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20/11/2023
Rome- As the world gears up for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, in a year with soaring temperatures and progressive extreme weather events, attention is turning towards innovative solutions to address the climate crisis.
16/11/2023
Rome - The first Plenary Assembly of the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform opened today at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 
14/11/2023
Rome - I am profoundly distressed by the loss of lives and the human catastrophe unfolding due to the violence taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in Gaza.
14/11/2023
Rome – Amid the looming threat of El Niño expected to severely affect millions of people, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an updated Anticipatory Action and Response Plan to reduce the projected impacts of this climate phenomenon on agricultural livelihoods and food security of the most at-risk and vulnerable populations.
11/11/2023

Geneva- The relationship between trade and food security has gained attention on both the trade and development agendas, with trade recognized as one of the means for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Understanding agricultural and trade policies' dietary and health implications is crucial to improving nutrition and combating malnutrition globally.

07/11/2023
The FAO Corporate Initiative Spotlight is a feature article series of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, that delves into the heart of FAO’s corporate initiatives. This series explores the inner workings of FAO’s commitment to sustainability, innovation and global food security. For this edition, we met with Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, to talk about the World Food Forum that recently took place from 16 – 20 October 2023.
07/11/2023
Recently, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva organized its first Photo Exhibition, celebrating the 2023 World Food Forum (WFF) – an independent, youth-led global network of partners facilitated and hosted by FAO to engage young people in the transformation of agrifood systems. 
05/11/2023
Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined moderately in October, down by 0.5 percent from September with the index for dairy products the only one to rise, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.
Translating One Health approach into action
03/11/2023
Geneva- The Quadripartite, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Word Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), jointly organized a virtual event to celebrate the One Health (OH) Day and present initiatives and programs for implementing One Health in countries and regions.
02/11/2023
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the renewal of its accreditation by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a decision announced this Wednesday during the 37th meeting of the GCF Board.
31/10/2023
Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva regularly collaborates with the United Nations Information System (UNIS) to ensure FAO’s activities and messages are delivered to the media community in Geneva. .
Fifth FAO SIDS Dialogue
31/10/2023
The compelling and intertwined challenges that the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are facing and the need to address them through an agrifood systems approach to strengthen resilience and support achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) took a central stage at the fifth edition of the FAO SIDS Solutions Dialogue
25/10/2023
Des Moines/Rome – “Harnessing change is a call to move from action to evolution, and youth have a paramount role as the most important agents of change,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said Tuesday in his address at the  Borlaug International Dialogue of the World Food Prize 2023 opening ceremony in Iowa.
25/10/2023
Rome --Governments from two critical regions, Central America’s Dry Corridor and Africa’s Sahel, presented dozens of projects aimed at boosting agricultural production and food security in a sustainable and profitable way at the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2023.
23/10/2023
The third annual World Food Forum flagship event hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has drawn to a successful close, with attendees from across the world celebrating a week of intense discussions, innovative solutions, investments, and commitments.
20/10/2023
Geneva, Rome – Celebrating the World Food Forum Flagship Week, the youth teams of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG) and the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) joined hands to organize a panel discussion on Climate Action in Emergency and Humanitarian Livelihood Assistance.
20/10/2023
On the occasion of World Food Day (WFD) and the World Food Forum (WFF) 2023, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva celebrated the week and carried out a wide range of activities.
19/10/2023
Rome- The 2023 World Food Forum (WFF) kicked off today with a dynamic opening ceremony at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. The flagship event, a vibrant global platform that unites individuals from all walks of life and sectors, is dedicated to reshaping the future of agrifood systems.
19/10/2023
Rome – The second Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum began today, intent on quadrupling the more than $3 billion in fresh resources proposed in the inaugural event in 2022 to invest in poverty reduction, improved food security and sustainable agrifood systems that benefit the poorest.
16/10/2023
Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, Association ma-terre, and Fondation Partage joined hands to celebrate the World Food Day in Geneva, promoting actions for the future of food, people and the planet.