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FAO launches Hand-in-Hand geospatial data platform to help build stronger food and agriculture sectors post COVID-19
21/07/2020
21 July, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched the Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform with a large and rich set of data on food, agriculture, socioeconomics, and natural resources to help strengthen evidence
Coordinated action is key to defeating Fall Armyworm
20/07/2020
20 July, 2020, Rome - Increased coordination and cooperation and flexible, innovative approaches are necessary to address the global challenges we currently face, including Fall Armyworm.
Addressing participants at the second meeting of the Steering Comm
UN Women’s Mlambo-Ngcuka and the WHO’s Balkhy address members of FAO Women’s Committee, championing gender equality in education and career opportunities
20/07/2020
20 July 2020, Rome - FAO Women’s Committee guest Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka told a well-attended VirtualiTea Zoom session about her experience in South Africa, where under Apartheid, black women were doubly oppressed on account of both their race and their ge
Restoring the links between people and nature is vital to feed the world in a sustainable manner
15/07/2020
15 July 2020, Rome/New York - As the world faces the unprecedented pandemic, we must restore the links between people and nature to accelerate the transformation of our food systems to make them more sustainable, resilient and equitable, FAO-Director-Gene
Making food systems sustainable, resilient and inclusive, and healthy diets accessible and affordable for everyone is paramount to building back better from COVID-19
14/07/2020
14 July 2020, Washington/Rome – Following the launch of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 report (SOFI 2020), FAO North America and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) hosted the webinar Transforming Food Syst
Working hand in hand to improve food security and nutrition prospects for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS
13/07/2020
13 July 2020, Rome/New York - Following the launch of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 report (SOFI), FAO co-organized a webinar on the subject of Transforming food systems Hand-in-Hand to deliver affordable healthy diets in Leas
FAO Council approves new measures to reform the UN agency
10/07/2020
Rome, 10 July 2020 - The FAO Council today approved a series of measures proposed by the Director-General QU Dongyu to modernize the UN agency and make it more efficient and effective. Composed of 49 member countries and executive organ of the FAO Confere
FAO committed to supporting countries to address water-related challenges
09/07/2020
9 July 2020, Rome/New York – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, underscored the importance of water as a fundamental issue for the transformation of agri-food systems, in his address to a special High Level Political Forum 2020 event on the Sustainable
Transforming food systems towards sustainable development
07/07/2020
7 July 2020, Rome/New York – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, highlighted the importance of transforming food systems to make them more sustainable during his participation in a panel on Ending hunger and achieving food security promoted by the High L
FAO Director-General calls for an innovative approach to transform food systems affected by COVID-19 pandemic
07/07/2020
7 July 2020, Rome/New York - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, said today the damaging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic called for a global effort to transform food systems and make them more eq
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