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FAO Director-General urges G20 to ensure that food value chains are not disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic
26 March 2020, Rome/Riyadh - The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, today urged leaders from the G20 countries to take measures for global food systems to continue to work well, particularly...
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“We need to care for our only home – our planet Earth – by caring for our forests.”
20 March 2020 - In this video message, QU Dongyu highlights the need for biodiversity-smart food systems to tackle climate change, deforestation and forest degradation.
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FAO Director-General: “women are central” in food systems
Millions of rural women in developing countries face hurdles and higher food insecurity.
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Chinese President XI thanks FAO, IFAD and WFP for “staunch support” in dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
2 March 2020, Rome – XI Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China has expressed his gratitude to FAO, IFAD and WFP for what he has described...06-03-2020 - Rome, Italy
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