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Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Marina Sereni
07/06/2021
Today, 7 June 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, had a virtual meeting to exchange on areas of cooperation between FAO and Italy, including the G20 p
Read-out of the meeting between FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and the US Secretary of Agriculture, the Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack
27/05/2021
Today, 27 May 2021, the FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), met virtually and discussed longstanding cooperation between FAO and the United States of America (USA).
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Director-General shares roadmap for agri-food systems’ transformation in Africa
27/05/2021
27 May 2021, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today shared his views on FAO’s roadmap for agri-food systems’ transformation as he met with the Rome-based Africa Regional Group, an
Read-out of the meeting between FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Honduras, Ambassador Lisandro Rosales Banegas
25/05/2021
Today, 25 May 2021, the FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, had a virtual meeting with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Honduras, Ambassador Lisandro Rosales Banegas, in which they discussed ways of rebuilding an
Amina Mohammed joined Qu Dongyu to discuss gender equality and celebrate Africa Day
25/05/2021
25 May 2021, Rome – Today’s virtual tea by the FAO Women’s Committee celebrated its First Anniversary and Africa Day with FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and a special guest – Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of t
FAO and European parliamentarians commit to agri-food systems transformation at Brussels briefing
21/05/2021
21 May 2021, BRUSSELS/ROME – Assuring that everyone has access to adequate and healthy food produced in an environmentally-friendly way is a global challenge, and responses to that challenge must also be global, agreed participants at an event today organ
Biodiversity “essential” to the future of food security
20/05/2021
20 May 2021, Rome - Biodiversity is indispensable for food and agriculture, and we need to protect it: that was the main message from QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at the 17th meeting of
“Digitalization is the way of the new life and the new economy”
18/05/2021
18 May 2021, Rome - Digital agriculture can drive the transformation of agri-food systems necessary to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty and build a better future for all humankind, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of th
Read-out of the meeting between FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and the President of UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), The Right Honourable Alok Sharma
11/05/2021
Today, 11 May 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, had a virtual meeting, with The Right Honourable Alok Sharma, President of UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), and Ambassador Marie-Therese Sarch, Permanent Representative of the Un
Director-General hails FAO employees for their dedication and resilience amid pandemic
11/05/2021
11 May 2021, Rome - In April 2020, with much of the world facing severe restrictions on movement, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) had its first-ever global town hall meeting. The event brought employees worldwide together
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