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FAO Director-General meets the EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
16/12/2019
16 December 2019, Brussels - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRIFISH).
The Director-G
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FAO Director-General and EU Commissioner for Trade discuss investments in agriculture
16/12/2019
16 December 2019, Brussels - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Phil Hogan, European Union Commissioner for Trade, on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRIFISH).
The Director-General praised Commissioner
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Director-General and Egypt's President deepen ties in support of rural youth and women
16/12/2019
15 December 2019, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on the margins of the World Youth Forum.
The President expressed appreciation for the Director-General's support to and parti
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FAO hails Europe’s forest restoration ambitions
16/12/2019
16 December 2019, Brussels - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today hailed the European Union's pledge to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and praised commitments to protect and restore the world's forests.
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FAO Director-General meets with Mr. François Roux, Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Council
16/12/2019
16 December 2019, Brussels - The head of Cabinet, on behalf of the President of the European Council, welcomed the first visit of the Director-General to the European Union. The Director-General congratulated Mr François Roux with the appointment of Charl
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FAO and Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs sign Letter of Intent to support women and young people
15/12/2019
December 15, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Egypt’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, today signed a Letter of Intent (Loi) aimed at strengthening their collaboration to support the country’s rural women and youth
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Need to harness youth’s potential to achieve to end hunger
15/12/2019
16 December 2019, Sharm El-Sheikh - Youth face immense challenges, reason why it is imperative to scale up youth-focused initiatives and harness their potential to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2.
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Director-General meets with Prime Minister of Moldova
15/12/2019
19 December 2019, Rome – Prime Minister Ion Chicu of the Republic of Moldova visited FAO headquarters today to meet with Director-General QU Dongyu to discuss ongoing projects and confirm willingness for close collaborations.
The Director-General and the
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FAO and Arab League share commitment to end poverty and hunger
15/12/2019
15 December 2019, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, today discussed their joint efforts to end poverty and hunger as they met on the sidelines of the World Youth Forum
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FAO and Egypt strengthen ties to support rural development, and women and youth in agriculture
14/12/2019
14 December 2019, Cairo - FAO's Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Ezz El Din Abu Steit, Egypt's Minister for Agriculture and Land Reclamation.
The Minister expressed his appreciation for the Director-General’s participation in the World Youth
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