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Director-General highlights the transformational potential of digitalization and calls for tackling the digital divide in a speech to the World Summit on the Information Society Forum
14/03/2023
Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called on global stakeholders to help bridge the digital divide to leave no one behind - especially women, youth, rural communities and the
Director-General addresses Joint Meeting of Programme and Finance Committees and highlights the impact of inflation on FAO’s Programme of Work and Budget over the last 12 years
13/03/2023
Rome –QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), made a forceful appeal for Members of FAO’s Programme and Finance Committees to offset the impact of inflation on the Organization’s Programme of Work
FAO Director-General meets with the Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
08/03/2023
Beijing - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met H.E. Tang Renjian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing.
The Director-General recognized China's many achievements in agricultural and rural development,
FAO Director-General visits Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
07/03/2023
Beijing - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today visited the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing. During his visit, the Director-General met with Professor Wu Kongming, President of CAAS, to discuss how to further advance cooperation
Readout of the Director-General’s meetings with high-level representatives from international organizations in Doha
06/03/2023
Doha – On the sidelines of the 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with the Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), Dima Al-Khatib (photo); the Director-General of the Inte
Read-out of the Director-General’s meetings with Government representatives in Doha
06/03/2023
Doha - On the sidelines of the 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with the President of Central African Republican, Faustin-Archange Touadéra (photo); the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tsherin
Read-out of the Director-General’s meetings with the Minister of Municipality of Qatar and the Director-General of the Qatar Fund for Development
04/03/2023
Doha - During his visit to Doha, Qatar, to participate in the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5), the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with HE Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Subaei, Minister of Municipality of Qatar.
The D
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Mahamat Gueillet Hemchi, Advisor for Agriculture and Livestock to the President of the Republic of Chad
03/03/2023
Rome - Director-General QU Dongyu and Mahamat Gueillet Hemchi, Advisor for Agriculture and Livestock to the President of the Republic of Chad, met today at FAO headquarters.
Advisor Gueillet Hemchi thanked the Director-General and FAO for the ongoing str
Read-out of the Director-General’s bilateral meeting with H.E. Samuel Žbogar, State Secretary for Political and Multilateral Affairs, Economic Diplomacy and Development Cooperation of Slovenia
02/03/2023
The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met at FAO headquarters in Rome with H.E. Samuel Žbogar, State Secretary for Political and Multilateral Affairs, Economic Diplomacy and Development Cooperation of Slovenia.
The Director-General conveyed his appreciate
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and H.E. Luis Planas Puchades, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain
02/03/2023
Today, 2 March 2023, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met at FAO headquarters in Rome with H.E. Luis Planas Puchades, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain.
The Director-General appreciated the continued partnership between FAO and Sp
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