FAO and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) presented the Toolkit for integrating migration into rural development interventions to the European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) and EU...

World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW), held this year between 18 and 24 November was organized around theme ‘Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance’. It called for the global engagement of all...

Countries need to make their agrifood systems more resilient to sudden shocks of the kind witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has emerged as a major driver of the latest...

The socio-economic and environmental challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) took center stage during the 20th meeting of the SIDS Forum organized by the Organization of African, Caribbean...

In honour of World Fisheries Day, celebrated on 21 November each year, the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels organized a virtual event with the title  “Sustainable fish value chains as a...

The signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between FAO’s International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, and the Comité de Liaison Europe-Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique (COLEACP) took place this month. The MoU aims...

A virtual InfoPoint on “Moving beyond formal and informal seed systems for agrobiodiversity management” was organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships. The event discussed how seed systems...

Mainstreaming biodiversity of all animal, plant, and fungi species in the agricultural sector is an attempt to ensure that important aspects of biodiversity protection are taken into account when selecting...

During a policy roundtable organized by the European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’, high-level speakers discussed sustainably-sourced renewable materials. The session built scientific understanding and

Mark your calendar! The World Fisheries Day Celebration of the FAO Brussels Office is set to take place on 22 November from 13:00 to 14:30 Central European Time (CET) and you are formally...

The new Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium, Raschad Al-Khafaji presented his credentials letter to H.E. Meryame Kitir, the Belgian Federal Minister of Development...

Climate change is, no doubt, one of the existential threats of modern times. To be addressed, it requires strong commitment from the international community, coordinated and coherent actions backed by...

Eliminating world hunger by the end of the decade requires urgent action and innovative solutions to the way we produce, distribute and consume food, QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the...

“Cities can play a key role in agri-food system transformation by sharing their successful experiences in ensuring affordable, healthy and environment-friendly food for their citizens.” That was the main message...

The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today addressed the Joint Meeting of the 132nd Session of the Programme Committee and the 188th Session of the Finance Committee, two of FAO’s governing bodies that...

The Global Conference on Green Development of Seed Industries was convened virtually by FAO and enjoyed the participation of FAO Members, partners, industry and opinion leaders. The participants engaged at...

Today, almost 1 in 10 of all children worldwide is engaged in child labour with the largest share being in agriculture. To raise awareness about the need to end child labour...

Policy makers must find a way to “feed the world and save the planet at the same time,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, today held fruitful discussions with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the side-lines of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government.  The Director-General briefed...

It has been almost a year since you became the first-ever FAO Chief Scientist – congratulations! What were your initial expectations when you accepted the role and now, a year...