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Future of food systems will define our future and trade should play a crucial role
02/12/2020
2 December 2020, Rome/Geneva - Agri-food systems transformation is a global priority that will define humanity’s future and trade should play a crucial role in that change, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation
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COVID-19: Director-General calls for “coordinated, coherent response” in European Parliament address
02/12/2020
2 December 2020, Rome/Brussels – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the European Parliament’s Development Committee that the current public health crisis must not be allowed to
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Director-General updates Council on FAO's work and engagement in the past 16 months
30/11/2020
30 November 2020, Rome - In his address to the 165th Session of the FAO Council today, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, made a comprehensive report on the UN agency's work and engagement
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Opening statement by FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu for the 165th Session of FAO Council
30/11/2020
FAO Director-General updates the Council on FAO's most important activities, shares the status of implementation for the decisions of the last Council session and presents new proposals and initiatives.
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Director-General praises FAO partners and invites them to scale up funding for agri-food systems transformation and sustainable agriculture
27/11/2020
27 November 2020, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today thanked Members of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) for their financial support and invited them to strengthen t
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FAO and Argentina together to fight hunger and promote food security globally
26/11/2020
26 November 2020, Rome/Buenos Aires – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening collaboration on eradicating hunger and achieving food security in
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Unified approach, political engagement and bold action to transform agri-food systems
24/11/2020
24 November 2020, Rome/Geneva – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today that unified action, political engagement and bold initiatives are needed to transform global agri-food system
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Director-General urges African Union to keep focus on food security amid pandemic
23/11/2020
23 November 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu urged African nations to maintain their focus on fostering robust and resilient agri-food systems as a central part of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He spoke at a Ministerial meeting of t
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Representatives of African governments at FAO hail concrete actions taken under the Director-General’s leadership
23/11/2020
23 November 2020, Rome – Director-General QU Dongyu today met the Africa Regional Group, which brings together Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors from FAO’s African Members, to discuss important aspects of the UN agency’s recent work and achievemen
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FAO urges G20 to support farmers, protect the vulnerable and invest in innovation
22/11/2020
22 November, Rome/Riyadh - QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, today called on G20 members to address the impacts of COVID-19 on agri-food systems by boosting farmers productivity, scaling up social
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