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Google and FAO launch new Big Data tool for all
16/09/2020
16 September 2020, Rome - Anyone anywhere can access multidimensional maps and statistics showing key climate and environmental trends wherever they are, thanks to a new tool developed by Google and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the Unite
COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis
15/09/2020
15 September 2020, New York - The Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) today held a high-level event to present a review of the most recent global data available on how the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are driving up acute hunger in vul
FAO to continue to support G20 to address the pandemic and strengthen agri-food systems
12/09/2020
12 September 2020, Riyadh/Rome - Through the Hand-in-Hand initiative, the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme and other actions, FAO can help ensure well-functioning global food markets, promote responsible investments, and reduce food loss and waste
FAO and UNICRI to strengthen collaboration
11/09/2020
11 September 2020, Rome/Turin - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu welcomed Antonia Marie De Meo the recently appointed Director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), at a virtual meeting today.
During the meetin
Urgent collaboration is needed to transform food systems and prevent COVID-19 from becoming a food crisis in Africa, says FAO Director-General
09/09/2020
9 September 2020, Kigali/Rome – Urgent collaboration is needed to transform food systems, to provide people with nutritious food and to prevent the COVID-19 crisis from becoming a food crisis in Africa, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Org
FAO renews commitment to Africa’s Great Green Wall
07/09/2020
07 September 2020, Rome - Accelerating work on the Great Green Wall, which aims to combat desertification across Africa, is key for climate and environmental reasons and also to “make people have a better life”, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today.
FAO Asia-Pacific conference highlights the importance of innovation and partnership in promoting healthy diets
04/09/2020
4 September 2020, Rome/Thimphu - Food systems transformation; innovation and digitalization; and partnerships are central to ensure food security and improve nutrition worldwide, said FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu.
He was speaking at a special
FAO Regional Conference calls for greater action to tackle COVID-19’s impacts across Asia and the Pacific
03/09/2020
3 September 2020, Bangkok/Thimphu - On the third day of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific, the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, Government Ministers as well as civil society and public sector representatives voiced concern over COVID-19's impact
Director-General pays tribute to outgoing WTO Director-General, Roberto Azevêdo
27/08/2020
27 August 2020, Rome/Geneva - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, QU Dongyu, today congratulated Roberto Azevêdo on his service as Director-General of the World Trade Organization and paid tribute to his efforts to strengthen co
A dynamic new FAO for a better world
05/08/2020
In his first year as FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu had shepherded the Organization through plagues, pests and a pandemic.
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