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La FAO ha firmado una nuevo acuerdo de asociación con la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y  de la Media Luna Roja (IFRC, por sus siglas en inglés), la red humanitaria más grande del mundo, para ayudar a mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y fortalecer la resiliencia de las comunidades vulnerables. La FAO y la IFRC han acordado que la FAO proporcione orientación técnica para complementar la extensa red de la Federación Internacional de 13 millones de voluntarios -que prestan servicio a su vez a unos 150 millones de personas- para ayudar a los hogares pobres a hacer...

FAO and the International Co-operatives Alliance (ICA)begin a new collaboration with the shared conviction that agricultural and food co-operatives must be central to any agricultural and rural development strategy. A Memorandum of Understanding that underlines this idea was signed today at FAO Headquarters by FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and ICA President Pauline Green.“Co-operatives are back to FAO’s agenda. Bringing co-operatives back to the global agenda is also a priority request I receive from all African countries”, said FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva. “I believe that we did a really good job joining efforts during...

FAO and the International Co-operatives Alliance (ICA)begin a new collaboration with the shared conviction that agricultural and food co-operatives must be central to any agricultural and rural development strategy. A Memorandum of Understanding that underlines this idea was signed today at FAO Headquarters by FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and ICA President Pauline Green.

Many of the companies that are here today are present in many countries. This is important because what you do locally against hunger can quickly become global", said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva in a private sector partnerships meeting held today. At the meeting, Graziano da Silva announced that FAO has set up a multi-donor trust fund to allow private sector companies to financially contribute to the organization's work and support FAO projects and programmes. "I welcome and encourage you to join this partnership and kick start this newly established fund",he said. FAO Director-General explained that FAO...

Roma – “Muchas de las empresas que se encuentran hoy aquí están presentes en muchos países. Esto es importante, porque lo que ustedes hacen a nivel local contra el hambre puede convertirse rápidamente en una iniciativa global”, afirmó el Director General de FAO, José Graziano da Silva, en una reunión con los socios del sector privado celebrada hoy. En el encuentro, Graziano da Silva anunció la creación por parte de la FAO de un fondo fiduciario de múltiples donantes para que las empresas del sector privado contribuyan financieramente a la labor de la organización y apoyen los proyectos y programas de la FAO....