Noticias

Roma, 25 de noviembre de 2014 – FAO y ActionAid Internationalperfilaron las sinergias que darán lugar al inminente Memorando de Entendimiento (MoU) en la reunión celebrada hoy en la sede central de la FAO en Roma. “Queríamos identificar las capacidades específicas de ActionAid y unirlas con las actividades de la FAO en un esfuerzo para profundizar en la implementación de los Objetivos Estratégicos a través de las Iniciativas Regionales y las actividades a nivel país,” dijo Rodrigo Castañeda, Jefe de la Unidad de Asociaciones FAO. Según la directora del programa internacional de ActionAid International,...

26 November 2014, New York - The promotion of development around the world is no longer based solely on developed countries helping developing ones, according to a senior official of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization...

19 November 2014, Washington D.C. - Hundreds of representatives from the southern hemisphere of the world gathered in the United States today to discuss ways to improve the lives of developing nations through sustainable agriculture. CCTV America’s Frances Kuo reported this story from Washington D.C...

Malnutrition is one of the greatest threats to people’s health and well-being. It imposes unacceptably high health, social and economic costs, especially on women, children and the elderly, and more broadly on families and society. Improving nutrition, and ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet, is not the responsibility of the individual alone. Nutrition is a public issue that must be addressed primarily by governments, in collaboration with other stakeholders including civil society, the private sector and academia. In this partnership framework, FAO especially welcomes the support of Italian transport giants Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), Ferrovie dello Stato...

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today urged lawmakers from around the world meeting in Rome to play their part in transforming into positive results the commitments to provide healthier diets for all people which governments are expected to adopt at this week's global nutrition conference. The FAO Director-General was speaking at a meeting organized in Rome by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) which represents lawmakers from over 170 countries. Improving nutrition requires a collective effort. It requires well-designed laws that improve food systems, ensure healthy diets and strengthen school meals. It also requires adequate public budgets and it calls for...