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FAO Director-General urges G20: invest in rural areas and step up actions to eradicate hunger and poverty
30/06/2021
FAO Director-General urges G20: invest in rural areas and step up actions to eradicate hunger and poverty
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Speech of FAO Director-General at G20 Meeting of Foreign Affairs and Development Ministers
30/06/2021
Speech of FAO Director-General at G20 Meeting of Foreign Affairs and Development Ministers
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FAO report maps insights from and threats to Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
27/06/2021
FAO report maps insights from and threats to Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
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Wholesale food markets are critical for agri-food systems transformation
27/06/2021
Wholesale food markets are critical for agri-food systems transformation
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From Conference 41st to 42nd: a new, dynamic FAO has emerged
25/06/2021
From Conference 41st to 42nd: a new, dynamic FAO has emerged
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FAO Director-General opens the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
24/06/2021
FAO Director-General opens the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
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FAO launches Green Cities Action Programme for Africa
24/06/2021
FAO launches Green Cities Action Programme for Africa
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FAO Conference endorses new Strategic Framework to drive agri-food systems transformation
24/06/2021
FAO Conference endorses new Strategic Framework to drive agri-food systems transformation
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FAO takes part in the ECOSOC Event on the Transition from Relief to Development
22/06/2021
On 22 June, FAO participated in the Joint Event of the Operational Activities Segment (OAS) and Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) on the Transition from Relief to Development. The event was co-chaired by the Vice-Presidents of ECOSOC H.E. Ms. Pascale Bae
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SAVE THE DATE: Join the FAO/IAEA/OIE event to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Rinderpest Eradication
21/06/2021
A decade of freedom from the only animal disease to be eradicated globally #rinderpest.
Join@FAO @IAEA @OIE
on this momentous occasion #28June2021
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Private sector has a crucial role to play in ensuring healthy diets for all
17/06/2021
Private sector has a crucial role to play in ensuring healthy diets for all
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Global Environment Facility approves over $46.6 million to support FAO-led projects
17/06/2021
Global Environment Facility approves over $46.6 million to support FAO-led projects
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Canada contributes over CAD 22 million for FAO’s COVID-19 response FAO to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Africa and Latin America
16/06/2021
Canada contributes over CAD 22 million for FAO’s COVID-19 response
FAO to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Africa and Latin America
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Bill Gates highlights role of data and technology to end hunger at FAO Conference
14/06/2021
Bill Gates highlights role of data and technology to end hunger at FAO Conference
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First virtual FAO Conference kicks off with renewed calls for rebuilding a better world
14/06/2021
42nd Session of the FAO Conference
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Third joint FAO-WFP Geneva Montly Briefing
11/06/2021
Third joint FAO-WFP briefing
On 11 June, FAO and WFP hosted their third joint briefing. The aim of the briefing was to give an update on the food security situation in Madagascar and Afghanistan.
Charles Mbuli Boliko, FAO Representative in Madagascar an
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FAO and UNEP Geneva Webinar celebrates the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 and World Oceans Day
11/06/2021
The FAO and UNEP offices with the United Nations in Geneva organized a joint event today (8 June), in celebration of the launch of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. High level panelists discussed how to act now to achieve the 2
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New G20 Garden plants green future in Rome’s ancient heart
11/06/2021
New G20 Garden plants green future in Rome’s ancient heart
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Ahead of World Day Against Child Labour, FAO calls for this scourge to be tackled through the transformation of agri-food systems
11/06/2021
Ahead of World Day Against Child Labour, FAO calls for this scourge to be tackled through the transformation of agri-food systems
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FAO Country Showcase. A space where Member Countries can highlight their agricultural systems, innovations and food products
10/06/2021
A space where Member Countries can highlight their agricultural systems, innovations and food products