FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji and Assistant Secretaries-General of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Cristelle Pratt and Escipión Oliveira Gomez met virtually to discuss cooperation status and the...

What concrete actions can we take for a carbon-neutral food and drink industry in Europe? What are industries in the EU doing to meet the zero net emissions target? What...

More than half the population of Afghanistan – a record 22.8 million people - will face acute food insecurity from November, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)...

A concept known as ‘other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs)’ represents an important opportunity to facilitate the involvement in biodiversity conservation of people acting in sustainable use sectors, as well...

Agri-Food systems, engagement with the private sector and climate change were on the agenda in recent discussions between FAO management and members of the Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment...

Public development banks are “part of the solution” to ending hunger and transforming agri-food systems, as they have the power and reach to narrow funding gaps and consolidate bridges between...

World Food Day was celebrated by the European Commission in Brussels with the organization of the second annual Farm to Fork Conference. The World Food Day video, the slogan encompassing...

FAO celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945. Events are organized in more than 130 countries, making it one...

Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos has launched a new project, and a book of the...

Acting before disasters strike is more efficient and helps save both lives and money, officials from the United Nations food agencies and the European Union said during a virtual meeting...

Reversing biodiversity loss, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing adaptation, strengthening resilience and improving productivity are essential to address poverty and hunger, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization...

Agri-food systems transformation is urgently needed to get back on track towards the goal of eradicating hunger and malnutrition, the 49th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) heard today. According...

The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels participated in the European Youth Event 2021, which brought together 10 000 young people online, as well as in person in Strasbourg, to share...

Politicians from the G20 countries have a key role in tackling global challenges such as worsening hunger and the climate crisis, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

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

Youth leaders took centre stage in the fight to feed the world by raising awareness, inspiring action and identifying solutions at the World Food Forum, a youth-led movement whose first flagship...

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) invited FAO to participate in a debate on ‘Empowering women in rural areas’, which took place during a meeting of the Section for...

Smart villages offer strong scope for rural communities in Europe to tackle some of their most pressing problems, such as poverty and limited access to technology. That was the message...

The need for a more effective response to emergencies and humanitarian crises, as well as the worrying food security situation in Ethiopia and Afghanistan were among the issues that were...

Young people from around the globe will be tasked with giving a key contribution to shape the future of agri-food systems at the World Food Forum, a youth-led movement that...