Daily updates: FAO at Summit of the Future and UNGA79
20/09/2024
New York – The General Debate of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), taking place 24-30 September, gathers world leaders to engage under the theme of "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development ...
FAO Director-General honours Indonesian President Joko Widodo with the prestigious FAO Agricola Medal
30/08/2024
QU Dongyu praises Indonesian leader’s achievements in transformation of agrifood systems
Gaza: FAO delivers more than 2 400 veterinary kits to protect livestock and sustain livelihoods
12/08/2024
From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
Famine conditions in parts of Sudan: FAO urges at scale life-saving assistance to boost local food production
05/08/2024
New data reveals that escalating violence has pushed parts of North Darfur into famine
FAO Food Price Index broadly unchanged in July
02/08/2024
Declining quotations for major cereals offset increases in those for vegetable oils, meat and sugar
Healthy diets remain unaffordable for a third of the world’s population
01/08/2024
SOFI 2024 report highlights a cost-hunger trap plaguing some regions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
FAO and EU sign 47 million euro programme to enhance resilience and food security for pastoralists in Eastern Africa
30/07/2024
The programme is expected to directly benefit more than 100,000 households across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
FAO launches updated guidelines to tackle extreme wildfires
26/07/2024
Publication will help countries navigate hotter, drier and longer fire seasons
Building resilient agrifood systems for SIDS in response to increasing climate challenges
25/07/2024
FAO Director-General addresses high-level Conference on transforming agrifood systems in Cabo Verde
Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report
24/07/2024
1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa
World must look to South America's success in reducing hunger: FAO Chief Economist
24/07/2024
Interview with FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero on the SOFI 2024 report
FAO Director-General welcomes plan for Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty
24/07/2024
New development mechanism established by Brazil during G20 Ministerial Meeting will be hosted at FAO headquarters in Rome
Inequality stands in the way of the global fight against hunger, FAO tells G20
23/07/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses a Group of 20 Development Ministerial Meeting in Rio de Janeiro
Forests face increasing climate-related stress amid growing demand for their products, FAO report warns
22/07/2024
State of the World’s Forests 2024 report emphasizes innovation as key to new management approaches
FAO Investment Centre Annual Review: Showcasing the latest achievements while marking 60 years of support to the agrifood sector
19/07/2024
FAO Director-General visits Mongolia and DPRK reaffirming FAO’s commitments to supporting sustainable agrifood systems transformation in developing countries
17/07/2024
Sand and dust storms are more intense and frequent, threatening agriculture and communities
16/07/2024
FAO-UNCCD guidelines on combating the phenomenon resonate in the context of the United Nations General Assembly declaration of a dedicated decade
Upcoming UN hunger report presents a new approach to financing the end of food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms
15/07/2024
At the High-Level Political Forum in New York, FAO calls for less risk aversion and more innovation in funding the zero hunger challenge
Climate risks projected to affect fish biomass around the world's ocean, FAO report says
10/07/2024
Fish biomass faces steep falls by end of century under high-emissions scenario