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Multiple shocks keep pushing world further away from development targets
15/09/2023
Towards the development of a Voluntary Code of Conduct on the sustainable use of plastics in agriculture
07/09/2023
The 7th GEF Assembly convenes environmental leaders and launches Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
31/08/2023
Efforts to safeguard biodiversity receive welcome boost
25/08/2023
FAO champions implementation of 12 projects as The Pandemic Fund rolls out first round of financing
18/08/2023
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will co-lead the implementation of 12 projects worth $264 million aimed to boost local and global health security as part of
Opinion: Investing in agriculture in emergencies is a game-changer
31/07/2023
Facing an alarming food security outlook, investing in agriculture in emergency contexts has never been so important — but it needs to be at scale and included in the planning of humanitarian aid programmes.
Ecosystem Restoration: Best practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning
24/07/2023
The webinar “Ecosystem Restoration: Best Practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning”, hosted by the Task Force on Best Practices (TFBP), took place on 23 June 2023....
FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
20/07/2023
Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Action Plan designed to support the implementation of its ambitious&nb...
Advancing One Health with USAID and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
18/07/2023
Washington, DC –
FAO’s Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) receives global special achievement award for innovative use of mapping and analytics technology
17/07/2023
San Diego/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) has been awarded a global prize for special achievement in using geographic information sys...
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 40 and its work has never been more important
17/07/2023
Rome - The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the only intergovernmental body that deals with all matters specifically related to biodiversity for food and agriculture, is marking its 40th anniversary, and the importance of its ...
Bilateral meeting with Senators from the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Canada
14/07/2023
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with a delegation of Senators who sit on the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry of Canada, including: The Honourable Robert Black, Senator and Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agri...
122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
12/07/2023
Rome/New York/Geneva – Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest
FAO Conference ends with an increase in the Organization’s budget and requests for strong action on water resources management
07/07/2023
Rome – After re-electing QU Dongyu of China for a second term as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na...
Water management takes centre stage at 43rd session of the FAO Conference
06/07/2023
Rome - The best ways of tackling the problem of water scarcity and shortages, as well as frequent, widespread and catastrophic floods, issues that affect more than 5 billion people worldwide, took centre stage at the 43rd session of the FAO Ministerial Conference this wee...