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On 25 November 2021, FAO and the Government of Australia signed a new USD 1 009 710 (equal to AUD 1 300 000) agreement to support the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), FAO’s main fund for channelling and managing less-earmarked resources to strengthen the achievement of the Organization’s Strategic Objectives.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Resource Partners today held talks on the next phase of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), an increasingly effective facility that allows the United Nations agency to quickly direct funding where and when it’s most needed.

In the first week of October 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Tanzania, organized a workshop for Farmers and Forest Producers Organizations (FFPOs) in Tanzania. This workshop was part of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Forests cover just over 30 percent of the global land area, yet they provide habitat for the vast majority of known terrestrial plant and animal species. Unfortunately, forests, and the biodiversity they contain, continue to be threatened by illegal logging and land conversion for agricultural purposes.

On 9 December 2021, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) launched FAO’s first-ever digital field trip targeted towards FMM Resource Partners - Belgium, Flanders, France, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The virtual experience brought resource partners closer to the life-changing initiatives and real-world impact that they support through the FMM.

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) ha acogido hoy con satisfacción la aprobación por el Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM) de cuatro proyectos que la FAO dirigirá en ocho países, cuyo importe total supera los 13,6 millones de USD.  La decisión se tomó durante la 61.ª reunión de la Junta del FMAM, su principal órgano rector, celebrada virtualmente.

The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels organized a briefing on the Global Network Against Food Crises for a number of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and the European Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition. The event revealed the current global picture regarding food insecurity and hunger, and showcased

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) include some of the world’s most remote countries that share a similar set of challenges, including susceptibility to natural disasters, limited resources and dependence on international trade, in addition to a common aspiration for sustainable development, improved living standards and the remediation of gender inequalities. Women represent 52 percent of the agricultural labour force in SIDS and are essential agents of change to ensure a shift to more efficient and climate-resilient food systems.

La labor dirigida a ayudar a las comunidades rurales vulnerables de Somalia a alcanzar la seguridad alimentaria y fomentar la resiliencia al cambio climático ha recibido impulso gracias a una nueva asociación entre la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Fondo de Qatar para el Desarrollo, la institución pública de desarrollo.

El Centro de Ayuda Humanitaria y Socorro Rey Salman (KSrelief), anunció el martes un nuevo y ambicioso acuerdo estratégico de cooperación de cinco años con la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO). El acuerdo compromete a los socios a ampliar la acción conjunta para atender las necesidades humanitarias, abordar las causas de la inseguridad alimentaria aguda y ayudar a las comunidades agrícolas en riesgo a reforzar su resiliencia ante las perturbaciones que socavan su potencial productivo.