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10/12/2020
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Joint statement of the United Nations in Mongolia on International Human Rights Day
10/12/2020
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.
Plant health and right to food, uniting for Human Rights Day
10/12/2020
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...
Give it a listen! Plant health, key to safeguarding adequate food
07/12/2020
NEW! Podcast with Q&A to FAO experts about the linkages between plant health and the access to adequate food
New United Nations report reveals the inequality in the geographical distribution of malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean
02/12/2020
The United Nations calls for the targeting of new policies and investments in the lagging territories of Latin America and the Caribbean.
How to overcome water challenges in agriculture
26/11/2020
FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020 takes a new look at water shortages and scarcity in the world.
FAO Policy Support and Governance Gateway: the go-to place for the Organization's policy work
23/11/2020
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...
In the journey to hunger eradication, the Right to Food Guidelines have a word to say
16/11/2020
The right to adequate food is a key area of FAO´s work.
How much do you know about about FAO Standars and Policies? Check it out in this new website!
13/11/2020
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.
UN food agencies warn of rising levels of acute hunger with potential risk of famine in four hotspots
06/11/2020
Burkina Faso, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen cause for concern but acute hunger on the rise across the globe.
FAO launches Food Coalition to lift food access, sustainable agri-food systems
05/11/2020
Global alliance proposed by Italy and led by FAO aims to put zero hunger goal back on track after pandemic.
Small-scale fisheries and the right to food: a path towards ending hunger
28/10/2020
Creating synergies between the RTF and SSF Guidelines makes a big difference in achieving food security and nutrition.
Strong support to the right to food echoes throughout the High Level meeting of the Committee on World Food Security
23/10/2020
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.
Joint statement by IPPC Secretariat and FAO Right to Food at the High Level Special Event of the CFS
23/10/2020
In view of the collaboration initiated last June, the IPPC Secretariat and the FAO Right to Food Team intervened with a joint statement at the Meeting of the High Level meeting of the Committee on World...
Director-General engages with Italian parliamentarians on partnership potential
21/10/2020
Italy hailed FAO's "big role in enshrining the right to food in the laws of more than 30 countries".
FAO and Spain reaffirm their partnership with new EUR 2.8 million contribution to support COVID-19 impact mitigation and development projects
19/10/2020
Funding will go towards supporting food security and nutrition, as well as the promotion of the right to adequate food to achieve compliance with SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), and strengthening...
There is no food security without plant health
16/10/2020
World Food Day 2020 calls for global solidarity with the most vulnerable, marking a steppingstone in the path to promote plant health and eradicate hunger.
World Food Day highlights the right to food as crucial for hunger eradication
16/10/2020
World leaders appeal to pursue human rights in view of building a better world.
World Food Day: FAO partners join high-level celebration in Brussels
16/10/2020
Member of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition, said, “The human right to food can only be achieved when poverty and inequality are drastically reduced.
#FoodHeroes: EU Parliamentarians call for a human-rights based approach
14/10/2020
In recent years, parliamentarians in Europe and other regions of the world have formed alliances to step up efforts to combat hunger and malnutrition globally, while making food systems more...