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FAO engagements in Brussels September 2023: engaging with partners and sharing expertise
08/09/2023
The Director of FAO's Office of Statistics, José Alejandro Rosero Moncayo, participated at a public hearing on “Sustainable agriculture: past, present and future – the role of data and indicators’’, organised by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural development and the Committee on Environmen...
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FAO at the Belgian SDG Forum
07/09/2023
On 19 October, this year’s edition of the Belgian SDG Forum will take place in Brussels.
It is the first multistakeholder forum dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 in the Benelux. Initia...
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FAO Emergency and Resilience Director addresses Council of the EU on anticipatory actions
06/09/2023
Upon invitation by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU, FAO’s Director for Emergencies and Resilience Rein Paulsen presented the critical situation of global food insecurity and FAO's work on anticipatory action (AA) to the Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA).
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FAO Steps up the Support to Coastal and Island Fisher Communities in Papua New Guinea
15/08/2023
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FAO Director's-General message for International Youth Day 2023
12/08/2023
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Heads of the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies call for greater investments in South Sudan to avoid a catastrophic food crisis
01/08/2023
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Interview of the month - July 2023 FAO and Ghent University collaboration
31/07/2023
Thank you all for agreeing to talk with us about your experiences with the collaborative relationship between FAO and the Ghent University. It is very interesting to hear from you, Professor Carl Lachat, from you Giles Hanley Cook as PhD student, researcher and now working at FAO and from ...
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FAO engagements in Brussels July 2023: engaging with partners and sharing expertise
31/07/2023
A number of interactions by FAO experts took place in Brussels last month, both virtually and in-person.
Vincent Martin, Director of FAO's Office of Innovation, participated on 5 July at a panel debate with the title “New Genomic Techniques EU Proposal: legal framework and enforcement ch...
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FAO welcomes European Union contribution of €25 million to advance wildlife conservation and food security
27/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United N...
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As UNFSS+2 closes, FAO reiterates its commitment to support nations in accelerating the pace of transforming agrifood systems
26/07/2023
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FAO at the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment
20/07/2023
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FAO Brussels Director briefs EU Council’s AGRIFAO Working Party under Spanish Presidency
18/07/2023
18 July - FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji presented a summary of the latest developments in the area of food and agriculture and shared some of the upcoming activities of the FAO Brussels office at the Council Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (AGRIFAO).
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122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
12/07/2023
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FAO presents the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2023 in Brussels
12/07/2023
12 July – The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, jointly published by five United Nations specialized agencies – FAO, IFAD, WFP, UNICE...
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FAO Conference ends with an increase in the Organization’s budget and requests for strong action on water resources management
07/07/2023
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Water management takes centre stage at 43rd session of the FAO Conference
05/07/2023
High-level roundtables held on how to tackle water shortages and scarcity, as well as floods, during weeklong meeting of FAO’s highest governing body.
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FAO Director-General calls for seizing opportunities to transform agrifood systems
03/07/2023
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QU Dongyu of China re-elected FAO Director-General
02/07/2023
Rome - QU Dongyu was today re-elected to a second term as Director...
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Building bridges-Fostering partnerships: sharing FAO's expertise and knowledge in Brussels
30/06/2023
Every month, our Liaison Office coordinates visits by FAO experts from around the world to Brussels and supports their interactions and contributions at events held by our partners. The June missions included:
A visit by Coordinator of the
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Interview of the Month with Corinna Hawkes, FAO Director Food Systems and Food Safety Division
30/06/2023
This is the Interview of the Month of June with Corinna Hawkes, FAO Director of the Food Systems and Food Safety Division
Congratulations on your new assignment Corinna! New in this position but definitely not new to food and nutrition. Before asking you how do you plan to support th...