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En el encuentro del 12 al 13 de junio de 2019, que contó con el apoyo de la FAO y el BCIE, también se analizaron acciones institucionales y mecanismos de financiamiento buscando promover la Cooperación Sur-Sur (CSS) entre los países para facilitar el escalamiento de las iniciativas. Los efectos extremos del clima causan pérdidas de miles de millones de dólares anuales en los países en desarrollo, siendo la sequía uno de los fenómenos que mayores daños causa al sector agropecuario. El Corredor Seco Centroamericano es una de las regiones más sensibles a la variabilidad...

From the 11 to 13 of June, African cities gathered in Niamey, Niger, for the Third Forum of African cities signatories of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) under the theme “Synergies for a sustainable urban food policy”, organized by the NGOs Acra and Africa 70, with support from the Italian Government. As FAO has a partnership with MUFPP since its establishment in 2014, the Organization has facilitated the participation of several cities in the Forum. The event gathered representatives from...

The Validation Workshop of the “Strengthening Agricultural Statistics and Food Security Information in CARD Countries through South-South Cooperation” Project was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 19-20 June 2019. Many stakeholders participated in the workshop: the Japanese Government, in particular the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, funding source of the project, as well as Government Representatives of the concerned host countries, namely: Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda, as well as private sector actors, the Government of...

  Rome 27/06/2019 - The signing ceremony related to the first Triangular Cooperation Project (Up-scaling the FAO-China South-South Cooperation through Triangular Cooperation with the Netherlands [Part 1]) within the framework of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the People’s Republic of China, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, took place at FAO headquarters on 27 June 2019. The objective of this Triangular Cooperation...

Rome – On the opening day of the Future of Food Symposium, FAO and the Johns Hopkins University have formalized their agreement to work together to support evidence-based policy for improving nutrition, health, and well-being, particularly for the world’s most vulnerable and under-served populations. FAO will work closely with Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Berman Institute of Bioethics to promote interdisciplinary and policy-focused research on systems thinking for nutrition, and to raise awareness about malnutrition in all its forms, including undernutrition, inadequate nutrition, overweight and obesity. The partnership also foresees greater engagement with global policy mechanisms...

Rome – On the opening day of the Future of Food Symposium, FAO and the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) signed a partnership agreement that will facilitate an exchange of expertise between the two organizations on a range of issues related to FAO’s mandate. Specifically, the partnership aims to strengthen knowledge-sharing in the areas of food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, water and soils management and rural development in the Mediterranean region, including through the uptake of e-learning and Research4Life resources. The collaboration will promote policy dialogue and information exchanges between academia and other stakeholders, including parliamentary alliances, on food and nutrition...

Rome – FAO and the American University of Beirut (AUB) have agreed to work in partnership to promote food security and nutrition, particularly in Lebanon and the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, through sustainable agriculture and improved management of natural resources.    The American University of Beirut, a private teaching-centered research university, was founded in 1866 and is recognized as one of the leading universities in the region. FAO and AUB have a history of close collaboration, with AUB’s Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science contributing to a regional FAO project on enhancing the Mediterranean Diet. The formal partnership...

Rome – FAO and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) have signed a formal partnership agreement with the aim of promoting rural development in the Philippines, focusing on developing tools, methodologies and knowledge products to make agricultural systems more inclusive and efficient. The partnership envisions, among other activities, strengthening national policies, strategies and regulatory frameworks on food loss and waste throughout the value chain; facilitating an enabling environment for inclusive rural development and poverty reduction; and identifying and undertaking actions to protect and manage natural resources and ensure sustainable production. FAO and UPLB also plan to develop and disseminate...

Rome – During the Future of Food Symposium, FAO and the University of Nottingham signed a partnership agreement, formalizing their intentions to work together across several areas related to FAO’s mandate. The partnership will tackle policy issues related to the urban food agenda and physical access to healthy food, and will look for opportunities to strengthen governance and institutional empowerment in order to promote healthy eating for urban populations.  The collaboration envisions dialogues both with the private sector, to create solutions for building balanced food systems and supplying healthy and sustainable foods, and between farmers and consumers, to establish short circuits for...

Brazzaville - "Improving nutrition requires a collective effort. It requires well-designed laws that improve food systems, ensure healthy diets and strengthen school meals. It also requires adequate public budgets and it calls for strong legal frameworks that consolidate advances and allow us to press ahead." Referencing the words of the Director-General of FAO, José Graziano...