Noticias

Roma, 27 de junio de 2017 – La FAO y Uruguay trabajarán juntos en programas de Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular para fortalecer el desarrollo agrícola, la agroindustria y la seguridad alimentaria en países africanos y contribuir así a la consecución global de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). Un acuerdo firmado hoy por el Director General de la FAO, José Graziano da Silva, y el Ministro de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca de Uruguay, Tabaré Aguerre, sienta las bases para aprovechar la experiencia de la Agencia Uruguaya de Cooperación Internacional (AUCI) en materia de cooperación técnica y desarrollo de capacidades en...

23 June 2017, Cairo – The Government of Egypt and FAO renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on South-South Cooperation (SSC) for an additional three years to boost agricultural development of African countries through transfer of knowledge and innovative approaches.  “The renewal of this MoU not only represents a milestone in further strengthening the cooperation between FAO and the Government of Egypt, but will also make Egyptian expertise better known across African countries” Mr Hussein Gadain, FAO Representative in Egypt, said.  This updated commitment will mainly support sustainable agriculture of the Nile Basin countries, by focusing on “farmer to farmer” exchanges through...

En ocasión de la Cumbre de Solidaridad con los Refugiados (Kampala, 22-23 de junio de 2017), Uganda, con el apoyo de las Naciones Unidas, reunió a los Jefes de Estado y los representantes de organizaciones nacionales, regionales e internacionales, para brindar apoyo al Gobierno y su población y mostrarles su solidaridad en sus esfuerzos en proteger y prestar asistencia a los refugiados.  Presentado por Su Excelencia Yoweri Museveni, Presidente de Uganda, y el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Antonio Guterres, el objetivo principal de este acto era movilizar el apoyo internacional para los refugiados y las comunidades de...

The annual consultation meeting between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and FAO took place on Wednesday, 21 May, at FAO Headquarters in Rome. FAO highlighted the valuable support provided by Sida and other Swedish partners to the FAO Programme of Work, particularly to the core funding, humanitarian programmes, and country-level programmes.  FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department presented the results of the Ocean Conference (5-9 June, 2017, New York), and FAO’s role in enhancing SDG 14 (“Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”). FAO acknowledged and expressed appreciation...

22 June 2017, Rome. The Government of Uganda committed to continue South-South Cooperation activities with China, facilitated by FAO, in light of the excellent results achieved so far. In a letter addressed to the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, wished “to recognize the significant cooperation between our two sister nations”. “I highly appreciate the recent cordial cooperation under the framework of FAO South-South Cooperation Activities aimed at fostering agricultural development for the mutual benefit of our people,” stated the President of Uganda in the letter to his Chinese counterpart. The Government...