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FAO's role in supporting the implementation of the Comprehensive Rural Reform for the realization of peace in Colombia
The event raises awareness on territorial rural development and food security in a post-conflict setting. The event will address issues [...]
06.12.2016 12:30
World Soil Day 2016 and the International Year of Pulses end of year celebration
World Soil Day 2016 fittingly merges the IYS 2015 and IYP 2016 with the theme "Soil & Pulses: a symbiosis [...]
05.12.2016 18:00
Closure Ceremony - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Remarks by: José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.   Remarks by: Margaret Chan, Director-General of [...]
02.12.2016 17:30
Main Session 3 - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) follow up at country level and UN Decade of Action on Nutrition.
02.12.2016 15:30
Side event organized by WHO
"Meeting the challenge of a new era for achieving healthy diet and nutrition: Outcomes of the 2nd Global Nutrition Policy [...]
02.12.2016 13:30
Special Events - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Student interactive Session: "Bringing Fresh Perspectives".   Spotlight on “Engaging with cooks for healthy diets” by Jenny Chandler, Food writer and cookery [...]
02.12.2016 12:45
Main Session 2 - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Wrap-up by sub-theme chairs, overall summary by Symposium chair, and discussion.
02.12.2016 11:30
Parallel Session 1.3 Leveraging market opportunities for promoting healthy diet - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Third session of Sub-theme 1: Supply Side Policies and Measures for Diversifying Food Production and for Increasing Availability and Affordability [...]
02.12.2016 09:00
Parallel session 2.3 Increasing access to healthy diets through social protection and income generation strategies - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Third session of Sub-theme 2: Demand Side Policies and Measures for Increasing Access and Empowering Consumers to Choose Healthy Diets. [...]
02.12.2016 09:00
Parallel Session 3.3 Empowering women as key drivers of food system change - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Third session of Sub-theme 3: Measures to Strengthen Accountability, Resilience, and Equity within the Food Systems.
02.12.2016 09:00
Main Session 1 - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Wrap-up by sub-theme chairs, overall summary by Symposium chair, and discussion.
01.12.2016 17:30
Parallel session 1.2 Maintaining and improving nutritional value and food safety along the value chain - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Second session of Sub-theme 1: Supply Side Policies and Measures for Diversifying Food Production and For Increasing Availability and Affordability [...]
01.12.2016 15:00
Parallel session 2.2 Information and education for healthy food behaviours - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Second session of Sub-theme 2: Demand Side Policies and Measures for Increasing Acces and Empowering Consumers to Choose Healthy Diets. [...]
01.12.2016 15:00
Parallel Session 3.2 Enhancing food system resilience in areas affected by climate change and other crises - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Second session of Sub-theme 3: Measures to Strengthen Accountability, Resilience and Equity within the Food Systems.
01.12.2016 15:00
Parallel session 1.1: Sustainable agriculture production and diversification for healthy diets - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
First session of Sub-theme 1: Supply Side Policies and Measures for Diversifying Food Production and for Increasing Availability and Affodability [...]
01.12.2016 10:45
Parallel Session 2.1: Regulations, awareness and advocacy for better informed food choices - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
First session of Sub-theme 2: Demand Side Policies and Measures for Increasing Access and Empowering Consumers to Choose Healthy Diets. [...]
01.12.2016 10:45
Parallel Session 3.1: Designing, implementing and monitoring evidence-based policies effectively with multiple actors - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
First session of Sub-theme 3: Measures to Strengthen Accountability, Resilience and Equity within the Food Systems.
01.12.2016 10:45
Opening Ceremony - Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Address by José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO. Address by His [...]
01.12.2016 09:00
National forest monitoring systems for REDD+ reporting
The workshop will gather experts from the twenty focus countries of the IKI-funded project on "National forest monitoring and information [...]
29.11.2016 14:30
National forest monitoring systems for REDD+ reporting
The workshop will gather experts from the twenty focus countries of the IKI-funded project on "National forest monitoring and information [...]
29.11.2016 08:30
Discovery Day 2016: Spatial Data Infrastructure in support of good land governance
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the European Union Joint Research Center and the United Nations [...]
28.11.2016 14:00
Climate Change and Agroforestry
With the conclusion of UNFCCC COP22 in Marrakesh on 18 November, which is also the first conference of parties of [...]
28.11.2016 09:00
National forest monitoring systems for REDD+ reporting
The workshop will gather experts from the twenty focus countries of the IKI-funded project on "National forest monitoring and information [...]
28.11.2016 08:45
Friday Afternoon Session - FAO Agroecology Symposium for Europe and Central Asia
Friday Afternoon Session:  Module 6: Transformative policies and processes. Closing session and recommendations.   Agroecology can make an important contribution to the transition to [...]
25.11.2016 14:15
Friday Morning Session - FAO Agroecology Symposium for Europe and Central Asia
Friday Morning Session: Module 4: Agroecology at the core of ecosystem services-ecological and social challenges. Module 5: Valuing agroecology and sustainable [...]
