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Director-General meets Uganda Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
03/12/2019
3 December 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of Uganda, at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome, on the sidelines of the 163rd Session of th
Director-General meets UK Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs
02/12/2019
2 December 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Tamara Finkelstein, United Kingdom Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome.
The pair met on the sidelines of
FAO Director-General introduces innovation agenda to Council
02/12/2019
2 December 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu vowed today to boost transparency across the Organization and proposed new institutional structures to achieve stronger results in two key focus areas - innovation and the interests of vulnerable peop
FAO and Ireland underline the value of healthy plants for sustainable food systems
02/12/2019
2 December 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Andrew Doyle, Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture of Ireland, at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome.
In their talks, on the sidelines of the 163rd Session of the
Director-General meets Finland Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
02/12/2019
2 December 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Jaana Husu-Kallio, Finland Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome.
The parties met on the sidelines of the 163rd Se
Director-General meets Deputy Secretary General for Fisheries Policy and Foreign Affairs of Estonia
02/12/2019
2 December 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Siim Tiidemann, Deputy Secretary General for Fisheries Policy and Foreign Affairs of Estonia, at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome.
The parties met on the sidelines of the 163rd
FAO urges donors to see merits of flexible and longer-term funds
29/11/2019
29 November 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with resource partners and urged them to appreciate the merits of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), an innovative FAO funding tool that has harnessed longer-term funding pledges t
FAO’s new internet homepage marks the first step in the agency’s digital transformation
27/11/2019
27 November 2019, Rome – FAO is launching on 1 December a new homepage for its internet site, a move that is in line with Director-General Qu Dongyu’s pledge to ensure that the Organization embraces information and communication technologies to promote tr
Director-General meets Hungarian Minister for Agriculture István Nagy
26/11/2019
26 November 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with István Nagy, Minister for Agriculture of Hungary, to explore ways to work more closely together on issues of common interest.
During the meeting, Minister Nagy congratulated the Direc
Director-General updates Member States on FAO’s path forward
26/11/2019
26 November, 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu invited Permanent Representatives to an Informal Seminar on Monday to pave the way for an efficient FAO Council session next week, when key institutional decisions and budget allocations will be mad
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