Paradigm shift needed in response to rising acute food insecurity
04/05/2022
FAO Director of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, briefed on the findings of the Global Report on Food Crisis 2022.
Briefing journalists from New York, FAO Director of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, connected virtually from Rome to discuss the latest figures and trends outlined in the Global Report on Food...
Cameroonian activist wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions’ Award 2022
03/05/2022
Sixth winner of the award announced at the XV World Forestry Congress.
Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says
02/05/2022
State of the World’s Forests Report 2022 details three pathways we must follow to unlock their potential.
As World Forestry Congress opens, FAO advocates for vital role of trees and forests
02/05/2022
FAO Director-General formally launches State of the World’s Forests 2022 report outlining pathways for forests to support economic and environmental recovery.
Sustainable Mountains: FAO calls for transformative response to climate threat
28/04/2022
Director-General addresses launch of International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022.
Rethinking development and climate finance to transform agrifood systems
28/04/2022
At an ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development side event, FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, underscored the importance of leveraging new approaches to financing efficient, sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems.
As part of FAO’s engagement at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2022 Forum on Financing for Development, yesterday’s side event...
Jordan’s Princess Basma bint Ali named FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Near East and North Africa
26/04/2022
The role includes championing the sustainable use of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and combatting climate change.
FAO Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control extended to end of 2023 with broader scope
22/04/2022
Plant pest still causing massive destruction of crops despite progress in tackling it.
The Wild Dozen: Prized as ingredients, vulnerable wild plants face surging demand
22/04/2022
A new FAO report raises awareness about the need for their sustainable use.
Surging food prices: FAO calls for import financing facility for poorer nations at G20 meeting
21/04/2022
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington.
Multi-sectoral approaches needed to break cycle of conflict-driven hunger
21/04/2022
FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, briefed UN Security Council members today at an informal meeting on conflict as a driver of global hunger and malnutrition.
Speaking to UN Security Council (UNSC) members at an Arria-Formula meeting on conflict-induced hunger, FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, briefed on the current global food security...
Global youth at the helm of transforming agrifood systems
21/04/2022
At the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2022, the World Food Forum (WFF) launched its 2022 cycle, with FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero calling on youth to catalyze change towards the dual goal of securing healthy diets and addressing the climate crisis.
The World Food Forum (WFF), the world’s largest youth-led movement working for a better...
War in Ukraine: FAO renews appeal to bolster agriculture and provide urgent support to vulnerable rural households
19/04/2022
Over $115 million urgently needed to assist Ukrainian farmers and rural households through December 2022.
African countries commit to raise ambitions for Sustainable Development Goals
14/04/2022
FAO Regional Conference for Africa concludes in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
New guidelines for scaling up investments for youth in agrifood systems in Africa
14/04/2022
FAO and African Union Commission launch investment guidelines for youth.
FAO Director-General opens Africa Regional Conference amid worsening hunger crisis
13/04/2022
The 32nd Session of the Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) takes place in Equatorial Guinea.
Somalia: New data show how drought in the Horn of Africa is driving up acute hunger
12/04/2022
Aid to keep rural, agriculture-dependent families on their feet is needed at massive scale to stave off catastrophe.
Joint FAO-OCHA-UNICEF-WFP Statement on the Drought Emergency in Somalia
12/04/2022
Somalia is facing famine conditions as a perfect storm of poor rain, skyrocketing food prices and huge funding shortfalls leaves almost 40% of Somalis on the brink.
Ukraine crisis: the world can still contain the impact on global food security with the right polices, FAO Director-General says
08/04/2022
QU Dongyu addresses FAO Members as they convene to discuss the impact of the conflict on global food supply.
War largely drives food prices to record levels, threatens global food security
08/04/2022
At a press briefing today from New York, journalists heard from Boubaker Ben Belhassen, Director of the FAO Markets and Trade Division, who spoke on the Food Price Index update for March.
*The Food Price Index for April shows world food commodity prices slightly decreased.
World food commodity prices reached their highest levels ever, says...