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Humanitarian crisis continues to exert a terrible toll on children, warn FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.

The Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition, together with the existing international policy instruments, help advance the rights of the most vulnerable groups in national food security contexts.

During the key multi-stakeholder forum, Representatives coming from private sector, government, academia, and civil society joined voices for sustainable food systems.

More than 75 countries made the call to implement the Right to Food Guidelines at the Agriculture Ministers' Conference in Berlin.

Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable.

The Right to Food around the Globe provides a one-stop platform where constitutional commitment to the right to adequate food at the national level are showcased.

A means to improve nutrition and reduce food loss and waste, says Director-General  

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The statement called upon the Government to place the fundamental human rights at the heart of its recovery endeavors from this devastating pandemic that left so many vulnerable.

This year the Human Rights Day’s theme calls to build back better by addressing inequalities, promoting universal social protection and prioritizing the most vulnerable, while encouraging participation and driving sustainable...

NEW! Podcast with Q&A to FAO experts about the linkages between plant health and the access to adequate food

The United Nations calls for the targeting of new policies and investments in the lagging territories of Latin America and the Caribbean.

FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020 takes a new look at water shortages and scarcity in the world.

The newly revamped website is the go-to place for the Organization's policy work: it hosts 1,300 policy resources and tools, 5 regional pages  and 29 policy theme pages (one dedicated to...

The right to adequate food is a key area of FAO´s work.

FAO supports and adheres to a number of conventions, agreements and treaties that relate to food and agriculture, and assists Member Countries to develop and implement them.

Burkina Faso, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen cause for concern but acute hunger on the rise across the globe.

Global alliance proposed by Italy and led by FAO aims to put zero hunger goal back on track after pandemic.  

Creating synergies between the RTF and SSF Guidelines makes a big difference in achieving food security and nutrition.

A call for real change for food systems transformation and for embracing human rights, to be integral to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, and beyond.