On 4 June, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to FAO and other UN agencies in Rome conducted a webinar dedicated to the Russian Language Day.  Mr Oleg Kobiakov, Director, FAO Liais

       Mr Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, and Mr Ilshat Fazrakhmanov, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Bashkortostan, met on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Internationa

Today, on 4 June 2021, Mr Laurent Thomas, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), addressed the “Food X Technology” session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The SPIEF session was

  The session “Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World” of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2021), with participation of FAO in the framework of the business programme, covered the topics of transition to sustainable de

  For the second year in a row, the Liaison Office with the Russian Federation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is hosting a webinar dedicated to World Bee Day with the participation of representatives of government ag

  Following the launch ceremony of the modernized Williams Soil-Agronomic Museum (see Williams Soil-Agronomic Museum moves into digital age), Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (RSAU – MTAA) hosted a symposium that

  "This type of museums never age. However, they need to be upgraded periodically to keep up with the times." Mr Oleg Kobiakov, Director of FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, made this statement at the launch ceremony of the modernized Willi

  Preparations for the UN Food Systems Summit in Russia are in the final phase The Second Sustainable Development Goal (the SDG 2) is to eliminate hunger, ensure food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. It may be achieved o

  12 May 2021, Budapest, Hungary - Although severe hunger has not been a major issue in Europe and Central Asia in the past 20 years, the region is in part facing an increase of moderate food insecurity - understood as irregular access to nutritious and

  On 27 April, the FAO Regional Office in Budapest held the 2nd Dialogue on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in Europe and Central Asia. Experts from the countries of the region, including Russia, discussed the problems of agri-fo

On 26 April, during a videoconference dedicated to shaping Russia’s stance at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit in September, the organizer of the National Dialogue for the Summit, Prof. Alexander Yakovenko, Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, informed the participants about the work done and outlined the action plan. 

On 23 April 2021, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation in cooperation with the Faculty of Soil Science of Lomonosov Moscow State University held a round table ‘Soil Biodiversity of Russia’. 

On 15 April 2021, XXII April Conference Associated Event entitled Food Loss and Waste: Global Trends and Russian Realities organized by the Institute for Agrarian Studies of HSE University and the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation. The event

 For more than six decades, space science and technology have been helping to solve global problems, including climate change and food security.

                       On 7 April, a round table was held at the Rossiya Segodnya Press Center. The event was dedicated to the launch of the Russian coronavirus vaccine for animals, developed by the Federal Center for Animal Health (FGBI ARRIAH) and regi

Excellent start in life with UN Volunteers   In 2020 and 2021 Rinat Kapev and Kamila Novak won the recruitment process for the UN Volunteers (UNV), financed by the Russian Federation and organized specially for the Food and Agriculture Organization of t

  On March 30, the online seminar focused on “Integrating information on peatland management into climate reporting” was held in Moscow bringing together international academics and practitioners, including FAO experts in this field, and their Russian co

   22 March, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests (IDF), the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation in cooperation with the Federal Forestry Agency of Russia (Rosleskhoz), the UNEP Russia Office and with the support of the UN Infor

  On the occasion of World Wildlife Day the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Office in Russia with the support of the UN Information Centre in Moscow convened on 3 March this year a sympos

  FAO Liaison Office in Moscow jointly with the UN Global Compact Network Russia and Joint Russia-OHCHR (the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) Programme with the support of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Minist