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...

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...

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...

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...

Globally, around 14 percent of food production is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent of total global food production is wasted. Food loss and waste undermine...

During the second observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) high-level speakers including FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety...

A giant artwork in one of Brussels’ most central avenues was unveiled by the Heads of the FAO and UNEP Offices in Brussels, the Belgian Minister of Environment and the...

On the opening day of EU Pollinator Week, FAO Chief Scientist Ismahane Elouafi joined a high-level panel discussion on ‘A New EU Deal for Pollinators’ where she spoke alongside EU...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu participated in the opening of the Global Conference on Aquaculture Millennium + 20 (GCA +20) on the theme “Aquaculture for food and sustainable development”. The hybrid...

Just days after the UN Food Systems Summit in New York (September 23), the youth led World Food Forum (WFF) holds its first flagship event in Rome on October 1-5, bringing together people from...

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians paid a visit to the United Nations House in Brussels, the headquarters of several UN agencies, funds and programmes. During her visit, the...