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Incorporating food and improved nutrition as important components of urban planning is key to achieving sustainable development, including Zero Hunger and healthy diets for all, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.
Tackling food insecurity at the urban level - turning global commitments into local realities
19 February 2019
19 February 2019
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today urged cities around the world to redouble efforts to turn global commitments on food security, nutrition and climate change, into local realities.
The right to food requires a new approach that encompasses a right to healthy diets, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General José Graziano da Silva has stressed during a lecture at UCLA Law School.
African Union honours FAO’s Director-General for contribution to Zero Hunger vision in Africa
11 February 2019
11 February 2019
The African Union (AU) today awarded FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva with a special certificate of recognition for his contribution towards the eradication of hunger in Africa and the sustainable development of the continent’s agriculture sectors.
Deep shift in food systems needed to ensure healthy diets
15 January 2019
15 January 2019
FAO Director-General calls for the transformation of production and consumption models to combat hunger, obesity and other forms of malnutrition