Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today jointly by five United Nations specialized agencies.

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, and the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, launched the FAO Park - Global Library of Trees and Flowers project, a green space initiative to educate the public about the importance of biodiversity and plants for life on earth.

On 31 May 2023, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, together with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the International Development Law Organization, organized the fourth edition of the Global Conference on the state of implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 16, reaffirming its commitment to peace, justice, inclusive societies. 

At Italy's largest event on breast cancer prevention, FAO promoted the ONE Health concept, which sees human, animal and environmental health closely linked. 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu to confront malnutrition in the face of the global food crisis.