During his two-day visit to Brussels, Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience met with various European Union officials with a clear message: FAO has already...

Unless we find ways of sustainably managing the earth’s stressed water resources, we will need over a third more water to produce the extra food required for the planet’s growing...

Food security needs to be at the core of global efforts to address a range of multiple crises, including soaring inflation and climate change. That was the message from speakers...

Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Raschad Al-Khafaji was invited to participate at an event in the European Parliament, focused on ‘’Strengthening Food Systems Resilience and Autonomy in...

The Director of FAO’s Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Head of the UN Food Systems (UNFSS) Coordination Hub, Stefanos Fotiou, briefed various European Union stakeholders on the latest developments...

The gender gap remains a major obstacle to development, especially in rural areas, where it has a significant impact on land ownership and access to finance and digital services. A...

A shift towards sustainable, climate-resilient food production and consumption based on healthy diets would reduce health and climate change costs by up to US$1.3 Trillion by 2030. Findings such as this,...

FAO Assistant Director-General Maurizio Martina visited Brussels to meet key partners of FAO at the European Union institutions. He held talks with senior officials at the European Parliament, the European...

Maia Diagne’s eyes fill with emotion as she describes the lifelong bond she feels with the water lilies that grew in large quantities in her part of Senegal. "I was born in the middle of the water lilies, in a pirogue [a small boat] while my mother was on her way to the Djoudj National Bird Pa...

Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Raschad Al-Khafaji was invited by the University of Antwerp to give a presentation on the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 and the work...

The FAO Expert meeting on Insect as Animal Feed took place at the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels. The meeting was attended by experts and resource partners, academics and private...

The interlinkages between food security, food packaging and the role that the latter plays in reducing food waste were some of the key messages delivered by FAO Brussels Director Raschad...

FAO Director of the Health and Nutrition Division Lynnette Neufeld, was invited to speak at the event “Harmonized Front of Pack Labelling and its Impact on Sustainable Food Systems” organised...

Wetlands serve many ecosystem functions that can be observed from different disciplinary perspectives. Over the years, a growing literature on wetlands conservation has discussed the diverse impacts suffered by these...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into space today as they intensify their joint efforts to develop...

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), CGIAR and The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that they will host the official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the 2022 United Nations...

Agricultural automation, which includes anything from tractors to artificial intelligence, can play an important role in making food production more efficient and more environmentally friendly. However, its uneven adoption can...

Camilla, thank you so much for accepting to do this interview. You are the Director of the UN in Brussels since September 2021. Could you tell us a bit more...

 On 29 and 30 October, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, visited Austria, where he had a bilateral meeting with Norbert Totschnig, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) flagship programme of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) today celebrated its 20th anniversary, highlighting its role in promoting sustainable...