10/ 2
2021
CFS Side Event: Data for Food Security: Taking forward the CFS data workstream
Virtual Event, 10/02/2021
Despite the world's commitment to end hunger by 2030, recent findings show that the world is not on track to achieve this crucial target. Furthermore, it is estimated that the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has added from 83 to 132 million people to the total number of undernourished in the world in 2020, making the achievement of the target even more difficult. To address this worrying tre...
9/ 12
2020
31/8
2021
Sub-Regional Capacity Development: Workshop Series on Food Losses and Food Waste Measurement and Reporting (Eastern European countries)
Virtual Event, 09/12/2020 - 31/08/2021
Organized by FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) in collaboration with the FAO-HQ Statistics Division (ESS). the capacity development workshop sessions (two digital and one face-to-face) represent an opportunity to increase awareness of Indi...
9/ 12
2020
Capacitación virtual en la medición y reporte de los indicadores de los ODS 2.3.1 y 2.3.2 para América Latina
Virtual Event, 09/12/2020
El objetivo general de esta formación virtual fue proveer a los funcionarios gubernamentales responsables del monitoreo de los indicadores de los ODS 2.3.1 y 2.3.2, un espacio de aprendizaje para tener la capacidad de desarrollar la metodología de los indicadores, evaluar sus criterios para identificar a los productores de alimentos a pequeña escala, analizar las fuentes de datos y los proce...
17/ 11
2020
19/11
2020
Regional Capacity Development Workshop on Gender Statistics
Virtual Event, 17/11/2020 - 19/11/2020
The Regional Capacity Development Workshop drew on FAO's knowledge and experience in gender, agriculture, and statistics to provide in-depth training on SDG Indicators 5.a.1 and 5.a.2, as well as on the collection and analysis of gender statistics and indicators relevant to agriculture and food security, all of which are required for successful SDG implementation.
The t...
12/ 11
2020
10/12
2020
Interactive regional training course on SDG 6.4 indicators
Virtual Event, 12/11/2020 - 10/12/2020
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicators 6.4.1 "Water use efficiency" and 6.4.2 "Water stress".
- Water Use Efficiency (WUE) at national level is the sum of the efficiencies in the major economic sectors weighted according to the proportion of water withdrawn by each sect...
3/ 11
2020
5/11
2020
11th Meeting of Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs)
Virtual Event, 03/11/2020 - 05/11/2020
The UN Statistical Commission created the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs). It is composed of UN Member States and including regional and international agencies as observers and was tasked with developing and implementing the global indicator framework for the Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda.
20/ 10
2020
Unlocking food and agriculture microdata to achieve the SDGs: the FAM Catalogue (2020)
Virtual Event, 20/10/2020
The Office of the Chief Statistician and the Statistics Technical Network hosted a webinar on World Statistics Day titled "Unlocking Food and Agriculture Microdata to Achieve the SDGs: The FAM Catalogue." The event provided information on the functions and benefits of the FAO's microdata platform on food security and agriculture, the FAM Catalogue.
The Food and Agriculture Micro...
12/ 10
2020
16/10
2020
Awareness Raising/Inception Workshop on SDG Indicators under FAO Custodianship (Turkmenistan)
Virtual Event, 12/10/2020 - 16/10/2020
On 25 September 2015, the 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 aspirational objectives to guide actions of governments, international agencies, civil society and other institutions over the next 15 years (2016-2030). The SDGs aim at ending poverty and hunger while restoring and sustainably managing natural resources, integratin...
21/ 9
2020
23/9
2020
Awareness Raising/Training Workshop on SDG Indicators under FAO Custodianship (Equatorial Guinea)
Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), 21/09/2020 - 23/09/2020
On 25 September 2015, the 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 aspirational objectives to guide actions of governments, international agencies, civil society and other institutions over the next 15 years (2016-2030). The SDGs aim at ending poverty and hunger while restoring and sustainably managing natural resources, integratin...
