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Russia unveils its Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the 2030 Agenda implementation
14/07/2020
On 14 July, at a ceremony broadcast at the UN headquarters in New York, the Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov presented the country's first Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
Deputy Head of Rosrybolovstvo Vasily Sokolov: Russia effectively counters IUU fishing
10/07/2020
Ahead of the Fisherman's Day, celebrated this year on 12 July, Vasily Sokolov, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery (Rosrybolovstvo), gave an interview to the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation on issues related to the development of
Director-General proposes new structure to make FAO agile and efficient
06/07/2020
Addressing the FAO Council, QU Dongyu outlined his vision to face challenges related to food and agriculture
On July 6, 2020, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), presented to the 164th Session of the FAO Council a second set of measures to reform the Organization aimed at making FAO more agile, efficient and accountable.
Cooperative Movement and Adjustment to Climate Change
04/07/2020
The International Day of Cooperatives is usually celebrated every first Saturday in July. This commemoration date was approved by UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/47/90 of 16 December 1992.
The pioneers in the development of the cooperative movement
Will the Desert Locust land in Russia? FAO experts have the answer
23/06/2020
On 23 June, FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation held a webinar on the ongoing locust infestation in East Africa and the growing threat to the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA), as well as the Russian Federation, and presented the measures taken b
World Refugee Day: Every Action Counts
20/06/2020
June 20 marks Word Refugee Day. The theme of 2020 is “Every Action Counts”.
Every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror.
The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol help protect the fundamental rights of re
Reverse deforestation and biodiversity loss
19/06/2020
FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation in collaboration with Federal Forestry Agency and Central Scientific Agricultural Library has presented the FAO flagship publication “The State of the World's Forests 2020” (SOFO-2020) in the course of an onl
Responsible consumption of resources to stop the desertification and drought
16/06/2020
Desertification and Drought Day before 2020 known as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, is celebrated annually by the United Nations on 17 June to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification.
It refers to
Russia Day: starting point of a new historical phase
11/06/2020
Message by Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation
Dear Russian citizens,
My most heartfelt congratulations on the youngest official state holiday, the Russia Day!
The adoption of the Declaration on state sovereignty on June 1
Viktor Tutelyan: In quarantine, energy spent by our bodies reduces drastically, but our eating habits persist
05/06/2020
This year, on the second observance of the World Food Safety Day (7 June 2020) FAO wishes to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.
FAO marks the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
05/06/2020
For the third year, FAO marks the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.
On this occasion, FAO is organising a webinar to highlight the progress that certain countries are making in combatting IUU fishi
FAO webinar participants: bees are our common heritage
21/05/2020
To mark World Bee Day, which is celebrated this year under the slogan “Bee Engaged”, FAO’s Liaison Office with the Russian Federation held a public webinar presenting projects and initiatives that help protect bee habitats, provide these essential pollina
FAO values Russia's experience and practice in fighting forest fires
19/05/2020
At the invitation by Mr. Nikolay Nikolayev, MP, the FAOLOR on May 19. 2020 participated at the public online hearings on forest fires, organized by the State Duma Committee on natural resources, property and land relations.
Vladimir Rakhmanin: Decline in global demand resulted in a decrease in food prices
19/05/2020
FAO Assistant Director-General Vladimir Rakhmanin attends the EAEU Agro-Industrial Policy Council working meeting
19 May 2020, Budapest/Moscow - FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia Vladimir Rakhmanin
FAO supports innovative development of agriculture in Russia
29/04/2020
The Institute for Agrarian Studies at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics (HSE), an FAO partner, jointly with the National Association for Technology Transfer and the Skolkovo Foundation, launched a report on “Innovative development of the agro-industrial
FAO welcomes Russian Federation’s $10 million donation to support fight Desert Locusts in East Africa
28/04/2020
Contribution will boost efforts aimed at controlling and eliminating the pest
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has thanked the Russian Federation for boosting the fight against the Desert Locust outbreak in East Africa by making a $10 million contri
Rome-Moscow teleconference to promote the FAO mission
22/04/2020
The first ever meeting between the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (FAOLOR) in Moscow and the Permanent Mission of The Russian Federation to FAO and other UN Agencies in Rome was held in the format of a videoconference, for the purpose of s
Global 24-hour Digital Marathon: Food for Earth
20/04/2020
Dear colleagues,
We are extremely pleased to invite you to the Global 24-hour Digital Marathon: Food for Earth to bring together bright minds and best practices on sustainable food systems for regenerating the Planet, organized by the Future Food Institu
COVID-19: Our hungriest and most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis”
10/04/2020
Dominique Burgeon, Director of FAO's Emergency and Resilience Division, explained why the health crisis can be compounded by a hunger crisis, and how the Organization is gearing up to help most vulnerable communities which are less
Cookbook teaches you smart nutrition
09/04/2020
A cookbook produced under the Russia-funded FAO project “Developing capacity for strengthening food security and nutrition” on improving nutrition in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, has been awarded the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards with