Events
16/ 10
2024
World Food Day 2024: Right to foods for a better life and a better future
Hybrid Event, 16/10/2024
Collective action across 150 countries worldwide, in up to 50 languages, is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities promote worldwide awareness of hunger and promote action for the future of food, people and the planet. Together we can create a better, more sustainable food future for all. Make #WorldFoodDay YOU...
14/ 10
2024
18/10
2024
2024 World Food Forum: Youth action, science and innovation, and investment
Hybrid Event, 14/10/2024 - 18/10/2024
The year-long activities of the WFF culminate in an annual flagship event - a dynamic global platform that transcends boundaries, generations and sectors to transform the future of our agrifood systems. In 2024, the event will be held from 14 to 18 October at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and online. It will bring togeth...
23/ 9
2024
25/9
2024
Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines
Hybrid Event, 23/09/2024 - 25/09/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing its first-ever Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines from 23 to 25 September at FAO headquarters. The event aims to advance global efforts to enhance animal health, prevent disease outbreaks, and promote sustainable livestock production and One Health implementation, all wh...
2/ 7
2024
The contribution of feminist policies and approaches to gender equality in agrifood systems
Hybrid Event, 02/07/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to the delivery of cutting-edge agrifood system innovations and evidence, skills and capacity building, raising awareness, and supporting ambitious policies to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment across the globe. To this end, FAO will be hosting a strategic discussion to examine the contribut...
18/ 6
2024
IFPRI Policy Seminar - The Unjust Climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth
Virtual Event, 18/06/2024
The FAO report “Unjust climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth” quantified the disproportionate effects of extreme climate events on among marginalized groups, including women farmers. Please join FAO, IFPRI and GCAN to discuss key results from the report and hear from policymakers, practitioners, and partners on how they are working to generate rele...
11/ 6
2024
Innovative approaches to end child labour in agriculture
Virtual Event, 11/06/2024
As part of the global week of action of the World Day Against Child Labour, FAO is organizing a dialogue among champions of this cause. Through this dialogue, FAO proposes to identify innovative approaches, encompassing digital and further solutions, that can effectively address the complex socio-economic dimensions of child labour in agriculture. The panelists will share and discuss with ...
6/ 6
2024
Tackling the Hidden Costs of our Food Systems
Hybrid Event, 06/06/2024
Food systems provide important benefits to the global population, not only providing food but also supporting livelihoods for more than one billion people around the globe. However, food systems also encompass hidden environmental, health, and social costs, estimated to be at least $10 trillion per year. Please join us for a discussion on these hidden costs of food systems and the remedies t...
3/ 6
2024
Global Soil Partnership Plenary Assembly 12th session: The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils
Hybrid Event, 03/06/2024
This event, organized by the United States Department of State, is dedicated to discussing the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS), a transformative movement aimed at creating a resilient food system through the promotion of diverse, nutritious, and climate-adapted crops grown in healthy, fertile soils. VACS addresses some of the most pressing challenges fac...
30/ 5
2024
International Day of Potato: harvesting diversity, feeding hope
Hybrid Event, 30/05/2024
The inaugural celebration of the International Day of Potato on May 30 will be held at FAO Headquarters and online. The high-level ceremony will bring together experts from around the world to spotlight the potato's vital role in enhancing nutrition, ensuring food security, and supporting sustainable agricultural practices.
26/ 3
2024
DialogueNEXT - Seeds of Equity:Women driving growth and innovation in agriculture
Hybrid Event, 26/03/2024
Centered around the theme Seeds of Equity: Women Driving Growth and Innovation in Agriculture, this gathering explores the pivotal role women play in successfully meeting global food security and agricultural challenges. Through a powerful series of keyno
8/ 3
2024
The Unjust Climate: Bridging the Gap for Women in Agriculture
Hybrid Event, 08/03/2024
FAO's new report – The unjust climate: Measuring the impact of climate change on the poor, women, and youth – demonstrates how climate stressors widen the income gap among rural people along the lines of class, gender, and age. By combining socioeconomic
5/ 3
2024
The Unjust Climate - Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth.
Hybrid Event, 05/03/2024
Climate change is dramatically constraining opportunities to leverage agrifood systems to reduce poverty and hunger. The disparities in climate vulnerabilities within rural areas are considerable, and current funding to support climate actions falls woefu
1/ 3
2024
World Bank Fragility Forum: Building resilient agri-food systems in fragile contexts - What can we learn from an HDP and climate nexus perspective?
Hybrid Event, 01/03/2024
FAO is pleased to invite you to the hybrid event on "Building resilient agri-food systems in fragile contexts: what can we learn from an HDP and climate nexus perspective?", organized at the World Bank Fragility Forum 2024. The session will engage partn
30/ 1
2024
FAO-UNEP Briefing on the COP28 Outcomes: Addressing climate change through agrifood systems
Hybrid Event, 30/01/2024
Organized by the FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, New York, and Washington D.C, the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and the Environment and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Office in Europe (Brussels and Geneva). Join us: To get in
5/ 12
2023
World Soil Day: Soil and Water, a source of life
Hybrid Event, 05/12/2023
Soil and water provide the foundation for food production, ecosystems, and human well-being. Recognizing their invaluable roles, we can take proactive measures to safeguard these resources for future generations.
4/ 12
2023
12/12
2023
FAO at COP28
Hybrid Event, 04/12/2023 - 12/12/2023
FAO at COP28 - The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai will take place between 30 November and 12 December. The Conference is set to be a landmark event in the global effort to combat climate c
16/ 10
2023
World Food Day Official North America event: Water is Life. Water is food. Leave No one behind.
Hybrid Event, 16/10/2023
The FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations North America together with Food Tank, Driscoll’s, the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University present in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Develop
16/ 10
2023
3/7
2023
2023 World Food Forum
Hybrid Event, 16/10/2023 - 03/07/2023
2023 World Food Forum: Agrifood systems transformation accelerates climate action The agrifood systems that encompass the journey of food from farm to table and beyond touch every aspect of our lives and reach every corner of the planet. Yet instead of h
16/ 10
2023
20/10
2023
2nd World Forum on Urban Forests
Hybrid Event, 16/10/2023 - 20/10/2023
The 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests will take place from 16 - 20 October 2023 in Washington, DC. The overall theme will be: Greener, Healthier and Happier Cities for All. This theme was chosen to highlight the importance of building inclusive and accessi
23/ 6
2023
Ecosystem Restoration: Best practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning
Hybrid Event, 23/06/2023
Join the webinar on “Ecosystem Restoration: Best practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning”, which will take place on 23 June 2023 from 10:00-11:30 (UTC-5). To register for the webinar, please click here. To support efforts to restore de