Noticias
Resource Partners
18 Nov 2016
La semana pasada, la FAO y el Fondo Verde para el Clima firmaron un Acuerdo Marco de Preparación con miras a posibilitar que los países en desarrollo se asocien con la FAO para llevar a cabo actividades para mejorar su acceso al Fondo Verde para el Clima. El Acuerdo fue firmado durante la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP22) de Marrakech, que tuvo lugar del 7 al 18 de noviembre de 2016, por la Sra. Maria Helena Semedo, Directora General Adjunta de la FAO, el Sr. Javier Manzanares, Director Ejecutivo Interino...
Civil Society
17 Nov 2016
The UN agency based in the Italian Capital will donate excess food and other products to the Foundation of Rome’s diocese
FAO and Caritas Roma have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide assistance to people facing food insecurity in the Italian capital.
Thanks to the agreement signed today by Daniel Gustafson, FAO’s Deputy Director General (Operations), and Monsignor Enrico Feroci, Director of the Rome-based branch of Caritas, the UN agency will donate excess food and other basic products coming from its headquarters,in the Italian capital to the charity for distribution around Rome..
Every year, about one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption is either wasted or lost - an amount that...
South-south Cooperation
14 Nov 2016
The Partnership for Sustainable Rice Systems Development in Africa project, with funding from the Government of Venezuela, is going to support efforts to improve domestic rice supply and strengthen the rice market in the country
14 November 2016, Morogoro, Tanzania - A new project by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is set to support Tanzania’s efforts to increase rise production and productivity in twofold by 2018 through boosting productivity in farming among smallholder farmers.
With funding from the Government of Venezuela, the Partnership for Sustainable Rice Systems Development in Africa project is going to support efforts to improve domestic rice supply and strengthen the rice market in the country.
“This project will provide an opportunity to build on on-going initiatives and partnerships by assessing national rice development strategies,” said FAO Country Representative,...
South-south Cooperation
11 Nov 2016
New agreement aims to improve food security, boost rural development, and address climate change in the Global South
New agreement aims to improve food security, boost rural development, and address climate change in the Global South
11 November 2016, Marrakesh - FAO is joining forces with the South Centre, an intergovernmental organization of developing countries, to help the countries of the Global South eliminate hunger and malnutrition, reduce poverty, address climate change and achieve sustainable rural development under the umbrella of South-South cooperation.
A five-year Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General for Natural Resources, and Vicente Paulo Yu, Deputy Executive Director of the South Centre on the sidelines of the 22nd Conference of...
Resource Partners
10 Nov 2016
La FAO ha obtenido múltiples e importantes resultados en 2015 con los fondos no condicionados. Hay varios proyectos con grandes posibilidades de ampliación.
En 2015 se lograron resultados significativos a través de los proyectos sufragados por el Mecanismo de apoyo a programas multiasociados de la FAO (en adelante “el Mecanismo”), tal como se resalta en el Informe anual de dicho Mecanismo que ya está disponible.
El Mecanismo es un sistema de financiación para los asociados que desean contribuir con fondos no condicionados o ligeramente condicionados. Creado en 2010, el Mecanismo recibe actualmente el apoyo del Reino de Bélgica, los Países Bajos y Suecia.
El Mecanismo ha sido concebido como herramienta de apoyo al Marco estratégico de la FAO.
Según Alexander Jones, Director interino de la División...