This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. 13 June 2017 – 14.30 - 16.00 CEST Speakers: Yannick De Mol, Project Officer (Dimitra), FAO Andrea Sanchez Enciso, Gender, women's leadership and participatory communication specialist, FAO Moderator: Etienne Juvanon Du Vachat, Resilience Expert, FAO Strengthening the resilience [...]

  WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR12 June 2017, 11.00-12.00 - Sheikh Zayed Centre - FAO Headquarters, Rome Around the world, one in four children grow up in areas affected by conflict or natural hazards. These vulnerable contexts push children into work that [...]

The latest issue of the FPMA (Food Price Monitoring and Analysis) Bulletin FAO/GIEWS monthly report has been released. The monthly FPMA Bulletin reports food price trends at world, regional and country level with a focus on countries where prices of one or more basic food commodity are [...]

FAO estimates that 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Civil conflict continues to be a main driver of severe food insecurity, triggering famine in South Sudan and putting populations at high risk of [...]

Food commodity markets tend to exhibit a well-balanced situation at the global level for nearly all the commodities covered in this report, although in some cases prospects at the country or regional level may diverge from this positive outlook. [...]