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FAO collaborates with USAID and Malawi government to strengthen animal health system, prevent zoonotic diseases, and combat antimicrobial resistance
25/01/2024
Lilongwe, Malawi – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases program, marked a significant milestone with the launch of the "Enhancing Animal Health & One Health Capacitie...
FAO and the United States, an enduring partnership
24/01/2024
Washington, DC – Last week, Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol and Rein Paulsen, Director of the Office of Emergencies and Resilience of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), visited Washington, DC for high-level meetings with Members of Congress...
Data in Emergencies (DIEM) enumerators achieve full coverage of Afghanistan
23/01/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM‑Monitoring) System relies on enumerators all over the world to collect timely and reliable data multiple ...
The news from FAO North America - January 2024
16/01/2024
Happy New Year! Here’s to seizing the energy that the new year brings. The FAO North America team looks forward to continuing our work with yo... |
FAO Food Price Index declines in December
05/01/2024
Rome- The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, with the sharpest drop in international sugar quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
New research urges data-driven action for agriculture and food systems change
21/12/2023
Rome/London - "The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030", published today by The Food Systems...
COP28: FAO spotlights agrifood systems’ potential to address climate impacts and achieve 1.5°C goal
13/12/2023
Rome/Dubai- Agrifood systems solutions are climate solutions and increased collaboration and finance are needed if the world is to achieve the Paris ...
COP28: FAO launches global roadmap process to eradicate hunger within 1.5°C limits
10/12/2023
Dubai/Rome - Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) initiated the process for the development of a groundbreaking global roadmap aimed at eliminating hunger and all forms of malnutrition without exceeding the 1.5°C threshold set by the <...
Climate finance for agrifood systems in sharp downward trend despite their critical role in reaching climate goals
10/12/2023
Rome/Dubai - The amount of climate finance flowing to agrifood systems is strikingly low and continues to diminish compared to global climate finance flows, a new report
FAO Food Price Index holds steady in November
08/12/2023
Rome - The benchmark for world food commodity prices were broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher prices of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO report: Agrifood sector faces growing threat from climate change-induced loss and damage
01/12/2023
Rome - Agrifood systems are facing an escalating threat from climate change-induced loss and damage, and actions – including increasing financing— must be taken to address their vulnerabilities, according
FAO at COP28
01/12/2023
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...
Codex Alimentarius: 60-year milestone in food safety
28/11/2023
Rome – The global food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission began its annual meeting today with a special ceremony marking its 60th anniversary. The plenary discussions of the Commission’s