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The World Bank’s Yang sees much convergence with FAO’s work
19/09/2019
19 September 2019, Washington DC – Shaolin Yang, Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Administrative Officer, in talks today with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu agreed that there exists much convergence between their two organizations.
Their disc
US Secretary of Agriculture Perdue confident that Director-General Qu can usher new era at FAO
19/09/2019
19 September 2019, Washington DC – United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today congratulated FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu for taking up the position, and during their meeting he also envisaged strengthening collaboration with FAO.
In part
FAO and World Bank complement each other’s work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
19/09/2019
19 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and World Bank Vice President, Sustainable Development, Laura Tuck, today discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two organizations, including on the Hand-In-Hand Initiative which
Italy and FAO advance awareness on the benefits of Mediterranean diet
18/09/2019
18 September 2019, Rome - Access for all to healthy diets such as the Mediterranean diet is critical for achieving the Agenda 2030, and such diets must be protected and promoted. That was the main message at an event today organized by the Government of I
Director-General and Italy’s Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs highlight the importance of a strong collaboration between Italy and the Rome-based agencies
18/09/2019
18 September 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met H.E. Elisabetta Belloni, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, to exchange views on further strengthening the collaboration between FAO and
Bright young sparks to help ignite FAO’s way forward
18/09/2019
18 September 2019 - The FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu has launched a new Youth Committee charged with tapping into the potential of young employees to create a more dynamic workforce.
Young people are often catalysts for change and can help build a more
Director-General and Azerbaijan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs stress the importance of agricultural innovation
16/09/2019
16 September 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, to discuss ways to strengthen collaboration between the Organization and Azerbaijan.
In Azerbaijan, around half of the population
Director-General stresses importance of partnerships at meeting of Rome-based agencies' governing bodies
13/09/2019
13 September 2019, Rome – The FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu participated in his first informal meeting of the Rome-based UN food agencies' governing bodies, held today at WFP's headquarters.
The meeting - the third since it was introduced in 2017 and
Award of Excellence for best country-level FAO-IFAD-WFP collaboration
13/09/2019
The FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu together with the principals of WFP and IFAD recognised the joint work of the FAO-IFAD-WFP country teams in Guatemala, handing them the Rome-based agencies’ Award of Excellence for best country-level collaboration during
Director-General and WTO Deputy Director-General agree to strengthen agricultural trade promotion in Africa
12/09/2019
12 September 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met this morning with Yi Xiaozhun, the Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization, to discuss ways to strengthen collaboration between the two Organizations.
They exchanged views on ho
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