, and pressures on natural resources and the environment persist. With multiple crises encountering old and new challenges,

FAO at UNFF19: Commitment to supporting accelerated global action to achieve the Global Forest Goals
23/05/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu stressed the central role of forests for sustainable development at the Opening Segment of the High-Level Day of the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19) at UN headquarters in New York on 9 May.
FAO Director-General addresses High-Level Segment of 19th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests
09/05/2024
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today addressed the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19).
During Cornell University visit QU Dongyu emphasizes the important role of young people in agrifood system transformation
09/05/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu meets students at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York.
Director-General emphasizes need to make sure science, technology and innovation is suitable, accessible and affordable for all
09/05/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the STI Forum in New York.
FAO welcomes the celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026
02/05/2024
Approved by the UN General Assembly, it will increase awareness of the crucial role women farmers play in agrifood systems