This year, World Water Week will be held as a full-scale digital event on 23-27 August. Join the FAO Land and Water team for an intensive week of learning and collaboration on the overall theme of 'Building Resilience Faster'. [...]

World hunger is increasing, driven by violent conflict, climate change and economic shocks exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the 2021 Global Report on Food Crises, conflict was the primary driver of crisis-level acute food insecurity or worse for almost [...]

The Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit will set the stage for the culminating global event in September by bringing together diverse actors from around the world to leverage the power of food systems to deliver progress on all [...]

  An event co-hosted by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and facilitated by KORE. Thursday 22 July @ 12.00 - 14.00 CEST (UTC/GMT+2) Global [...]

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 (SOFI 2021) report presents the first evidence-based global assessment of chronic food insecurity in the year the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and spread across the globe. The SOFI 2021 report will [...]

  An event hosted by The Regional Centre of Excellence against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM) of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and the World Food Programme (WFP) and Agreenium. Tuesday 6 July The main objective of this webinar is to examine the impact of [...]

  An event hosted by the FAO Regional Office for Africa Resilience Team. Monday 28 June, Wednesday 30 June and Thursday 1 JulyRegister here In recent years, FAO has developed and promoted the "Caisse de Resilience" (CdR) approach to support vulnerable households and communities [...]

The short-term consequences of climate change and its impending risk has catastrophic and wide-ranging implications on society. While the world is preparing to mitigate the effects of climate change and adapt for a safer future, the twenty-first century faced the [...]

A major transformation of food systems is needed to achieve food and nutrition security globally in the context of a changing climate. In this context, the UK—as part of its COP26 Presidency—has launched the ‘Transforming Agricultural Innovation for People, Nature and Climate’ campaign to catalyze a [...]

A webinar hosted by The Economic and Social Development Stream and its Impact Evaluation Task Force of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 21 June 2021 @ 14:00– 15:30 CESTClick here to register Opening Remarks Máximo ToreroChief Economist, FAO Presenter Prof. Dr. Tilman [...]