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Director-General meets with head of Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
11/05/2020
11 May 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today, via teleconference, with Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), to discuss ongoing collaboration and pave the way
FAO and UNEP: COVID-19 increases the urgency to transform food systems
08/05/2020
8 May 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today held talks that focused on the impact of COVID-19, particularly on the
EU and FAO agree to accelerate joint efforts to ensure a path leading from the COVID-19 recovery towards the SDGs
05/05/2020
5 May 2020, Rome/Brussels - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu held virtual talks today with Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships. Both parties agreed to step up joint efforts to support the fight against hunger in times of t
Task Force Focusing on Impacts of COVID-19 on Africa’s Food Security Begins Work
04/05/2020
5 May 2020, Rome – Ensuring people have access to food by keeping borders open for trade is critical during this period of COVID-19 and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, said today during the first meeting of
FAO Director-General pays tribute to employees for their resilience and solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic
30/04/2020
30 April 2020, Rome - Director-General QU Dongyu today held a virtual town hall meeting with FAO personnel based at headquarters, as the UN agency prepares a gradual and partial return to the office. More than 2000 employees joined the meeting to hear the
FAO Director-General and Rodger Voorhies from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discuss worsening Desert Locust crisis
29/04/2020
29 April 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today had a meeting with Rodger Voorhies, the President of Global Growth & Opportunity at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss progress in the fight against the Desert Locust crisis i
EU and FAO reaffirm commitment to tackle together immediate and long-term challenges to ending hunger
28/04/2020
28 April 2020, Rome - In an online discussion with Janez Lenarčič, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu thanked the EU for its unwavering and solid support of FAO’s work – be that to fight the current desert locu
FAO and the European Union highlight the need to keep food supply chains open in times of the COVID-19 pandemic
24/04/2020
24 April 2020, Rome/Brussels - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu held virtual talks today with Phil Hogan, the European Commissioner for Trade. Both parties stressed their full agreement on the importance of keeping food supply chains open in times of the CO
UK backs FAO’s campaign in fight against Desert Locusts to prevent worsening food crisis in East Africa and Yemen
23/04/2020
23 April 2020, Rome/London – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, said today he was heartened by the strong pledge of support the UN agency had received from the UK for its current campaign to fight Desert Locusts and efforts to avert a worsening food emergen
FAO urges at G20 meeting protection of food supply chains amid COVID-19 threat
22/04/2020
21 April 2020, Rome -The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a major public health concern but also a threat to global food security, one that can be mitigated by avoiding measures that disrupt food supply chains, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu told the Agricul
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