The Thirty-first Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe which took place for the first time in the Russian Federation concluded its work today after three days of intense discussions. It was the fifth in a series, following on the heels of spring regional conferences for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, and the Near East and North Africa.

Forty-three countries out of 53 plus the European Union, observers and representatives from civil society organizations, private sector, research and academia participated in the debates related to the main challenges for food security in the regions.