29/ 9
2020
Changing the story of food loss and waste
Hybrid Event, 29/09/2020
Join us for a screening of the documentary “Wasted: the story of food waste”, featuring Anthony Bourdain, Dan Barber, Massimo Bottura and other food celebrities, and to discuss how to change the story of food loss and waste, in this virtual celebration of
28/ 9
2020
Tackling food loss and waste and supporting food security during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hybrid Event, 28/09/2020
FAO, UN Environment, the Permanent Mission of Andorra to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of San Marino to the UN, Rethink Food and Collective Fare Kitchen have organized a field visit to discuss food loss and waste, and food recovery in the cont
18/ 9
2020
FAO Green Cities Action Programme: Building Back Better for SDGs
Hybrid Event, 18/09/2020
FAO is hosting “Green cities to build back better for SDGs - A new powerful venture”, to be held on the occasion of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The virtual event will launch the “FAO Green Cities Action Programme”, a new initi
15/ 9
2020
Global Network Against Food Crises
Hybrid Event, 15/09/2020
On 15 September 2020, the Global Network Against Food Crises’s partners will hold a side-event on the margins of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The side-event will provide an opportunity to: consider the latest evidence on th
29/ 7
2020
Soft launch of the Technical Platform on Food Loss and Waste
Hybrid Event, 29/07/2020
The event celebrates the launch of the Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste, a dynamic knowledge-sharing tool that consolidates the work of FAO with that of a broad spectrum of development partners. Invitation Con
23/ 7
2020
Virtual Informal briefing to the Permanent Missions to the UN in New York on the Mid-term Review of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025
Hybrid Event, 23/07/2020
Organized by FAO and the World Health Organization, this virtual informal briefing provides an opportunity to present and seek views of Member States of the United Nations in New York on the progress made in the implementation of the Nutrition Decade from
13/ 7
2020
Launch of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI 2020)
Hybrid Event, 13/07/2020
SOFI presents the most recent and authoritative estimates of the extent of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition around the world. This year, the report includes a special focus on transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets. It analyses t
13/ 7
2020
SOFI: Transforming food systems Hand-in-Hand to deliver affordable healthy diets in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Hybrid Event, 13/07/2020
High-level officers and experts from across the United Nations System address the key findings from The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 with respect to food security and nutrition in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS. FAO’s Hand-in-Hand initiati
13/ 7
2020
On the road to the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021: Highlighting health and nutritional benefits through sustainable production and consumption of fruits and vegetables
Hybrid Event, 13/07/2020
Organized by the Permanent Missions of Chile and India to the United Nations, and FAO, in preparation for the official launch of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables in late 2020, this side event aims to have a discussion among relevant stakeho
9/ 7
2020
Mountains and the decade of action and delivery
Hybrid Event, 09/07/2020
The Mountain Partnership and the governments of Argentina, Italy and Switzerland co-organize this side event to call for coordinated actions for mountain people and ecosystems, to reduce the effects of climate change in mountains, to preserve mountain e
6/ 7
2020
2020 Targets: Renewing Commitments and Galvanizing Action
Hybrid Event, 06/07/2020
The webinar provides information, in a series of mini panels and presentations by custodian agencies and other champions, on the state of individual 2020 targets and plans for accelerating implementation. Member States created 21 targets across 12 SDGS w
21/ 5
2020
2020 International Tea Day
Hybrid Event, 21/05/2020
The first observance of the International Tea Day is celebrated in a virtual event organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China, under the theme "Tea for Sustain
19/ 5
2020
PSIDS, COVID-19 and food security and nutrition: impacts and responses
Hybrid Event, 19/05/2020
The Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) and FAO are co-hosting a virtual briefing for PSIDS Ambassadors on PSIDS, COVID-19 and Food Security and Nutrition: Impacts and Responses. The Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations who al
7/ 5
2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Food Security in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Hybrid Event, 07/05/2020
A virtual briefing organized the Chairs of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), the Alliance of Small Island States (SIDS), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Off
17/ 4
2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Food Security and Nutrition: Preventing a Health Crisis from Becoming a Food Crisis
Hybrid Event, 17/04/2020
The Group of Friends of Food Security and Nutrition, currently chaired by Italy, convened a high-level virtual meeting to address concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic could result in major disruptions in food supply chains, and trigger a food crisis in man
5/ 3
2020
The 50x2030 Initiative “Data-Smart Agriculture”
Hybrid Event, 05/03/2020
An event on the 50x2030 Initiative "Data-Smart Agriculture", which aims to empower and support 50 low and lower-middle income countries by 2030 to build strong national and sustainable data systems that produce and use high-quality and timely agricultural
12/ 2
2020
29/1
2020
2020 World Pulses Day
Hybrid Event, 12/02/2020 - 29/01/2020
The Permanent Missions of Burkina Faso, Canada and Turkey to the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations are celebrating World Pulses Day 2020 with a luncheon, which will be held at the Ford Foundation Center for Soc
12/ 2
2020
Targeting Hunger: South- South and Triangular Cooperation for Transforming Agriculture
Hybrid Event, 12/02/2020
The Office of the President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assemby is organizing an interactive dialogue on "Targeting Hunger: South- South and Triangular Cooperation for Transforming Agriculture". The event will, inter alia, provide a
10/ 2
2020
Briefing on the Desert Locust Upsurge in the Greater Horn of Africa
Hybrid Event, 10/02/2020
The current desert locust upsurge in the Greater Horn of Africa represents a grave threat to food security and livelihoods. On 10 February 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Office for the Coordi
11/ 12
2019
2019 International Mountain Day
Hybrid Event, 11/12/2019
The Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations are celebrating International Mountain Day 2019 in a dedicated event featuring distinguished guests. This year's theme is "M