FAO hosts a lecture by Laureate Esther Duflo on innovative research and how to make messages work for the poorest

New FAO digital initiative aims to boost transparency and information-sharing

High-level event co-hosted by FAO, Costa Rica, Spain and the Vatican

A first for the Organization, the role of the Chief Scientist is proving vital in positioning FAO’s know-how and best practices at the helm of technical deliberations and agricultural innovation platforms. 1. As FAO gears to respond to increasingly complex issues at the heart of the food security–sustainability nexus, the creation...

Joint town-hall meeting held ahead of launch of UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration

The FAO Director-General made the case for agri‑food systems transformation, digital innovation and youth empowerment to be at the heart of the development agenda for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Africa and beyond 25 May 2021 – New York. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

The latest of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Policy Dialogue series, on sustainable forest and ocean resource management, allowed for a lively exchange between leading UN, private sector, academic and civil society voices 26 May 2021, New York. The third of a four‑part series of the UN...

“COP15: Road to Kunming, Building a shared future for all life on Earth” was the guiding theme at today’s high-level virtual event, which also commemorated International Tea Day and International Day for Biological Diversity Jointly organized by the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations in...

A wide compendium of sector representatives, policymakers, diplomats and UN officials observed World Bee Day today, raising awareness and calling on all actors to do their part to protect and foster the role of bees in keeping people and the planet healthy, critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) On...

FAO leads UN Commission on Population and Development to call for actions that favor responsible consumption and production patterns

Affordable healthy diets can trigger positive development in nutrition, sustainability

Recognizing the argan tree’s unique environmental, nutritional and income-generating qualities  

Celebrating argan trees as part of a remarkable agricultural heritage

FAO's Chief Scientist presents the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Science Days to be held on 8-9 July

FAO Director-General urges measures to tackle agricultural underfunding

The Vision and Strategy for FAO’s Work in Nutrition was approved by FAO Council

Director-General says FAO will “stay and deliver” to support vulnerable communities

FAO Food Price Index posts 11th consecutive monthly increase, new forecasts point to growth in world wheat and maize output

Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, recurrent climate shocks and protracted conflict, the 2021 Global Report on Food Crises reveals that the number of people facing acute food insecurity in 55 highly vulnerable countries and territories reached 155 million in 2020 On the occasion of the high‑level virtual launch event of the...

Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020