Noticias

3/03/2023, Riyadh - On the sidelines of the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 20-21 February 2023, the Director of the FAO South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) division (PST), Mr Anping Ye, met with high level representatives to discuss new potential SSTC partnerships. During the forum, Mr Anping Ye and his delegation from FAO headquarters, presented the main highlights of FAO’s work in SSTC. Also present at the RIHF, was Mr Abdulhakim Elwaer, FAO Assistant Director - General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa, who highlighted the important role of the Regional...

Addressing the 350 participants of the joint conferences of the Presidents of the Parliamentary Alliances of Central Africa and the International Conference of Parliamentarians on the Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa, FAO Chief Scientist, Ismahane Elouafi, reminded the Assembly that, according to predictions, the world is still far from achieving the goal of ending hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. With only seven years to go, the African continent, in particular the Central African sub-region, is still far from meeting the United Nations’ 2030 deadline for reaching Zero Hunger. The latest data suggests that severe...

What active role can consumers play in shaping healthier and more sustainable food systems? And what are the implications for rethinking Mediterranean diets? This is the key question raised during a technical webinar organized by the SFS-MED Platform on 26 January 2023 to discuss the levers for food systems transformation. The SFS-MED Platform is a multi-stakeholder initiative for Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean, a joint effort of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),...

09/02/2023 Luang Namtha Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), kicked off a two-week training course on animal quarantine management in Sing District, a border area between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and China. The training course aimed to accelerate safer cattle trade between the two countries and improve cattle export to China.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CESVI have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) expressing their interest in working together to strengthen country level emergency response capacities, with a focus on environmental rehabilitation and disaster risk reduction, as well as support for livestock owners and fishing communities. CESVI has a history as a strategic implementing partner for FAO country level projects. In 2022, CESVI became a global partner of the FAO-World Food Programme (WFP) led Food Security Cluster,...