Prominent global leaders in science, industry and government meet to step up fight against antimicrobial resistance
26/01/2021
Curbing the slow-moving pandemic requires intensified actions, says FAO chief
Innovation key to feed the world in times of pandemics and climate change
22/01/2021
FAO Director-General made the call in his address to global agriculture ministers' conference
Promoting food systems transformation in the Mediterranean towards 2030
22/01/2021
FAO, CIHEAM and UfM join forces to boost progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda across the Mediterranean, ahead of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
FAO pledges intensified action to end child labour in agriculture
21/01/2021
Director-General joined International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour launch
FAO Director-General highlights how to build an advanced society with green, innovative, competitive and sustainable development
21/01/2021
QU Dongyu reflects on Austria’s model of rural development as a landlocked country at the Winter Conference 2021
.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=602813a7_4 "Photo: ©WFP/Mehedi Rahman")
UN agencies warn that COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific
20/01/2021
Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable
East Africa's locust "air force" could be grounded, as another wave of the scourge takes flight
19/01/2021
Funding shortfalls threaten continued operations
Innovation to counter food supply-chain disruptions and spur recovery
19/01/2021
At Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, FAO Director-General appeals for a creative and integrated approach to agri-food systems to drive recovery from COVID-19 and achieve a sustainable world
Eradication of Peste des petits ruminants disease in sight
13/01/2021
Outbreaks of this highly contagious animal disease decrease considerably in recent years
One Planet – FAO’s work on biodiversity, One Health and climate
13/01/2021
Q&A with Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General
.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4417b63_10 "Photo: ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano")
FAO Director-General stresses crucial role of biodiversity in combating zoonotic diseases
12/01/2021
Qu welcomes new Franco-German initiative in session with Macron, Merkel
Small towns are bigger than we think
12/01/2021
Innovative FAO study maps urban-rural catchment areas and points to ways to optimize policy and planning coordination for agriculture, services and agri-food systems
FAO Director-General calls for urgent scale-up of Africa’s Great Green Wall
11/01/2021
QU Dongyu joined President Macron and The Prince of Wales at One Planet Summit
World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December
07/01/2021
FAO Food Price Index reached a three-year high over all of 2020
FAO’s Investment Centre is stepping up its support for creating more robust and sustainable agri-food systems
24/12/2020
Q&A with FAO Investment Centre Director
FAO moves to scale up response to Fall Armyworm as pest continues to spread
21/12/2020
Director-General calls for better information sharing and technology use
FAO Annual Employee Recognition Awards go to 200 individuals and ten teams across the UN agency
17/12/2020
Recognizing remarkable performance under extraordinary circumstances in an exceptional year
Desert Locust upsurge continues to threaten food security in Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense efforts
16/12/2020
FAO seeks funds for control operations to safeguard agricultural production and livelihoods
FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
15/12/2020
A means to improve nutrition and reduce food loss and waste, says Director-General