Joint work aims to increase African diaspora engagement including in agribusiness and resource mobilization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT) today joined efforts to enhance the positive contribution of migration to the areas of agricultural and rural development. The agreement, signed...

Providing rural communities with sustainable water management capacities and sanitation services are necessary to spur sustainable development in rural communities – the focus for discussions on the occasion of World Water Day at FAO Headquarters in Rome.The discussion took place at the World Water Day celebration at FAO headquarters on...

FAO participates in the 63rd Commission of the Status of Women in New York This year’s focus was on social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. At the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held at the...

Un atelier régional d'échange de connaissances, organisé par la Délégation Générale à la Protection Sociale et à la Solidarité Nationale (DGPSN) du Sénégal et l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) sur le thème «Renforcer la cohérence entre l'agriculture et la protection sociale pour la résilience et la...

FAO, ILO and the Zambian Government have worked together for the past 5 years to address youth employment issues through the USD7.6 million Yapasa Project, funded by the Government of Sweden. The intervention aims at facilitating the creation of sustainable employment opportunities for young women and men in rural areas of...