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Egypt and FAO agree to strengthen collaboration to boost agriculture
22/09/2019
FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu today met President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt for talks that focused on working together to improve the agricultural sectors in the country and in Africa as a whole.
El-Sisi, who is also the current Chairperson of the African Union, noted that cooperation between the continent’s countries...
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Youth in motion for climate action
21/09/2019
FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu today met with young people on the sidelines of the Youth Climate Summit in New York to discuss concrete actions that must be taken to urgently address climate change. “Youth are the future and the driving force behind ideas and innovation,” Qu said, noting how it...
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A Great Green Wall for Cities
21/09/2019
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Director-General Qu Dongyu today announced the Great Green Wall for Cities initiative that aims to support nature-based solutions to climate change.
The Director-General made the announcement on the eve of this week's Climate Action Summit in New York at a Summit side event.
"The rapid expansion...
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FAO participation at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly
20/09/2019
FAO participation at Summits & High-level events
Saturday, 21 September | 11:30 - 12:00 (EST)Director-General book signing at Youth Summit side event
Saturday, 21 September | 16:00 - 17:00 (EST)Climate Summit Side Event: Local Leadership for ClimateLive webcast available here
Sunday, 22 September | 09:30 - 12:00 (EST)Nature-Based Solutions Momentum High-level event
Sunday, 22...
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GreenThumb Young Leadership Council Graduation brings attention to the Sustainable Development Goals.
06/08/2019
Every person can play a role to achieve the SDGs. This was the message echoed by the young gardeners of the GreenThumb Youth Leadership Council (YLC) programme during their graduation event at UN Headquarters.
For the 4th year, FAO partnered up with NYC Parks and the UN Food Garden to bring...
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Enhancing the contribution of family farmers to sustainable development
16/07/2019
Family farmers need enabling public policies and legal frameworks that will “allow them to adapt and flourish in today’s changing environment” and maximize their contribution to sustainable development, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.
He made the remarks at the launch of the UN Decade of Family Farming on...
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World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing – UN report
15/07/2019
This year’s The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report has found that world hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing.
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Small island developing states need to take ownership of measures to combat obesity and hunger
15/07/2019
Obesity affecting populations of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is a health emergency and these nations need to take ownership of measures to address this worrying trend’s underlying causes, said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today.
The FAO chief made the remarks to participants – including leaders of small...
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FAO at HLPF 2019
12/07/2019
FAO is co-organizing and participating in numerous events during the 2019 High-Level Political Forum. Join us to learn and discuss how transforming food and agriculture can transform the world.
Inaugural UN observance draws attention to importance of safe food
07/06/2019
Coordinated action on a global scale is necessary to ensure people’s right to safe, nutritious and sufficient food, officials agreed at the New York celebration of the first ever World Food Safety Day, jointly organized by the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
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ECOSOC Management Segment deliberates key issues in hunger and malnutrition
06/06/2019
The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) presented reports to the Management Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council this week.
“It is evident that we are not on track to attain SDG 2 and the relevant targets. Instead, the 2030...
World Bee Day celebration in New York recognizes vital functions of bees at crossroads for food security and biodiversity
20/05/2019
The United Nations celebrated the second observance of the World Bee Day by calling attention to the threats that bees face from the combined effects of climate change, intensive agriculture, biodiversity loss and pollution, urging collaborative action to protect their survival.
Jointly organized by the Permanent Mission of Slovenia and FAO,...
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Overcoming commodity dependence at center of discussion at high-level event
15/05/2019
FAO co-organized an Informal Interactive Dialogue on Commodity Markets, together with the President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (PGA), H.E. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The event gathered Member States, the UN System and other stakeholders to discuss...
Means of scaling up agroecology for sustainable food systems discussed at UN seminars
13/05/2019
Ways to maximize the benefits of agroecology in promoting healthier and sustainable food were discussed in detail through two events at the United Nations in New York.
The events, one seminar and one webinar, were co-organized by FAO, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable...
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FAO at UN Forestry Forum highlights sustainable wood and ecosystem restoration
10/05/2019
Societal benefits of sustainable wood value chains and ecosystem restoration received prominent attention through FAO’s engagement in the Fourteenth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF14).
The FAO delegation was led by Assistant Director-General of the Forestry Department Hiroto Mitsugi, who, in his capacity as the chairperson of the...
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New York briefing on global food crises makes strong call for unified action addressing root causes
29/04/2019
The 2019 Global Report on Food Crises ‘ clearly underscore the need for simultaneous action across the humanitarian– development nexus, along with investments in conflict prevention and sustaining peace, said Dominique Burgeon, FAO's Director of Emergencies and Resilience Strategic Programme Leader, at the New York launch of and the briefing...
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FAO urges greater investment and interest in indigenous practices for Zero Hunger
26/04/2019
Potential of traditional knowledge and indigenous food systems for sustainable development highlighted at 18th Session of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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High-level meeting explores potential of juncao technology for sustainable development
19/04/2019
Juncao technology is a part of the successful Chinese experience to fight poverty and hunger and an approach that, as part of broader rural development initiatives, can trigger actions that help address malnutrition and sustainability challenges and that respond to the needs of rural people, said Carla Mucavi, Director of...
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ECOSOC Youth Forum: FAO and UNIDO discuss ways to empower youth for quality jobs in agriculture
08/04/2019
Opportunities and challenges in youth empowerment for quality agriculture jobs in Africa took center stage during a side event organized on the margins of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum on 8 April at the United Nations Headquarters.
The event was jointly hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
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Normalizing livelihoods must be first-order priority, says FAO at special meeting to discuss response to Cyclone Idai
02/04/2019
“This disaster calls on us all to expand the concept of life-saving interventions to include livelihoods protection. Normalizing livelihoods must be a first-order priority in humanitarian responses and in this response in particular,” said Carla Mucavi, Director of the FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations, during a special meeting...