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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Economic Relations Division (ERD) of the Ministry of Finance, and the Green Climate Fund, yesterday signed a new project that will strengthen Bangladesh’s response to climate change. FAO will provide technical assistance to support the project what...

The Honourable Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has joined other world leaders to alert countries to the accelerating crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The prime minister was speaking at the launch of the new One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, of which she is co-chair, during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. FAO,...

FAO Bangladesh held a technical symposium to explore the opportunities and challenges facing national, regional, and global, urban food systems. Participants – including government officials, civil society, and private sector representatives – shared innovations and experiences for driving sustainable food systems, including lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic. They discussed how...

Scientist Louis Pasteur discovered the vaccine to prevent rabies. It is in his honour that every year on 28 September the world celebrates World Rabies Day to mark rabies prevention efforts and unite against rabies. The theme for this year’s World Rabies Day is, End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate. In accordance...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Forests cover 14.1 percent of Bangladesh’s land area and contribute 1.29 percent to the gross national income. These are two of the key findings from the Bangladesh Forest Inventory (BFI), presented today by the Forest Department. The BFI, developed by the Forest Department with technical expertise from FAO...