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Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister for International Development of Norway
21/03/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu today met virtually with Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister for International Development of Norway.
The Minister conveyed her appreciation for their previous discussions and indicated that she had followed up accordi
Building the resilience of rural people in fragile contexts must remain a key priority
21/03/2022
Brussels/Rome - Building the resilience of vulnerable rural populations in fragile contexts such as conflicts, health crises and natural disasters through agrifood systems transformation must remain a key priority, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food
AMR: FAO Director-General participates in 4th Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
16/03/2022
Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today joined high-level participants at the fourth Global Leaders Group (GLG) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to discuss future action, includin
Latin America and the Caribbean: agrifood systems need to increase their resilience in the face of complex crises – FAO Director-General
16/03/2022
Rome – Latin America and the Caribbean need to increase the resilience of their agrifood systems in the face of complex crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and thereby strengthen the region’s contribution to global food security, QU Dongyu, Director-Ge
FAO Director-General participates in Bold Actions for Food event
15/03/2022
Rome/Davos – Agrifood systems have great potential to help reduce humanity’s carbon footprint, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said Tuesday.
“We need to do more climate smart agriculture,”
Director-General met several authorities on the occasion of the 36th Session of the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific
13/03/2022
Dhaka--The Asia-Pacific visit of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu on the occasion of the 36th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, provided an important opportunity to meet Ministers and Senior Represent
A field visit to Bangladesh to witness agricultural transformation in action
12/03/2022
Gazipur, Bangladesh – Following the successful conclusion of the 36th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific, in early March 2022, hosted by the Government of Bangladesh in the capital Dhaka, it was time for the Director-General,
FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific – a ‘modern, paperless affair’
11/03/2022
Dhaka - It is the first half of 2022 and the regional conference season at FAO. Traditionally, that involves FAO Staff in the regional offices gathering large amounts of information and documents, compiled for our Members across the five regional FAO offi
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Mr Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
11/03/2022
Rome/New York - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met virtually with Mr Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
The Director-General and Mr Griffiths discussed the implications of the confli
In Maldives visit, Director-General promotes cooperation for sustainable development
08/03/2022
Malé – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu today called on the Vice President of the Republic of Maldives, Faisal Naseem. The Director-General extended support to Small Island Developing Stat
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