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For many people around the world, cotton is a safety net. As a crop resistant to climatic changes, it can be planted in dry and arid zones and represents a real economic lifeline in rural areas where there are high levels of poverty. South-South and Triangular Cooperation is all about: sharing lessons across countries with similar challenges, learning what works for development and empowering each other in the process.

Rome - De nombreux moyens existent pour lutter contre la chenille légionnaire d'automne, une espèce vorace invasive qui ravage les cultures en Afrique, en Asie et au Proche-Orient et une plus grande coordination est nécessaire afin de réduire la propagation de cet insecte. « Nous devons intensifier la cohésion entre les partenaires clés de tous les secteurs concernés à l'échelle mondiale », a indiqué...

25 February 2020, Brussels, Belgium - Sharing and disseminating information amongst African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and subsequently between them and other developing countries of the Global South, is of central importance.  In order to share experiences of the progress made by the ACP Group and its partners in addressing the challenges in implementing the Agenda 2030 SDGs, a wide range of stakeholders, have gathered today in Brussels, including representatives of ACP Member States, Secretariat Experts, CPLP/PALOP, EU Parliament, European Commission and Council, Belgian Government, financial institutions, emerging economies’ countries, UN Agencies, private sector, civil society and academia. The one-day Symposium...

On 12 February 2020, President of the 74rth Session of the General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York an interactive dialogue focused on exploring ways to combat increasing hunger around the world, specifically by making the most of the opportunities brought about by the South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the agriculture sector.

12 February 2020, New York - The path to reducing unacceptable hunger levels "lies in our ability to transform the agricultural sector", FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today at a high-level panel here. The Director-General made his remarks at "Targeting Hunger: South-South and Triangular cooperation for Transforming Agriculture", an interactive dialogue held at the United Nations headquarters and  convened by the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

Rome - The 6th High-Level Strategic Dialogue between FAO and France was held from the 5 to 6 of February at FAO Headquarters. Maria Helena Semedo, Assistant Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources, welcomed a French delegation led by Philippe Lacoste, Director of Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Semedo heralded this latest “meeting of friends” and praised France for its continued commitment to the Organization, which was underscored once more in 2019 by a promised contribution of EUR 2 million to the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF). The first day of the event was dedicated to...

Le 6e dialogue stratégique de haut niveau entre la FAO et la France a eu lieu les 5 et 6 février derniers au Siège de la FAO. Madame Semdeo, Directrice générale adjointe chargée du climat et des ressources naturelles, a accueilli la délégation française conduite par M. Philippe Lacoste, directeur du développement durable (Ministère de l’Europe et des affaires étrangères). Elle s’est réjouie de la récurrence de cette «réunion d’amis» et a salué l’engagement constant de la France auprès de l’Organisation, encore démontré en 2019 par la promesse d’une contribution de deux millions d’euros au...

Brazzaville, République du Congo - Un Réseau des Alliances Parlementaires de l’Afrique Centrale sur la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle (RAPAC-SAN) a vu le jour lors du Forum des Parlementaires d’Afrique Centrale sur la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle tenu à Brazzaville, du 19 au 21 novembre 2019, sous la très haute autorité de Son Excellence Monsieur Denis SASSOU-N’GUESSO, Président de la République du Congo.  Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre des recommandations de ce forum, le Secrétaire Général du Réseau, l’honorable Yves Fernand MANFOUMBI a effectué une mission de travail du 27 janvier au 03 février 2020 à Brazzaville. Cette mission, appuyée...

Le Fonds fiduciaire africain de solidarité (ASTF)