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South-south Cooperation
19 Mar 2021
Promotional video dedicated to the "Making every voice count for adaptive management" initiative co-led by the Forestry Department and the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division in FAO. The initiative will complement and support the steps planned to be taken by the GEF-7 Sustainable Forest Management Impact Program on Dryland Sustainable Landscape. ![Briefing on the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_rm-SFERA-2.jpg)
Resource Partners
18 Mar 2021
The Division for Emergencies and Resilience, the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, and the Kingdom of Belgium co-organized a briefing on the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation (SFERA). As the first and largest supporter of the fund, Belgium provides FAO with the financial means and flexibility to react promptly when disasters strike and to take early action in response to early signs of impending crises, reducing the time between funding decisions and response on the ground.![Italy to set the stage for UN Food Systems Summit with three-day event that will deliver bold new ambitions](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_rm-PO_ITA_20170309_IMG_2852-(1)_thumb.jpg)
Resource Partners
17 Mar 2021
The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome, Italy from July 19 to July 21, 2021.South-south Cooperation
16 Mar 2021
16 March 2021 - The “Capacity-building Workshop on Freshwater Aquaculture Value Chain Development and Food Security through South-South Cooperation” was officially launched today under the framework of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme.
This virtual workshop, which will run from March to April 2021, aims at improving the capacity of participants to respond to the global challenges facing the aquaculture sector, and exchange knowledge in building resilient value chains.
The virtual capacity development workshop is designed to support local fish-farmers, producers, policymakers and other stakeholders in resilient building of freshwater aquaculture value chains. In particular, this collaborative international workshop will discuss emerging vulnerabilities...![Leveraging Community Engagement to enhance gender equality and women's empowerment](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_fmm-Picture-Webinar_credits.jpg)
Resource Partners
15 Mar 2021
On Thursday, 11 March 2021, the second of five webinar series on “Community Engagement Days” took place. The event was organized by the Dimitra Clubs Team of the Rural Institutions, Services and Empowerment (RISE) team within FAO’s Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equity![Director-General praises the work of Rome Chapter of G77 & China in chairpersonship handover ceremony](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_DG-Slot2-G77-1.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
15 Mar 2021
15 March 2021, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today participated in the chairpersonship handover ceremony of the G77 & China - Rome Chapter and praised the Group’s important contribution to FAO’s work and development.![FAO’s support to promote youth engagement in family farming in advancing agriculture and enhancing food security in the Bangsamoro region in the Philippines](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_photo_webinar_youth_Philippines.jpg)
Parliamentary alliances
12 Mar 2021
The importance of addressing youth issues in the Philippines
The Philippines is an agricultural country with a land area of 30 million hectares, 47% of which is agricultural land. The Agriculture sector in the Philippines contributes about 20 percent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, in the past decades, the Agriculture sector encountered many challenges, particularly the ageing population of farmers in the country. The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines, in an Official Statement(1) has pointed out the declining interest in farming resulting to an aging labor force in the agriculture sector, which may lead to the deterioration of the...![La FAO et JR Farms unissent leurs forces pour soutenir des initiatives dirigées par des jeunes dans le secteur agroalimentaire au Rwanda](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_1_JRFarms.jpg)
Private Sector
12 Mar 2021
Investir en faveur des jeunes pour libérer le potentiel du secteur agricole en Afrique
10 mars 2021, Kigali/Rome - Au Rwanda, l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) a signé un accord avec la société JR Farms Limited afin d'encourager les jeunes à travailler dans le secteur agricole et de créer des débouchés professionnels décents.
JR Farms est une entreprise agricole rwandaise active au Rwanda, au Nigéria et en Zambie dans les domaines de la transformation et de la distribution des denrées alimentaires, du commerce des produits agricoles et des services de conseil. Ses objectifs sont les suivants: garantir la sécurité alimentaire, éliminer la faim en Afrique et créer des emplois décents pour...![FAO and Ireland celebrate collaboration and renew commitment to partnership](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_rm-fao-Ireland.jpg)
Resource Partners
10 Mar 2021
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu and Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, attended a virtual ceremony today to celebrate the last six years of collaboration between FAO and Ireland.![Tapping into Community Engagement for Empowerment](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_fmm-Community-engagement-days-webinar-1.jpg)
Resource Partners
03 Mar 2021
On Thursday, 18 February 2021 the first of a series of five webinars called “Community Engagement Days” was successfully launched. Organized by the Rural Institutions, Services and Empowerment (RISE) team of the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equity Division of FAO, in collaboration with the government of Belgium and thanks