During a three-day visit to Brussels, Lynnette Neufeld, Director of the FAO Food and Nutrition Division, had meetings with a range of EU stakeholders active in the field of nutrition...

FAO Brussels was invited to contribute to an online Webinar SONY Europe organized for its employees to exchange on issues of food security, food loss and waste as well as...

Lauren Phillips, Deputy Director of the FAO Division for Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality, travelled to Brussels for a three-day mission. She met a number of stakeholders from the...

Fish provides more than 4.5 billion people around the world with a critical share of their daily protein requirements. For many, it’s an essential daily meal key for nutrition, health...

Rural areas bear the greatest burden related to forced displacement, both of in terms of outmigration and hosting large numbers of incomers, highlighted today the Director-General of the Food and...

Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Raschad Al-Khafaji, was invited to speak at the 6th edition of the African Diaspora Agrofood Forum, organized by The Food Bridge and...

The European Union’s European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is preparing an own-initiative opinion on Food price crisis: the role of speculation and concrete proposals for action in the aftermath...

Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Raschad Al-Khafaji was invited to participate in a panel discussion on “Sustainable Agriculture and the Food Crisis” during the PreCOP 27 conference...

The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, in partnership with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Youth Mediterranean and Generation Climate Europe, hosted a side event...

This year’s World Food Day touched the hearts of people throughout Belgium through a number of advocacy and marketing activities organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels. The City of...

The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels marked World Food Day together with partners, colleagues and friends of FAO on 14 October. The event, which was co-hosted by the Liaison Office...

FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol visited Brussels , where she interacted with a wide range of stakeholders and partners. In addition to a number of events, she also held a...

Collective action across 150 countries worldwide is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated UN days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is at the forefront of global efforts to promote bioeconomy innovations and make our agrifood systems more sustainable, Director-General QU...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu will participate in the High-level Opening of the Bioeconomy Conference ‘The Bioeconomy - Enabling the European Green Deal in Challenging Times’ organized by the European Commission. The...

The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels and the FAO Office of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) took part in the Belgium SDG Forum, a multi-stakeholder event staged by 18 partner...

Deputy Director of the FAO Forestry Division Ewald Rametsteiner participated at a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development of the Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). In his...

Viorel, you are the Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia. Could you tell us a bit more about the region, your role and your responsibilities?  Indeed, the FAO Subregional Office covers five...

What is the role of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and what does it do exactly? The GFCM is the tool that FAO puts at the disposal of...

Jørgen Mærsk Pedersen, the former Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels passed away over the summer. While paying due respect to our former colleague through this article, it...