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Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia Nikola Selaković
31/03/2021
On 31 March 2021, the Director-General QU Dongyu met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia Nikola Selaković.
The Director-General congratulated the Minister for Foreign Affairs on his recent appointment. The Minister thanked the Director-Genera
Director-General praises general-services staff for their dedication and self-discipline in challenging times
31/03/2021
31 March 2021, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today praised the Rome-based United Nations agencies’ general-service employees around the world for their contributions to delivering on overarching mandates amid the challenging working conditions cau
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Minister for Health of Italy Roberto Speranza
30/03/2021
Today, 30 March 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Italian Minister for Health, Roberto Speranza, had a virtual meeting, to exchange on areas of interest for cooperation between FAO and Italy, including the G20 presidency of Italy, the FAO
Director-General thanks FAO employees around the world for their hard work during past year
25/03/2021
25 March 2021, Rome – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today addressed the Annual Assembly of the Association of Professionals in FAO, where he reflected on his efforts to make the Organization a better place to work, while noting that during the pandemic
The path to water efficiency passes through sustainable agri-food systems
24/03/2021
24 March 2021, Rome – Productivity gains, good governance and a coordinated holistic policy framework are the three major entry points for action to address water and climate-related challenges in agriculture, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and A
Agri-food systems transformation needed to feed everyone safe and nutritious food
23/03/2021
23 March 2021, Rome - Agri-food system transformation was urgently needed to end hunger and malnutrition and feed everyone on the planet safe and nutritious food, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Q
Science, policy and capacity key to future of agriculture, FAO Director-General says
23/03/2021
23 March 2021, Rome and Brussels – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, issued an impassioned plea today for the primacy of science in guiding responses to global challenges. He was (virtual
“Safeguarding water means safeguarding humanity,” says FAO Director-General QU Dongyu in World Water Day celebration
22/03/2021
22 March 2021, Rome - Water is an “essential element of every aspect of development”, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today during a large virtual celebration to mark World Water Day 2021. He called on all s
Director-General stresses a change in business model with new Strategic Framework and reports on results to Programme and Finance Committees
22/03/2021
22 March 2021, Rome – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today addressed the Joint Meeting of the 130th Session of the Programme Committee (PC) and the 185th Session of the Finance Committee (FC), which over the next days will discuss the proposed Strat
FAO Members consulted on Strategic Framework, Medium Term Plan and Programme of Work and Budget
17/03/2021
17 March 2021, Rome – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and senior managers held today a virtual consultation with Members to discuss documents that will guide the work of the Organization over the next years: the Strategic Framework 2022-31, the Medium Te
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