FAO calls for solidarity and passion for humanity to combat rising hunger and poverty
20/09/2022
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses high-level event organized by the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
Global Forum of the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 begins
19/09/2022
Family farmers need to be at the centre of transforming agrifood systems, FAO Director-General says.
FAO and World Economic Forum bolster collaboration to transform agrifood systems
19/09/2022
Letter of Intent will help guide private sector to contribute to Sustainable Development Goals
Rebuilding livelihoods and setting foundations for long-term development and resilience
15/09/2022
FAO Representative in Colombia, Alan Bojanic, spoke to Member States and food security actors in New York on Colombia’s complex drivers of displacement and how it is accentuating risks of hunger.
Ahead of the High-level Week of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, today saw a roundtable discussion entitled ‘The Global Food...
FAO reviews food security situation and proposes actions to ensure food availability and access
13/09/2022
FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, and the Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, Stefanos Fotiou, briefed the Group of Friends of Food Security and Nutrition in New York in September.
The Group of Friends of Food Security and Nutrition, chaired by the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, met virtually...
Somalia: Multisectoral, at-scale support will save lives and safeguard livelihoods
13/09/2022
Speaking at today’s Virtual Briefing to Member States on the situation in Somalia, FAO Director of the Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, called for multi-sectoral approaches to stave off famine and catastrophic levels of food insecurity.
Today saw a virtual briefing to Member States on the situation in Somalia,...
Food insecurity in Sri Lanka likely to worsen amid poor agricultural production, price spikes and ongoing economic crisis, FAO and WFP warn
12/09/2022
Nearly 30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecurity.
FAO and partners push forward with increased South-South cooperation in Asia and the Pacific
12/09/2022
Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo) 2022 kicks off in Bangkok.
Sustainable fishing: Endorsement of transshipment guidelines marks a key move against IUU fishing
09/09/2022
FAO Committee on Fisheries helps to close major loopholes and protect fish stocks.
Fisheries and aquaculture key to providing food, nutrition and jobs across the world, says FAO Director-General
05/09/2022
FAO Committee on Fisheries opens with focus on aquatic food systems’ transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Window of opportunity to prevent famine in Somalia is closing, Principals of Inter-Agency Standing Committee warn
05/09/2022
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu joins heads of IASC in a statement.
Famine in Somalia projected, lives of millions of people are at immediate risk, UN says
05/09/2022
FAO calls for immediate, scaled-up assistance to devastated rural communities to avert catastrophe.
World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August
02/09/2022
FAO Food Price Index dips by 1.9 percent while new FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022.
FAO welcomes $83 million USA contribution to emergency and resilience programmes
01/09/2022
Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients.
Sustainable water management: Groundbreaking digital tool gets a global boost
01/09/2022
Support from the Netherlands allows FAO’s WaPOR portal to expand geographical coverage.
Afghanistan: Boosting local food production, generating income and reviving rural markets
25/08/2022
$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability.
Environmental sustainability is a key part of humanitarian work in dryland regions
19/08/2022
New FAO policy brief is developed in partnership with CGIAR and CARE.
Tigray: FAO scales up procurement of fertilizers thanks to a $10 million loan from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund
08/08/2022
The funds have helped to speed up delivery of agricultural inputs to farmers during the critical planting season.
Looming food access crisis remains, despite lower commodity price levels in July
05/08/2022
At a press briefing today from New York, journalists heard from Máximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, who spoke on the Food Price Index update for July and its implications for world food commodity markets ahead.
The FAO Food Price Index, the benchmark for world food commodity prices, saw a strong decline in July vis-à-vis...
Somalia: “We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now”
05/08/2022
Interview with Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience.