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Deep Dive and Discussion on the Status of Rural Women in the Agrifood Systems
31/05/2023
Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations and the FAO Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division recently hosted a Deep Dive and Discussion on the Status of Rural Women in the Agrifood Systems Report in Geneva. Inviting five
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FAO’s Engagement during the 76th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization
31/05/2023
Geneva - The Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly (WHA76) was held from the 21-30 May 2023 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, focusing on the theme of “WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all”.FAO actively contributed to discussions on various
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Geneva press briefing: Hunger Hotspots, FAO and WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity
30/05/2023
Geneva – Shukri Ahmed, Deputy Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience together with Kyungnan Park, Director of Emergencies at the World Food Programme (WFP), jointly addressed the Geneva press corp on the recently published The Hunger Hot
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Haiti: Nearly half of the population is facing acute hunger
29/05/2023
Port-au-Prince/Santiago de Chile – According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis (March 2023), 4.9 million people in Haiti - nearly half of the country's population - are experiencing high levels of acute food insecu
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Increasing risk of hunger set to spread in hotspot areas as the Sudan crisis spills over into subregion and el Niño looms - warns new UN report
29/05/2023
Rome – Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, a new UN early warning report has found. The report spotlights the risk of a spill-over of the Sudan crisis -
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Director-General thanks FAO Council for “strong solidarity”
26/05/2023
Director-General thanks FAO Council for “strong solidarity”
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Geneva press briefing: Milk, eggs and meat contribute to healthy diets for improved nutrition and health outcomes
25/05/2023
Geneva – Beate Scherf, FAO Animal Production Officer at the Animal Production and Health Division together with Patrizia Fracassi, FAO Senior Nutrition and Food Systems Officer at the Food and Nutrition Division, addressed the Geneva press corp on the lat
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Threat of El Niño looms, FAO prepares anticipatory actions with Members and partners
23/05/2023
Threat of El Niño looms, FAO prepares anticipatory actions with Members and partners
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Celebrating the diversity of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
22/05/2023
Rome - They span the globe and embrace diverse terrains, from stone terraced cultivation systems, to desert oases, to Indigenous communities deep in the rain forest and high mountains and areas steeped in traditional vine or fruit and olive growing cultur
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Five actions for G7 to drive progress to sustainable agrifood systems
22/05/2023
Five actions for G7 to drive progress to sustainable agrifood systems
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World Bee Day in Geneva: celebrating the developmental role of beekeeping with "Honey for Empowerment" initiative
20/05/2023
In the week ahead of the World Bee Day (20 May), the International Geneva celebrates this day aiming to boost collective pollinator protection through awareness raising and educational activities. This is the sixth celebration in Geneva after the day was
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International Tea Day 2023: Supporting smallholder tea producers is an integral part in the transformation of agrifood systems
19/05/2023
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today kicked off a global celebration for International Tea Day 2023 at its Rome headquarters, ahead of the official day which annually falls on 21 May as designated by the United Na
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Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa at 10-year high as crisis spreads to coastal countries
18/05/2023
Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa at 10-year high as crisis spreads to coastal countries
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The future of food and agriculture - drivers and triggers for transformation
17/05/2023
The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (FAOLOG), in collaboration with the Agrifood Economics Division (ESA), organized an event titled "Coffee with FAO" at the UN Palais on 17 May 2023. The purpose of the event was to share and discuss the FAO flagship report
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Geneva press briefing: FAO warms a large-scale outbreak of the Moroccan Locust in Afghanistan
12/05/2023
Geneva – Richard Trenchard, FAO Representative in Afghanistan, speaking from Kabul, addressed the Geneva press corp on the warning of a large-scale outbreak of the Moroccan Locust in Afghanistan at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Natio
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FAO strongly supports the global environmental agenda at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention
12/05/2023
Representatives of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) met in Geneva, Switzerland from 1 to 12 May 2023, to take legally binding action regarding the impact of hazardous chemicals and wastes on human health and
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FAO and the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution: the role of plastics used in agriculture
11/05/2023
Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG), together with the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) organized an Informal Dialogue on “FAO and the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution: the role of p
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Geneva Briefing on the 2023 Global Report on Food Crises
09/05/2023
Geneva - FAO and WFP organized a joint Geneva Briefing, to provide an overview of the 2023 Global Report on Food Crises, highlighting the current food crisis situation and insights on the drivers and potential solutions. Especially, the briefing provided
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Fisheries Stock Assessment and Sustainable Fisheries Management
06/05/2023
Geneva – The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, in collaboration with the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, organized the first session of the Geneva Fisheries Trade Talks series of 2023 at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to discuss the global fisheri
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Geneva press briefing: Increase in April's global food prices index, marking the first rise in a year
05/05/2023
Geneva – Upali Galketi Aratchilage, Senior Economist at the FAO Markets and Trade Division, addressed the Geneva press corp on the latest updates of the FAO Food Price Index for April 2023 at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Nations Inf