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Director-General praises UAE for date palm agricultural ingenuity and innovation
16/03/2021
16 March 2021, Rome/Abu Dhabi – Date cultivation in the United Arab Emirates was testament to the country’s ingenuity and innovative approach to agriculture, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Don
Director-General praises the work of Rome Chapter of G77 & China in chairpersonship handover ceremony
15/03/2021
15 March 2021, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today participated in the chairpersonship handover ceremony of the G77 & China - Rome Chapter and praised the Group’s important contribution to FAO’s work and development.
Qu recognized the efforts
Director-General highlights valuing water as a “game changer" in Near East
13/03/2021
13 March 2021, Baghdad/Rome - Governance, innovation and capacity building are the high roads to coping with water scarcity in Iraq and neighboring countries, which have been home to agricultural civilizations for 5000 years, FAO Director-General QU Dongy
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met Italy’s Minister for Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani
11/03/2021
Today, 11 March 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Italian Minister for Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, had a virtual meeting to exchange on areas of interest for cooperation between FAO and Italy, including the upcoming G20 pres
FAO and Ireland celebrate collaboration and renew commitment to partnership
10/03/2021
10 March 2021, Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu and Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, attended a virtual ceremony today to celebrate th
Director-General meets CEO of Global Environment Facility
04/03/2021
Today, 4 March 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, held a virtual meeting with Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF). The two heads discussed the importance of bridging agriculture and environment, and
FAO and Italy strengthen ties to catalyse agri-food systems transformation
02/03/2021
2 March 2021, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Stefano Patuanelli, Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies of Italy, who took office two weeks ago.
They discussed ways to enhance collaboration in a number of key areas of
Safeguard biodiversity to strengthen food security, FAO Director-General says
02/03/2021
2 March 2021, Rome – In his opening remarks this morning at the Second Meeting of the Group of National Focal Points for Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, highlighted the “historic” task of formulating a “global respo
FAO Director-General met Dr David Nabarro Strategic Director, 4SD (Skills, Systems and Synergies for Sustainable Development)
02/03/2021
Today, 2 March 2021, the FAO Director-General, Mr QU Dongyu, and Dr David Nabarro Strategic Director, 4SD, had a virtual meeting, to discuss FAO’s role in global efforts for Agri-Food Systems Transformation and the Organization’s support to the preparator
Urgent aid needed to fight humanitarian crisis in Yemen, says FAO Director-General
01/03/2021
1 March 2021, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appealed for urgent aid to fight the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as UN agencies work to prevent a large-scale famine in the co
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