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Readout of bilateral meetings between the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and African Ministers for Foreign Affairs
08/10/2021
October 2020, Rome - The FAO Director-General had a series of bilateral meetings on 6 and 7 October with a number of African Ministers for Foreign Affairs.
He met with Her Excellency Kandia Kamissoko Camara, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, African In
G20 Business meeting: FAO calls for more and better agri-food investments to fight hunger
08/10/2021
8 October, 2021, Rome - Transformed and inclusive agri-food systems are needed to end hunger around the world and drive responses to other global challenges such as the climate crisis, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization o
Preserving biodiversity: Effective, lasting solutions based on science and innovation
27/09/2021
27 September 2021, Rome - Emphasizing the need to "produce more with less", QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today urged all stakeholders in agri-food systems to upscale science and innovati
White House's Global COVID-19 Summit: Pandemic emphasizes need for agri-food systems transformation, FAO Director-General says
23/09/2021
23 September 2021, Rome/Washington - The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the largest single-year increase in global hunger in decades, emphasizing the need to shift towards more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems, QU Dongyu
Food Systems Summit - "From New York back to Rome," FAO takes on lead role in implementing outcomes
23/09/2021
23 September 2021, New York/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today committed to take a leadership role in ensuring the success of ambitious and urgent efforts designed to make the world's agri-food systems more effi
The Director-General stresses need for holistic approach to food and climate security
23/09/2021
23 September 2021 Rome/New York - The world needs a joined-up approach to confront the problems of food and climate security, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said today in a World Economic Forum e
Read-out of bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Demitu Hambisa Bonsa, Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to FAO
22/09/2021
22 September 2021, Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu today met with Demitu Hambisa Bonsa, Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to FAO.
The Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia expressed he
The Director-General stresses the crucial importance of science and innovation for the future of agri-food systems
21/09/2021
21 September 2021, Rome – The future of agri-food systems needs to be built on science and innovation if it is to meet the complex challenges facing humanity, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO Director-General: sustainable agri-food systems cannot be achieved without digital technologies
20/09/2021
20 September 2021, Rome – Better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life cannot be achieved without digital technologies, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said
FAO Director-General highlights role of greater investment, polices and innovation to transform agri-food systems
18/09/2021
G20 Agriculture Ministers adopt Communiqué acknowledging FAO’s work to promote innovation, resilience and sustainability.
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