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FAO and the EU to explore joint work on European Green Deal
06/07/2020
6 July 2020, Rome – Talks today between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal and European Commissioner for Climate Action, Frans Timmermans, focused on the need for food sys
FAO and Rabobank's new partnership focuses on helping make food systems more sustainable, including through innovative investments
06/07/2020
6 July 2020, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a new partnership agreement with Rabobank, a Dutch cooperative bank, with the intention of helping targeted rural communities benefit from more inclusive, sus
Director-General proposes new structure to make FAO agile and efficient
06/07/2020
Rome, 6 July 2020 - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today presented to the FAO Council a second set of measures to reform the UN agency. These follow those approved by the Council in De
Agriculture and rural development are critical for the eradication of poverty, as the world’s poor fight the impact of COVID-19, says FAO Director-General
01/07/2020
1 July 2020, Rome/New York - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has stressed that agriculture and rural development are critical for ensuring food security and the eradication of poverty,
FAO reforms aim to speed up help for the poorest people
30/06/2020
30 June 2020, Rome - Planned reforms at FAO are aimed mainly at delivering better and more timely services to the world’s most vulnerable people, Director-General QU Dongyu told ambassadors of the G77 countries and China.
“If we don’t achieve efficiency,
People in Syria need the international community to act now to fight hunger, save lives and pave the road towards recovery and stability
30/06/2020
Watch the Director-General’s video message to the Fourth Brussels Ministerial Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region, 30 June 2020.
Director-General briefs on reporting lines of proposed new structure, aimed to make FAO more flexible and efficient
26/06/2020
26 June 2020, Rome - Director-General QU Dongyu briefed today permanent representatives of FAO member countries on the new reporting lines that go with his proposed changes to the organizational structure, aimed at creating an FAO that is fit-for-purpose,
Director-General invites young employees to learn from retirees and strengthen the big FAO family
25/06/2020
25 June 2020, Rome – FAO today brought together young employees to learn from the experience of the UN agency’s retirees at the first-ever event designed to promote knowledge and inspiration exchange in the fight against hunger and poverty. Five retirees
Time to scale up and support Africa’s Great Green Wall
24/06/2020
25 June 2020, Rome - It is time for coordination and renewed support for the Great Green Wall, Africa's landmark sustainable development programme, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu stressed today.
FAO and the EU highlight the vital role of biodiversity in building sustainable food systems
23/06/2020
23 June 2020, Rome/Brussels - If we want to shift towards healthy and sustainable food systems and build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to re-connect agriculture with ecosystem services and unleash biodiversity's full potential to enhanc
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