Call for action to meet commitments to restore one billion hectares of land

Director-General highlights the links between conflict and food security in event hosted by the Vatican

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

Urgent actions needed to ensure healthy and sustainable diets to all

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

FAO Director-General points to interconnections between agri-food systems and biodiversity

FAO Director-General spoke at the regional dialogue on agri-food systems transformation

New corporate strategy aims to reduce emissions by 45 percent in a decade

FAO Director-General joins G20 leaders in calls to scale up COVID-19 response

On International Tea Day, FAO calls for greater sustainability of the tea sector in times of COVID-19 and beyond

FAO-led World Bee Day 2021 calls for further collaboration to safeguard biodiversity and strengthen agriculture and food systems through bees and other pollinators

WHO, FAO, OIE and UNEP launch the One Health High-Level Expert Panel

Acute food insecurity on the rise as the Central African Republic reels from impacts of conflict and COVID-19

FAO Director-General emphasizes responsibility and opportunity to overcome digital divide and make technologies available for rural smallholders

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

FAO welcomes new allocation to aid surveillance and control in the Horn of Africa

FAO launches “Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications” at global event

Last updated: 12 May 2021

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