25.11.2016 08:45
Thursday Afternoon Session - FAO Agroecology Symposium for Europe and Central Asia
Thursday Afternoon Session: Module 2: Agroecology systems and practices. Module 3: Research, innovation and knowledge sharing for agroecology transitions.   Agroecology can make [...]
24.11.2016 13:30
Thursday Morning Session - FAO Agroecology Symposium for Europe and Central Asia
Thursday morning session: High level panel session. Module 1: Concepts and challenges of agroecology.   Agroecology can make an important contribution to the transition [...]
24.11.2016 08:45
IPPC Seminar on Plant Health and the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative in China
The seminar will be held in the context of the Formulation Workshop of the IPPC Project of Capacity Development under [...]
23.11.2016 15:00
Closing Ceremony - International Year of Pulses (IYP) Global Dialogue
Closing Ceremony. Following resolution 6/2013 of the 38th FAO Conference, the UN General Assembly, at its 68th session declared 2016 as [...]
23.11.2016 14:00
13th Annual George McGovern Lecture: “Examining Linkages: The Nexus between Food Insecurity and Political instability”
The George McGovern Lecture series was inaugurated by the USUN Rome Mission along with FAO in 2002 to honor the [...]
22.11.2016 10:00
Opening Ceremony - International Year of Pulses (IYP) Global Dialogue
Opening Ceremony. Following resolution 6/2013 of the 38th FAO Conference, the UN General Assembly, at its 68th session declared 2016 as [...]
22.11.2016 09:00
The violation of human rights within the fishing sector and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
The event is organized on the occasion of the WORLD FISHERIES DAY. On the day dedicated to the men and [...]
21.11.2016 11:00
FAO and the peace process in Colombia
A reflection on the peace process in Colombia and the promotion of dialogue and reconciliation. The conversation will be led [...]
14.11.2016 15:00
Antibiotics and You
The event launches the first of a new FAO series of technical papers on AMR. Furthermore, country representatives will share [...]
14.11.2016 14:30
Water - From antiquity to the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development
The lecture event has been organized by the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the International Organizations [...]
14.11.2016 14:00
Indigenous food systems for the 21st century
Indigenous food systems can play a critical role in ensuring food security. Their potential stems from the holistic and sustainable [...]
11.11.2016 15:00
Expert consultation on measurement of food consumption (11 November afternoon session)
FAO and the WB have initiated a collaborative effort to identify and disseminate best practices for food consumption measurement for [...]
11.11.2016 14:00
Innovation, supply chain and implications for development
Agrifood systems are subject to a high rate of technological change. To implement innovations, entrepreneurs must design supply chains that [...]
11.11.2016 11:00
Expert consultation on measurement of food consumption (11 November morning session)
FAO and the WB have initiated a collaborative effort to identify and disseminate best practices for food consumption measurement for [...]
11.11.2016 09:00
Expert consultation on measurement of food consumption (10 November afternoon session)
FAO and the WB have initiated a collaborative effort to identify and disseminate best practices for food consumption measurement for [...]
10.11.2016 14:00
Expert consultation on measurement of food consumption
FAO and the WB have initiated a collaborative effort to identify and disseminate best practices for food consumption measurement for [...]
10.11.2016 09:00
Forests and climate change: the role of indigenous peoples
Failure to find the best way to engage with indigenous peoples and other local stakeholders and align their interests with [...]
09.11.2016 11:00
Meeting of the OEWG on Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) will discuss its work plan for the current inter-sessional period.
04.11.2016 09:30
ICAS VII- Plenary Session 4: Financing the modernization of agricultural statistics: statistical capacity development initiatives and resource mobilization. Closing ceremony
Seventh International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS VII).    Plenary Session 4: "Financing the modernization of agricultural statistics: statistical capacity development initiatives [...]
28.10.2016 14:00
ICAS VII- Plenary Session 3: Measuring the structural transformation of the agricultural sector
Seventh International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS VII).    Plenary Session 3: "Measuring the structural transformation of the agricultural sector".
27.10.2016 14:00
Launching sourcebook on national socioeconomic surveys in forestry
FAO, CIFOR, IFRI Network and the World Bank LSMS and PROFOR programmes jointly organize this side event to launch the [...]
27.10.2016 13:00
ICAS VII- Plenary Session 2: Integration of data sources in agricultural statistics
Seventh International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS VII).    Plenary Session 2: "Integration of data sources in agricultural statistics".  
26.10.2016 16:00
ICAS VII- Opening ceremony. Plenary Session 1: Modernization of agricultural statistics to respond to new multidimensional demands
Seventh International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS VII)    Opening ceremony. José Graziano Da Silva, Director-General FAO, Rome, Italy. Andrea Olivero, Italian Deputy Minister for [...]
26.10.2016 09:30
CFS 43 - Closing Session - 21 October Afternoon Session
VI) Evaluation of CFS.VII) Other Matters: a) Arrangements for CFS 44. b) Adoption of the Final Report.
21.10.2016 15:00
CFS 43 - Special Event - 21 October Morning Session
SPECIAL EVENT: From Agreement to Action Towards Implementing the 2030 Agenda: Learning from the First Volunteer National Reviews.
21.10.2016 10:00