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Working together to support agriculture and ensure food security in drought-stricken areas
18/09/2022
Arizona - Conflict, climate extremes, and economic shocks are pushing people into hunger. The war in Ukraine has added further pressure on our already fragile agrifood systems and supply chains. Energy, fertilizer and food prices have increased. Today, th
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ambassador Jauhar Saleem, on the severe floods and monsoon weather conditions in Pakistan
12/09/2022
Rome – Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Jauhar Saleem, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a working meeting to discuss the ongoing, severe monsoon weather conditions since mid-June 2022 that have disrupted the lives
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Tsimanaoraty Paubert Mahatante, Minister for Fisheries and Blue Economy of the Republic of Madagascar
09/09/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met Tsimanaoraty Paubert Mahatante, Minister for Fisheries and Blue Economy of the Republic of Madagascar, at the sidelines of the 35th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries COFI in Rome (5 – 9 September 202
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Molebatsi Shimane Molebatsi, Assistant Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Botswana
08/09/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met Molebatsi Shimane Molebatsi, Assistant Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Botswana, at the sidelines of the 35th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries in Rome (5 – 9 September 2022).
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Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
07/09/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi met today to discuss ways for continued strengthening of the FAO-IAEA partnership and bringing it to its full potential.
The FAO and IAEA Directors-General discussed th
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Houmed M’Saidie, Minister of Agriculture of the Union of the Comoros
06/09/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met Houmed M’Saidie, Minister of Agriculture of the Union of the Comoros, at the sidelines of the 35th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries in Rome (5 – 9 September 2022).
The Minister expressed his apprec
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Director-General, Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen
06/09/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu today met Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen, Director-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, on the sideline of the 35th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI), which is taking place from 5 to 9 Sep
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Mario Draghi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy to exchange views on global food security
06/09/2022
Rome – In a meeting today, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Prime Minister Draghi both expressed appreciation for the ongoing close collaboration between FAO and its host country, including during the Italian Presidency of the G20 in 2021, which saw the
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, Minister for Marine Affairs and Fisheries, the Republic of Indonesia
05/09/2022
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, Minister for Marine Affairs and Fisheries to discuss ongoing partnership between FAO and the Republic of Indonesia.
The Director-General welcomed the Minister on his visit to FAO dur
FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, meets UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean, Ambassador Peter Thomson
05/09/2022
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, had a meeting with Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean, at the sideline of the 35th Session of FAO Committee on Fisheries (5 – 9 September 2022).
Ambassador Thomson appr
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