Bilateral meeting with the President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Philémon Yang
21/09/2024
New York - On the margins of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with the President...
Bilateral meeting with Mr Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
21/09/2024
New York - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Mr Ibrahim Thiaw,...
In Honduras, Director-General visits pioneering school, coffee and crop research projects
20/09/2024
El Jarín, Honduras – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is poised to strengthen its collaboration with...
Bilateral meeting with the State Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, H.E. Laura Suazo
18/09/2024
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - During his visit to Honduras, FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu met with Her Excellency Laura Suazo, State Secretary for Agriculture...
Statements and speeches
Articles
Fostering sustainable agrifood systems: united for a more people-centered, prosperous, and shared future
14/05/2024
Europe and Central Asia have a great potential for the global contribution to food security by producing more with less. However, the challenges to our shared vision of a more people-centered, prosperous, and equitable future are as diverse and expansive as the terrains of the 50-plus countries that make up this region.
Unlocking Africa’s potential through agrifood systems transformation and capacity building
18/04/2024
Africa holds the key to moving towards a world free from hunger and poverty. It is in Africa where enormous gains can be made, and agrifood systems transformation is the definitive foundation for the continent to realize sustainable development and modernization.