Noticias

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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).

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...

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