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![FAO and Oman step up joint efforts to address water scarcity and transform agri-food systems](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_DG-Slot2-Oman.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
24 Feb 2021
23 February 2021, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today held virtual talks with Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources of Oman.![FMM partner updates: new and renewed contributions for tackling unprecedented challenges](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_fmm-nilotpal-kalita-pJHaHQJ0PPk-unsplash.jpg)
Resource Partners
22 Feb 2021
Despite being a year of unprecedented slowdown of activities, 2020 witnessed a time of growth in financial volume and renewed commitment to FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), the principal pooled funding mechanism for partners willing to contribute flexible, less-earmarked voluntary resources to the Organization. In 2020, FMM contributions during the![FAO and Japan urge increased responsible investment for greener stronger agri-food systems](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_dg-japan.jpg)
Resource Partners
19 Feb 2021
Japan is stepping up funding for FAO in three key areas, Vice-Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Makoto Osawa told Director-General QU Dongyu, as the two officials met virtually today. Osawa went on to list the strengthening of agricultural supply chains in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; the promotion of traditional healthy diets; and statistical capacity.![Belgium and FAO: Leaving no one behind in community development](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_rm-Community-engagement-day.jpg)
Resource Partners
18 Feb 2021
In collaboration with the Belgian Development Cooperation, FAO’s Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equity Division held the first in a series of five webinars, “Community Engagement for Empowerment: Key for People-Centered Rural Transformation?” Participants looked at the achievements, potential and challenges of community engagement for empowerment in development and humanitarian interventions and strategies.![Framework agreement between Ireland and FAO places sustainable food systems at the centre of collaborative agenda](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_85552a8e52.jpg)
Resource Partners
11 Feb 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Republic of Ireland signed a new Framework Agreement today, consolidating a longstanding collaboration between the two parties in the area of development cooperation.