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Behavioural Science: a vital tool for transforming our agrifood systems
31/01/2023
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels kicked off its new series of webinars on the Four Betters with a Brussels Briefing on Better Life.
This first event explored the role that...
Legislative frameworks as a pathway for agrifood systems transformation, says FAO Chief of Development Law Service
31/01/2023
Legislative frameworks play a crucial role in fostering transformative change towards sustainable agrifood systems. This was the main message delivered by FAO’s Blaise Kuemlangan during a meeting of the Natural...
A two-year project funded by the European Union to improve food safety and plant health in African Union member countries kicks off
30/01/2023
FAO and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat began face-to-face training sessions for select participants in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, and launched the assessment of the national food...
Op-ed of FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin
26/01/2023
Ending Hunger: a priority for regional integration
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine, climate change, and the general economic slowdown have brought the fight against food insecurity...
Interview with Director of the FAO Food and Nutrition Division, Lynnette Neufeld
23/01/2023
You joined FAO in February 2022 with an impressive expertise in nutrition issues. How do you see the role of ESN in delivering on FAO’s Strategic Framework?FAO has a long...
FAO outlines three pillars of action for initiatives in Ukraine in 2023
22/01/2023
On the side lines of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Germany...
Presentation at the Council of the European Union - AGRIFAO
17/01/2023
FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji presented key priorities of the Organization as well as recent and upcoming activities of the FAO Brussels Office at the Council Working...
InfoPoint conference: Food Outlook - Global Food Markets
13/01/2023
The biannual FAO publication Food Outlook was presented at a recent DG INTPA Infopoint organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels and hosted by the European Commission Directorate-General for...
Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children
12/01/2023
United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis.Conflict, climate shocks, the...
Interview with Agricultural Attaché of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, Filip Lameš
30/12/2022
Filip Lameš you are the Agricultural Attaché of the Czech mission here in Brussels and a one of the key persons for the Presidency the last 6 months. What would...
FAO Brussels Briefing on forest and landscape restoration
16/12/2022
Policy makers, forests experts and Brussels partners came together on the occasion of an FAO Brussels Briefing to exchange perspectives on implementing and monitoring progress on ecosystem restoration, in light...
FAO`s work on markets and trade enhances transparency
13/12/2022
The links between trade and food security are complex, with several channels of interaction affecting the different dimensions of food security simultaneously, and with different short- and long-term impacts. This...
AGRICORD conference – Farmers’ organizations at the centre of partnership to tackle food insecurity
13/12/2022
Around two-thirds of people experiencing food insecurity rely on agriculture for their livelihoods, while just 8% of humanitarian aid goes to agricultural inputs and technologies. The strong potential for investment...
Planting trees for a better future: UN agencies and European Commission plant trees in Tervuren Arboretum
09/12/2022
FAO Brussels took part in an initiative to plant over 600 trees in the Arboretum of Tervuren, together with UN sister agencies, to mark Human Rights Day and the right...
Upholding the pillars of FAO for a better world
09/12/2022
In recent years, FAO has implemented several measures and initiatives to become more dynamic, efficient and effective in supporting Members and working with partners to transform agrifood systems, making them...
Agricultural Outlook Conference 2022: European and global perspectives
09/12/2022
The EU Agricultural Outlook conference is the flagship annual event of the EU Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. This year, the event gathered a broad range of stakeholders to...
Blue-Cloud Final Conference - Unlocking Open Science in support of the EU Green Deal
08/12/2022
FAO representatives from the Fisheries & Aquaculture Division participated at the final conference of the Blue-Cloud.The Blue-Cloud is part of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) that was launched by the...
Interview with FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo on FAO at COP27
06/12/2022
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place from 6th November to 20 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
A...
World Soil Day celebrations in Brussels
05/12/2022
Children and teachers at the European School of Brussels in Laeken explored the magical world of soils during a workshop organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, with the...
Global food prices overall hold steady in November
02/12/2022
The measure of changes in world food commodity prices remained largely steady in November, with declining international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products offsetting increasing quotations for vegetable oils...