15/ 9
2020
Report's launch: "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2020”
Roma (Italy), Hybrid Event, 15/09/2020
FAO's report “Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators” offers detailed analysis and trends on 22 indicators under its custodianship across 6 SDGs (2, 5, 6, 12, 14 and 15). Available in a digital format, this year’s edition has also bee...
8/ 9
2020
15/10
2020
Virtual Training on SDG Indicator 2.4.1. “Proportion of Agricultural Area under Productive and Sustainable Agriculture”
Virtual Event, 08/09/2020 - 15/10/2020
13/ 7
2020
Report's launch: SOFI 2020
Roma (Italy), Hybrid Event, 13/07/2020
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI 2020) report presents the most recent and authoritative estimates of the extent of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition around the world. This year, the report includes a special focus on transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets. It analyses the cost and affordability of healthy diet...
11/ 5
2020
Information Seminar for Permanent Representatives "Challenges and opportunities for reporting on SDG indicators"
Roma (Italy), 11/05/2020
The Office of Chief Statistician organized a Seminar on Statistics to provide Members with the first comprehensive briefing on FAO’s work on the 21 SDG indicators under its custodianship, since the last Seminar of its kind that took place in March 2017.
The Seminar aimed to bring together Permanent Representatives in order to:
- Receive an update on FAO’s work on SDG indic...
25/ 3
2020
Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition: Food post-harvest losses
(Italy), 25/03/2020
This series of technical webinars, organized by Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France), UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), was an opportunity to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models....
16/ 12
2019
Statistical Capacity Assessment and Capacity Development Programmes for the FAO-SDG indicators
Roma (Italy), 16/12/2019
Organized by the Office of the Chief Statistician (OCS) and the Statistics Technical Network, this webinar discussed the results of the Statistical Capacity Assessment for the FAO-SDG indicators, together with OCS’s capacity development strategy. The event aimed to assist FAO-HQ and decentralized offices in designing targeted interventions and mobilizing resources to support countries in col...
1/ 12
2019
5/12
2019
Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: Experiences and lessons learned on integration and implementation
Muscat (Oman), 01/12/2019 - 05/12/2019
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicator 2.4.1 "Sustainable agriculture".
This indicator measures progress in achieving more productive and sustainable agriculture. It is made up of relevant sub-indicators that will provide governments with strategic information for evidence ...
29/ 11
2019
Resource Partners Consultation Meeting
Roma (Italy), 29/11/2019
On Friday, 29 November 2019, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) held its second Resource Partner Consultation meeting of the year at FAO Headquarters in Rome.
19/ 11
2019
21/11
2019
Regional Workshop on Data Disaggregation for SDG Indicators
19/11/2019 - 21/11/2019
The workshop built on the work of the Inter-agency and expert group on SDG indicators, which focuses on ensuring that the Global Indicator Framework adequately incorporates data disaggregation.
The goal of this workshop was to strengthen national statistical offices' capacity to meet the most vulnerable's data and indicator needs by facilitating the exchange of good pra...
22/ 10
2019
24/10
2019
Regional Training on the Measurement of Post-Harvest Losses in Asia and the Pacific
Chiba (Japan), 22/10/2019 - 24/10/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training for Asian countries on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a "Global food losses".
The Food Loss Index (FLI) focuses on food losses that occur from production up to (and not including) the retail level. It measures the changes in percentage losses for a basket of 10 main commodities by country in comparison wi...
21/ 10
2019
24/10
2019
Regional Workshop on Farm Survey Based SDG Indicators (2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1 and 12.3.1a)
Chiba (Japan), 21/10/2019 - 24/10/2019
The overall goal of the regional workshop was to provide government officials responsible for SDG monitoring with capacity development in methodology, data collection, and calculation of selected SDG indicators related to sustainable and productive agriculture. SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1, and 12.3.1 are among them.
The four-day workshop specifically aimed to:
- Upd...