FAO Director-General addresses high-level panel on fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement

New report shows that while most fish stocks remain overexploited, the number of stocks subject to overfishing has decreased for the first time in decades

International Mountain Day 2020 highlights need to protect ecosystems and improve livelihoods

Brussels Dialogue looked at mitigating COVID-19 impacts on island states

Director-General spoke at UN Central Emergency Response Fund annual pledging event

FAO Director-General and Professor Jeffrey Sachs joined discussion on ways to overcome trade-offs on the path to achieving SDG 2

Executive body also welcomes proposed strategic framework for the next decade

World Soil Day event celebrated the unsung “food heroes”

Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November. FAO also trims its cereal crop forecasts and notes 45 countries need external assistance for food

Levels of hunger reach record levels, requiring urgent action

QU Dongyu outlines ways to minimize the impacts of the pandemic on agri-food systems at Mediterranean Dialogues 2020

Dialogue examines tremendous potential but also risks that digital innovations present for farmers and rural populations

The United Nations calls for the targeting of new policies and investments in the lagging territories of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Director-General addresses high-level UN General assembly side event

While we are about to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change, carbon neutrality pledges across a range of stakeholders and sectors is observed. As of today, more than 110 countries have committed to a net-zero objective. In such a context, the seminar explores how to support countries to become carbon neutral, by promoting soil and forest carbon sequestration efforts

The European Union, FAO and Paradise Foods Ltd aim to improve opportunities for smallholder farmers in the cocoa sector

QU Dongyu delivered opening remarks to the 165th Session of the FAO Council

Year-long initiative has been extended into 2021

FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020 takes a new look at water shortages and scarcity in the world

Global Female Voices join FAO in the need for solidarity and urgent action