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FAO Director-General appoints Jacques Diouf as FAO Special Envoy for the Sahel and the Horn of Africa
12 November 2014
12 November 2014
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FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today appointed Jacques Diouf as Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Sahel.
In his new role, the former Director-General Jacques Diouf will focus on strengthening political commitment and advocating for the need...
Building on trust
06 November 2014
06 November 2014
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The Joint Meeting of the Finance and Programme Committees met yesterday morning. In his opening remarks, the Director-General noted that these past few...
Dialogues, committees and voluntary contributions
04 November 2014
04 November 2014
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Between last week’s Global Dialogue on Family Farming, a visit from President Evo Morales and the 3rd ICN2 run up dialogue on nutrition,...
Rome Based Agencies making an impact in Burkina Faso
07 October 2014
07 October 2014
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FAO, IFAD and WFP/Burkina Faso- Earlier last month, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations...
Ministers meet at FAO to discuss role of commodity markets
06 October 2014
06 October 2014
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Rome - Governments ought to review the way international agricultural commodity markets are governed, FAO Director-General José...