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José Graziano da Silva

 

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Graziano da Silva meets President Raul Castro

4 May 2013, Havana - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has acknowledged Cuba's efforts to ensure the food security of its population at a meeting on Friday with President Raul Castro. He invited the President  to a ceremony marking the achievement during  FAO's governing Conference in Rome next month.  

"Cuba is one of the 16 countries of the world which have already reached the [...]

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FAO and Mexico to support the Crusade and share experiences

30 April 2013, Mexico City - Mexico's National Crusade Against Hunger can mark a historical turning point for the country, said FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, at the end of a two-day visit.

"Mexico has decided to say 'no more hunger."Although no society favours hunger, few have managed to unite in order to defeat it," Graziano da Silva told an ceremony marking the end of a month [...]

Pope Francis thanks FAO Director-General for well wishes sent upon his inauguration

29 April 2013, Rome, Italy - In a letter to FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, Pope Francis has urged the international community’s commitment to help the poorest.

“I encourage the determined and effective commitment of the international community to help the poorest,” the Pope wrote, saying that he would pray for the successful work of the United Nations and the FAO.

“I ask the Lord to give you clarity and [...]

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Une volonté renouvelée de travailler avec la société civile et le secteur privé

26 avril 2013, Rome - Le Conseil de la FAO a approuvé deux nouvelles stratégies visant à renforcer les partenariats de l'Organisation avec des institutions de la société civile d'une part et avec des entreprises du secteur privé d'autre part.

Ces stratégies constituent un cadre aux actions que mène la FAO en collaboration avec des partenaires privés et issus de la société civile pour réaliser ses Objectifs [...]

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Important role for Africa in implementing FAO renewal plan

24 April 2013, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today expressed satisfaction at the work of FAO’s 27th Regional Conference for Africa at a meeting with its Chairman, Republic of Congo Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Rigobert Maboundou.

Graziano da Silva congratulated Maboundou for his leadership of the Conference and for mobilizing the African community in support of FAO’s Immediate Plan of Action for FAO renewal. All the [...]

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Meets with Brazilian Minister Gilberto Carvalho
25 April 2013, Rome - FAO Director-General has praised Brazil's "strong commitment and support" to ending hunger at a meeting with Minister Gilberto Carvalho, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Brazilian Republic. The two held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday during a week-long session of  FAO's governing Council.

Taking part in the Council "has allowed me to grasp the full extent of the measures being implemented by the [...]
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Nicaragua's Foreign Minister meets FAO Director-General

23 April 2013, Rome - FAO recognizes Nicaragua's  great efforts in the fight against hunger, FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva told Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Samuel Santos López today. They held a  bilateral meeting at FAO headquarters during FAO's governing Council session taking place this week.

Between 1990 and 2010, Nicaragua reduced the prevalence of  undernourishment in the country from 55.1% to 20.1%, thus successfully meeting  Millennium [...]

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Proposition d’un nouveau partenariat avec la FAO pour multiplier les avancées et donner plus de force à l’engagement des pouvoirs publics

22 avril 2013, Rome - Les ministres et les hauts représentants de cinq nations africaines se sont réunis aujourd'hui avec le Directeur général de la FAO M. José Graziano da Silva pour préparer une rencontre de haut niveau entre dirigeants africains et internationaux à Addis-Ababa en juin prochain. Cette rencontre consiste à relancer un partenariat qui permettrait d'intensifier les efforts visant à éliminer la faim en Afrique.

«C'est là une [...]

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22 avril 2013, Rome - Le Directeur général de la FAO M. José Graziano da Silva s'est exprimé aujourd'hui en ouverture du Conseil de l'Organisation, présentant le Programme de travail et budget 2014-2015, qui prévoit une augmentation de 1 pour cent du budget réel, afin de soutenir les efforts de la FAO pour combattre la faim et la malnutrition et encourager un développement agricole durable.

Le Directeur général a également souligné [...]

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Commitment to fight hunger and poverty cited
21 April 2013, Rome - The three Rome-based UN agencies - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) - were made  honorary citizens of Rome today.

The Mayor of the City of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, presented the award at a ceremony held in the City Hall on the occasion of the 2766th [...]

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