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Civil Society
07 Mar 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in late January 2023 committing to foster the mobilization of family farmers and their organizations across the Asia region and promote agroecology, climate resilience, inclusive value chains and rural services. The formal collaboration will help move both organizations on the road to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. FAO and AFA have a long history of collaboration, dating...
South-south Cooperation
07 Mar 2023
FAO's Chief Economist addresses a ministerial meeting at the 5th UN Conference on LDCs in Doha
07/03/2023 Doha - Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stand to benefit from strong partnerships with their Global South counterparts when it comes to making their agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more sustainable and more resilient, the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Maximo Torero, said today in Doha. "Strong global partnerships, including South-South and Triangular Cooperation, provide key support for agrifood systems transformation, and an open exchange of knowledge and expertise around this important topic," Torero said in an FAO address to a ministerial meeting on South-South Cooperation in the Qatari capital.
South-south Cooperation
06 Mar 2023
06 March 2023, Sierra Leone - A delegation of Vietnamese experts recently visited Sierra Leone from 15 to 25 February 2023, as part of a South-South Cooperation (SSC) project. The joint mission, organized within the framework of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation between FAO, Sierra Leone and Viet Nam, aimed at formulating a proposal for a cooperation program to address Sierra Leone's rice value chain needs. The Vietnamese delegation composed by Dr. Pham Ngoc Mau, Deputy Director General (DDG) of the International Cooperation Department of Viet Nam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and Dr. Dao The Anh, Vice President of...
South-south Cooperation
06 Mar 2023
Readout of the Director-General’s meetings with high-level representatives from international organizations in Doha
Doha – On the sidelines of the 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with the Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), Dima Al-Khatib (photo); the Director-General of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR), Ali Mchumo; the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Gerd Müller; and the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Michael W. Lodge. In the meeting with UNOSS, the Director-General reiterated his lifelong commitment to South-South Cooperation (SSC) and introduced FAO’s work on SSC. The Director of UNOSSC expressed her appreciation for FAO’s support...
Parliamentary alliances
03 Mar 2023
Organized by the Parliament of Gabon in close collaboration with the United Nations (FAO, WFP, WHO and UNICEF), the Conference focused on the contribution of parliamentary action to address emerging environmental challenges in Central Africa
Presidents and parliamentarians from eleven Central African countries came together in a meeting that was held over two days (27 and 28 February 2023), and back-to-back with the third international conference of the Network of Parliamentarians for the Sustainable Management of Central African Forest Ecosystems. Taking stock of the progress made in pursuing the network's objectives and renewing its political commitment, discussions included an assessment of the food and nutrition situation in Central Africa, the role of parliaments in promoting...