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FAO and KSrelief to scale up cooperation on humanitarian work, data-driven development
17/11/2021
Rome – The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) announced an ambitious new five-year Strategic Joint Cooperation Agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday.
New “rooftop farm” at FAO highlights how innovative technology can help safeguard agro-biodiversity
17/11/2021
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today unveiled a prototype rooftop farm at its Rome headquarters, an initiative that highlights how innovative technology contributes to making agri-food systems more sustainable and
Readout of FAO Director-General’s meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
10/11/2021
Rome--FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Ruslan Kazakbaev, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Director-General and the Minister discussed UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). The Director-General noted the active role of the K
Director-General calls on Members to bring development back to central stage
08/11/2021
Rome – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today addressed the Joint Meeting of the 132nd Session of the Programme Committee and the 188th Session of the Finance Committee, two of FAO’s governing bodies that report to the FAO Council, which will meet fro
Director-General outlines agri-food systems transformation in academic setting
04/11/2021
Cremona and Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, today offered Italian and international students a panorama of contemporary food and nutrition challenges – and a vision of how they might be met.
He was g
G20: Actions now to feed the world and save the planet, urges FAO
31/10/2021
Rome – Policy makers must find a way to “feed the world and save the planet at the same time,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said at the G20 Leaders Summit in Rome on Sunday.
Meeting between the FAO Director-General and the United Nations Secretary-General
29/10/2021
Rome – The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, today held fruitful discussions with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the side-lines of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government.
The Director-General briefed the Secretary-General on the ma
Readout of the meeting between the FAO Director-General and the Minister for Citizenship of Brazil
29/10/2021
29 October 2021, Rome – The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met the Minister for Citizenship of Brazil, João Roma, on the side-lines of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government.
The Minister stressed the efforts of the Brazilian Government to
Readout of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Odile Renaud-Basso, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
28/10/2021
28 October 2021, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Odile Renaud-Basso, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The meeting reiterated the importance of the good cooperation between FAO and the EBRD. FAO and
Readout of the Director-General’s meeting with Moses Cheboi, Deputy Speaker, National Assembly of Kenya
28/10/2021
28 October 2021, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Kenya headed by the Honorable Moses Cheboi, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. The Delegation thanked the Director-General for his stron
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