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Parliamentary alliances
12 Mar 2020
Engaged and determined after the Brazzaville Forum, parliamentarians from the Central African Republic launch the country's own parliamentary alliance for food security and nutrition
Bangui
Office of the Central African Republic Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: normative framework and action plan
FAO, in collaboration with other United Nations agencies and the Network of Parliamentary Alliances for Food Security and Nutrition in Central Africa, organized a day of awareness-raising on food security and nutrition issues for parliamentarians in the Central African Republic. During the event, organized in accordance with the Declaration of Brazzaville, a national parliamentary alliance for food security and nutrition was created.
As guarantors of political and economic commitments, parliamentarians have a central role to play in a region where more than 44.6 million...![El Fondo Verde para el Clima aprobó un proyecto de resiliencia climática en Cuba de USD $ 119 millones](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_2_story-gcf-ES6XCezWAAszvbu.jpg)
Resource Partners
12 Mar 2020
El proyecto beneficiará a 240 000 personas en comunidades rurales vulnerables y será ejecutado por el Ministerio de la Agricultura y la FAO
La Junta del Fondo Verde para el Clima aprobó hoy un proyecto -co-diseñado por la FAO- de USD 119 millones de dólares para fortalecer la resiliencia al cambio climático de comunidades rurales vulnerables en Cuba.
El Fondo Verde para el Clima aportará USD 38,2 millones y el Gobierno de Cuba proveerá USD 81,7 millones en cofinanciamiento para el proyecto,...![Secrets of the South](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_Cotton1.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
02 Mar 2020
For many people around the world, cotton is a safety net. As a crop resistant to climatic changes, it can be planted in dry and arid zones and represents a real economic lifeline in rural areas where there are high levels of poverty.
South-South and Triangular Cooperation is all about: sharing lessons across countries with similar challenges, learning what works for development and empowering each other in the process.![Intensificar la lucha contra el gusano cogollero del maíz](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_2_07e28f64db.jpg)
Fao-Academia
27 Feb 2020
Foto: ©FAO/Lekha Edirisinghe Un gusano cogollero en Sri Lanka. 27 de febrero de 2020, Roma - Existen herramientas disponibles para luchar contra el gusano cogollero del maíz, una especie invasora voraz que está causando estragos en los cultivos de África
Roma - Existen herramientas disponibles para luchar contra el gusano cogollero del maíz, una especie invasora voraz que está causando estragos en los cultivos de África, Asia y el Cercano Oriente, y resulta imperativo intensificar la coordinación para frenar la propagación de la plaga.
"Tendremos que reforzar la alianza entre los principales socios de todos los sectores relevantes a nivel mundial", declaró...South-south Cooperation
25 Feb 2020
25 February 2020, Brussels, Belgium - Sharing and disseminating information amongst African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and subsequently between them and other developing countries of the Global South, is of central importance.
In order to share experiences of the progress made by the ACP Group and its partners in addressing the challenges in implementing the Agenda 2030 SDGs, a wide range of stakeholders, have gathered today in Brussels, including representatives of ACP Member States, Secretariat Experts, CPLP/PALOP, EU Parliament, European Commission and Council, Belgian Government, financial institutions, emerging economies’ countries, UN Agencies, private sector, civil society and academia.
The one-day Symposium...![La FAO firma un proyecto de USD 47 millones para la resiliencia al cambio climático en Pakistán](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_2_web-pakistan.jpg)
Resource Partners
20 Feb 2020
Financiado por el Fondo Verde para el Clima, el proyecto beneficiará directamente a 1,3 millones de habitantes de zonas rurales
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South-south Cooperation
12 Feb 2020
On 12 February 2020, President of the 74rth Session of the General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York an interactive dialogue focused on exploring ways to combat increasing hunger around the world, specifically by making the most of the opportunities brought about by the South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the agriculture sector.![Cooperation models for transforming the agricultural sector](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_EQmlTs1XkAg1Dze.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
12 Feb 2020
12 February 2020, New York - The path to reducing unacceptable hunger levels "lies in our ability to transform the agricultural sector", FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today at a high-level panel here.
The Director-General made his remarks at "Targeting Hunger: South-South and Triangular cooperation for Transforming Agriculture", an interactive dialogue held at the United Nations headquarters and convened by the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).![France and FAO reassert their partnership with research institutions for sustainable development](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_49496430607_ee76610e18_c.jpg)
Fao-Academia
11 Feb 2020
Rome - The 6th High-Level Strategic Dialogue between FAO and France was held from the 5 to 6 of February at FAO Headquarters. Maria Helena Semedo, Assistant Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources, welcomed a French delegation led by Philippe Lacoste, Director of Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Semedo heralded this latest “meeting of friends” and praised France for its continued commitment to the Organization, which was underscored once more in 2019 by a promised contribution of EUR 2 million to the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF).
The first day of the event was dedicated to...![Francia y la FAO reafirman su asociación con instituciones de investigación para el desarrollo sostenible](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_2_FAO--France--Dialogue.jpg)
Resource Partners
11 Feb 2020
Del 5 al 6 de febrero se celebró el Sexto Diálogo Estratégico de alto nivel entre la FAO y Francia en la sede de la FAO. Maria Helena Semedo, Subdirectora General de Clima y Recursos Naturales, dio la bienvenida a una delegación francesa encabezada por Philippe Lacoste, Director de Desarrollo Sostenible del Ministerio para Europa y Asuntos Exteriores. Semedo introdujo esta "reunión de amigos" y elogió a Francia por su continuo compromiso con la Organización, como se demostró una vez más en 2019 con el compromiso de una contribución de 2 millones de euros