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![Countries in Southeast Asia prepare to implement ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food Agriculture and Forestry Sector](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_laos.jpg)
Parliamentary alliances
26 Apr 2024
25/04/2024 Vientiane
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) is preparing for the implementation of ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food Agriculture and Forestry Sector (RAI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners announced today.
A two-day workshop was held from 24-25 April 2024, in Vientiane, marking a significant step...![FAO strengthens capacities of parliamentarians on agroecology during the Commission for Economic Social and Environmental Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF)](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_1000027692.jpg)
Parliamentary alliances
19 Apr 2024
On 9-11 April 2024, FAO joined the spring meeting of the Commission for Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs (CAESE) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) hosted by the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in Luang Prabang.
During the three-day event, FAO’s participation included facilitating field visits and providing capacity building on agroecology to more than 20 parliamentarians from nine countries, along with parliamentary officers and advisers, giving them the opportunity to visit two farms managed by young farmers. During the visits to the farms – which use agroecology principles and embrace agrifood practices embedding sustainability...![Parliamentarians from the East African Legislative Assembly and the Republic of Congo join Virtual Side Event at 2024 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_PN-RtF.jpg)
Parliamentary alliances
18 Apr 2024
Parliamentary perspectives were in the spotlight at a side event of the 2024 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in April, where Honourable Francoise Uwumukiza, representative of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), and Hon. Marie Jeanne Kouloumbou, President of the Environment, Food Safety and Sustainable Development Commission of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Congo shared insights.
Focusing on ending hunger and eradicating poverty through human rights-based food systems transformations placing human well-being at the centre, the multi-stakeholder dialogue was co-organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the...![Brazil the Dominican Republic and countries in Central America exchanged techniques and best practices to overcome challenges related to water scarcity in agriculture](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_IMG1198_noticia.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
03 Apr 2024
Brasilia, Brazil, April 3, 2024 - It is estimated that around 10.5 million people live in the Central American Dry Corridor, with approximately 50% of this population living in poverty.![Exchange of experiences in family farming brings together more than 100 participants from 17 countries](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_Exchange-of-experiences-WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-04-at-3.01.09-PM.jpeg)
South-south Cooperation
26 Mar 2024
Brasília, Brazil, March 26, 2024 - More than 100 professionals linked to school feeding programmes (SFP) from 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participated on March 21 in an online exchange of experiences on mechanisms to strengthen public procurement in school feeding.![FAO and Rikolto Join Forces to Foster Sustainable Urban Agrifood Systems](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_Rikolto.jpg)
Civil Society
26 Mar 2024
FAO and the international NGO Rikolto seal a new strategic partnership to advance sustainable and resilient urban agrifood systems
Through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), FAO and Rikolto officialise a partnership to expand collaboration towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Such collaboration is in line with FAO's vision to develop sustainable urban agrifood systems, and it will contribute to FAO's Strategic Framework particularly focusing...![UN Human Rights Council hosts launch of FAO Publication on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP)](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_CSO2.jpg)
Civil Society
26 Mar 2024
On the 20th Anniversary of the adoption of the Right to Food Guidelines, FAO releases a publication detailing its work supporting the UNDROP
In a significant stride towards promoting the rights of peasants and rural workers, the UN Human Rights Council hosted the launch of the FAO publication FAO’s work on the themes of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP)at a strategic side event...![FAO drives progress on agroecology through legislation with the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_AgroRlC.jpg)
Parliamentary alliances
25 Mar 2024
On 14 March 2024, FAO presented a proposal for a Model Law on Agroecology to the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament’s (PARLATINO) Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Committee. The proposal was formally requested by PARLATINO in 2022, following a four-year process that started in 2020 with the FAO publication "Legislating to promote agroecology in the Latin America and Caribbean region: Guidelines for a PARLATINO model law on agroecology".
There have been significant advancements in agroecology that can help drive more sustainable agroecological practices and forge progress for family farming and agroecology.
Underlining the important role of collaborations...![Sierra Leone and FAO sign groundbreaking South-South and Triangular Cooperation Unilateral Trust Fund Agreement to boost the country’s rice sector](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_pro-k0dOHJvq.jpeg)
South-south Cooperation
22 Mar 2024
22 March 2024 Freetown -The Government of Sierra Leone and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have today signed an agreement through a Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF) that marks a pivotal step towards transforming the rice sector in the country.
The UTF funding modality allows developing and middle-income countries to benefit from FAO’s technical expertise through funds provided by the beneficiary countries themselves, either from national resources or from the proceeds of loans, credits and grants made available by international financial institutions (IFIs) or bilateral resource partners.![FAO and COPROFAM strike new agreement supporting peasant Indigenous and family farmers](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_COPROFAM.jpg)
Civil Society
21 Mar 2024
A five-year Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations seeks to strengthen technical capacities, promote dialogues on public policy, enhance participation and jointly mobilize resources
Against the backdrop of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Confederation of Family Producer Organizations of Expanded Mercosur (COPROFAM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Georgetown, Guyana in March 2024.
The partnership...