Worrying FAO report provides food for thought to world leaders ahead of upcoming UN SDG summit in New York

$123 million needed for urgent support to 10.1 million people in 17 most food-insecure states

Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo outlines a series of important water-related initiatives

 

Faster but environmentally sustainable agricultural growth vital to feed growing population, Director-General says

Strong supply conditions push international commodity quotations lower except for rice and sugar.

Director-General addresses International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan

From the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Newly launched Global Biodiversity Framework Fund will support sustainable use of natural resources   

From the FAO Regional Office for Africa

Beneficiaries include countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Near East and Latin America

Falling international maize and sugar prices partly offset notable jumps in wheat and vegetable oil quotations.

From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

Unlocking country’s potential in agriculture is key to move away from food dependency to self-sufficiency

Leaders from FAO, IFAD and WFP warn of a deepening crisis in South Sudan without immediate action and investment in resilience

 The funds will finance a second phase of the multi-partner Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme 

Rate of loss has slowed in the last decade, new FAO report says 

Director-General QU Dongyu reflects on the lessons learned at the high-level meeting

FAO Director-General highlights that investing in social development with a focus on youth, women and smallholder farmers is one of the key priority areas

FAO Director-General emphasizes goals and tools in two leadership dialogues at UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment.

FAO Director-General sends a message of unity to countries and urges concrete actions