49th session of the UN High-Level Committee on Management: FAO Director-General highlights need for effective and efficient collaboration
03/04/2025
Rome – Efficiency, effectiveness, and coherent and fraternal collaboration are critical within and across the UN system in order to continue addressing...
Bilateral meeting with Toily Kurbanov, United Nations Volunteers Executive Coordinator
02/04/2025
Rome – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met today with Toily Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) at FAO headquarters.
In Hainan and Jiangsu, China, FAO Director-General outlines vision of agrifood systems transformation for improved nutrition and food security
28/03/2025
Boao, China – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu set out a multi-layered vision for the transformation of agrifood systems to...
Bilateral meeting with H. E. Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy of the European Union
21/03/2025
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met today with H. E. Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive...
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Nature’s groceries and safety net: how forests help feed the world better
21/03/2025
Our forests play a vital role in feeding the world. From wild foods to fresh water, from shelter to energy, forests sustain billions of people and biodiversity.
It’s high time to turn the “Right to Foods” for a healthy, nutritious and affordable diet into reality
16/10/2024
This year the theme for World Food Day is “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future.” It’s a timely reminder that all people have the right to adequate foods.
