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FAO Conference to elect Director-General for four-year term
30/06/2023
Rome - The 43rd session of the FAO Conference (July 1-7) begins this Saturday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome and will oversee the election...
Global Environment Facility approves 26 FAO-led projects to transform agrifood systems into solutions for environmental challenges
28/06/2023
Rome - Building on growing momentum to tackle environmental problems by addressing the ways in which our food and fiber are produced, the Global Environment Facility has approved 26 projects led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
“To ...
Sudan: acute food insecurity sparked by the ongoing crisis is set to escalate in coming months
19/06/2023
Rome/Khartoum – The current crisis in Sudan has worsened an already dire food insecurity situation, with hunger expected to increase substantially across the country as it heads into the typical lean season period from June to September.
To scale up ...
Second Global Parliamentary Summit reaches historic pact against hunger and malnutrition
17/06/2023
Valparaíso- The Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition closed on Friday in Chile with a new Glob...
FAO Food Outlook: Global output set for expansion, but declining imports by the most vulnerable countries are a cause for concern
15/06/2023
Rome - The world food import bill is forecast to reach a new record this year, though it is predicted to grow at a much slower pace compared to last year, as rising world prices, driven by higher quotations for fruits, vegetables, sugar and dairy produc...
Innovative technology can help curb child labour in agriculture
12/06/2023
Rome - With agriculture accounting for the bulk of child labour globally and the numbers involved growing, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is stepping up its work with partners on eliminating child labour in key sectors including cocoa, cotton, coffee. The lat...
World Oceans Day must be Humans Day: FAO Fisheries chief
08/06/2023
The ocean is key to global food security, the livelihoods of over 600 million people, and essential to transforming agrifood systems, according to Manuel Barange, Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Bar...
Strategic dialogue between FAO leadership and US government officials yields agreement on the vital role of agricultural interventions in humanitarian crises
05/06/2023
Washington, DC – Deputy Director General Beth Bechdol and Director of the Office of Emergencies and Resilience Rein Paulsen of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) were in Washington, DC during the week of May 29 for strategic meetings with high-le...
FAO Food Price Index declines in May: Significant drops in international quotations for wheat, maize, vegetable oils and cheese, while prices of rice, sugar and meat rise
02/06/2023
Rome – The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in May amid significant drops in quotations for most cereals, vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO has targeted three key sets of actions needed to transform agrifood systems, the Director-General tells SDG 16 Conference
31/05/2023
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu outlined today three key sets of transformative actions FAO is working on to help make agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable.
“Actions are needed now,” the Director-General stresse...
Horn of Africa: “The region is facing an unprecedented disaster.” Interview with Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s Resilience Team Leader for East Africa
25/05/2023
Rome – The Horn of Africa is prone to natural shocks and hazards. The region has faced three severe drought phenomena in the last 12 years. Now, after five consecutive below average rainfall seasons, the region was back to its normal pattern during the long rains this yea...
FAO Investment Centre’s 2022 Annual Review looks at achievements and priorities
23/05/2023
Rome - Investment and finance solutions play a critical role in transforming our agrifood systems, especially at a time when multiple shocks keep pushing more people into hunger and poverty.
This is an area where "the
AIM for Climate Convenes Agricultural Ministers and Partners Ahead of COP 28
12/05/2023
12 May 2023, Washington, DC –...