Deputy Director-General Maurizio Martina briefs UN Security Council on the impact of conflict on food security

New data reveals that half of the population or about 1.1 million people are experiencing catastrophic food insecurity

Interview with Alexander Jones, Director of the FAO’s Resource Mobilization Division, on his recent field visit to Afghanistan to see how FAO is helping farmers to get back on their feet

International Women’s Day 2024: Follow the joint FAO, IFAD and WFP celebration to see why investing in rural women is central to achieving our Sustainable Development Goals

New study shows how the effects of climate change on income and adaptation in rural areas vary with gender, wealth and age.

Interview with Lauren Phillips, Deputy-Director of FAO’s Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division

Director-General addresses 37th session of FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for the Near East and North Africa.

Decision provides stronger basis for FAO, UNICEF, WHO and their members to intensify their work on producing and using harmonized data.

FAO Deputy Director-General Semedo joins the United Nations Environment Assembly and Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting.

Deputy Director-General Maurizio Martina points out the catastrophic damage induced by the conflict across the entire food supply chain.

QU Dongyu addresses Meeting of G20 Foreign Affairs Ministers in Brazil.

Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol urges game-changing solutions to break the vicious loop between climate crisis, conflict and hunger.

Interview with FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol on Gaza and other global emergencies including Ukraine and Sudan

FAO will lead 48 projects and three programs addressing challenges at the intersection of environment, agriculture, forestry, and marine/freshwater resources

FAO hosts global event that underscores the contribution pulses make to food security, healthy diets and the environment.

Coarse grain production on track to hit an all-time high, pushing up overall supply and trade prospects

New FAOSTAT domain focuses on statistics from dietary data

The 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum, held on 30 January, included a dedicated SDG Action Segment for Goal 2, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Major Group for Science and Technology, and the UN Major Group for Children and Youth.

FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero stressed the importance of making agrifood systems more inclusive, sustainable and resilient to major drivers while ensuring affordable, healthy diets, speaking at the ECOSOC Coordination Segment session on resilient and sustainable food systems and SDG 2, at the United Nations in New York. 

In a bid to emphasize the transformative potential of agrifood systems in responding to climate change and ensuring good food for today and for tomorrow, the FAO Liaison Offices in New York, Brussels, Geneva and Washington D.C. joined forces with the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment to brief and engage Members, stakeholders and partners on COP28 outcomes and the way forward.