Noticias
![FAOs’ Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism - Strategic Dialogue: Transforming our food systems is now more important than ever](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_fmm-RP_Consultation_Nov20.jpg)
Resource Partners
16 Dec 2020
FAO hosted the virtual Resource Partner Strategic Dialogue of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) on 27 November 2020. All eight contributing FMM Resource Partners were represented at the meeting, including: Belgium, Flanders, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.![Engaging young women and men in rural and agriculture development and resilience building in the face of COVID-19 and beyond](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_Webinar 4 Web copia.png)
Parliamentary alliances
16 Dec 2020
Globally there are estimated 1.21 billion people aged between 15 and 24, a number that will increase to 1.29 billion by 2030. In Africa only, more than 10 million young people are expected to enter the labour market every year for the next decade. This growing youth population, especially in developing countries, represents a great opportunity for harnessing a demographic dividend, but also economic and social challenges, which could lead to political instability or conflict. With the COVID-19 crisis exacerbating existing vulnerabilities of rural young women and men and inequalities, it is crucial to design inclusive...![Global Environment Facility approves over $78 million to support FAO-led projects](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_d91a80109d.jpg)
Resource Partners
15 Dec 2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the recent decision by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council to approve 13 FAO-led projects in 16 countries, totaling some $78.5 million dollars. The decision came during the 59th GEF Council Meeting and will build upon its June 2020 decision to approve $176 million for FAO-led projects.![Milan Nairobi and Kigali meet to achieve sustainable urban food systems](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_128816970_3646941885398755_3996277538283329112_o.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
11 Dec 2020
A city-to city cooperation project for the exchange of knowledge and experiences on food waste reduction at urban level.
Food management all along the value chain, from cultivation to food waste disposal, is central to safeguarding food security and responding to environmental concerns.
In 2019, FAO launched its Framework for the Urban Food Agenda which called for a multisector and multi-stakeholder approach for leveraging sub-national and local government action to ensure sustainable food systems and improved nutrition.
In line with this framework, the project “Exchange of knowledge and experiences between Milan Municipality (Italy), Nairobi City County (Kenya) and Kigali (Rwanda) for the design...![Presenting COVID-19 response in ACP countries to the Council of the EU](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_eu-ACP-Working-Party.jpg)
Resource Partners
08 Dec 2020
FAO, together with its sister-agencies the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) discussed a transition towards sustainable agri-food systems and support to African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the ACP Working Party of the Council of the European Union upon invitation of the German Council presidency.