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UN High-Representative ‘Utoikamanu welcomes FAO’s special focus on Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
23/09/2019
23 September 2019 – Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu UN High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States in talks today with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu, welcomed the FAO’s new Hand
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UN Under-Secretary-General Liu says FAO’s role is critical in helping countries transform their agricultural systems
23/09/2019
23 September 2019, New York - During their meeting today, Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs told FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu that the UN has high expectations on FAO’s ability to help countries achieve the Sustaina
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Agriculture holds the key to offering nature-based solutions
22/09/2019
FAO Director-General points to the need for change based on innovation, investments and inclusiveness
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Egypt and FAO agree to strengthen collaboration to boost agriculture
22/09/2019
22 September 2019, New York – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu today met President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt for talks that focused on working together to improve the agricultural sectors in the country and in Africa as a whole.
El-Sisi, who is also th
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A Great Green Wall for Cities
21/09/2019
FAO’s Director-General announces new plan to support nature-based solutions to climate change.
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Youth in motion for climate action
21/09/2019
21 September 2019, New York - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu today met with young people on the sidelines of the Youth Climate Summit in New York to discuss concrete actions that must be taken to urgently address climate change. “Youth are the future and
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International Finance Corporation and FAO, a good match to boost agri-business in developing countries
20/09/2019
20 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Karin Finkelston, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice President of Partnerships, Communication and Outreach, today met to discuss expanding the cooperation between the two orga
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The Global Environmental Facility and FAO: working together to minimize the impact of the agricultural sectors on the environment
20/09/2019
20 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agreed today for the need to strive towards the more efficient and speedier preparation and implementation of joint p
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World Bank’s Humberto Lopez and FAO’s Director-General agree on strengthening collaboration in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
20/09/2019
20 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Humberto Lopez, World Bank Acting Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, in talks today agreed for the need to boost action and income generating opportunities for poor peo
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Inter-American Development Bank and FAO to work closely together to help farmers in the Caribbean and Central America
20/09/2019
20 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno met today to discuss closer cooperation between their two organizations.
They agreed that FAO and the IDB will work
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