Small Island Developing States: FAO convenes a global dialogue to update on latest initiatives
02/02/2022
Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami throws the vulnerability of the countries into sharp relief as they struggle to reach Sustainable Development Goals
What to expect from the FAO New York Liaison Office in 2022
31/01/2022
Guangzhou QU, FAO Director of the Office, outlines what you can expect from the FAO New York-based team
For the first newsletter of 2022, I wanted to take the opportunity to wish you a Happy and successful New Year once again. Although 2021 has been a challenging year, we worked consistently and coherently...
Afghanistan: FAO welcomes $65 million contribution from Asian Development Bank to boost agriculture and food security
26/01/2022
Funds will protect lives and livelihoods of vulnerable rural communities, lay a foundation for recovery
Tonga volcanic eruption: what possible impact on agriculture and fisheries?
21/01/2022
FAO is gearing up to respond as needed, based on its experience with previous disasters in Tonga and elsewhere
The climate crisis in focus as Giorgio Parisi joins FAO’s Nobel Laureates Alliance
19/01/2022
The 2021 physics prize winner delivers a lecture on “Science: the headlight on our future”
Horn of Africa: Swift aid for drought-affected farmers and herders needed to avoid a hunger crisis
17/01/2022
In a region reeling from locust invasions and COVID-19, a third-consecutive year of poor rains poses a major threat to food security
South-South Cooperation: FAO signs key agreement with Chinese Government
12/01/2022
The agreement marks the official launch of Phase III of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme after China’s announcement of an additional $50 million in funding
Sustainable energy is vital to lifting people out of poverty and hunger, FAO Director-General tells UN-Energy meeting
11/01/2022
United Nations agencies and their partners should work closer together to make agrifood production more sustainable and energy-efficient, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu told a UN energy meeting today.
FAO and Finland scale up technical innovation to help African countries better monitor and manage forest resources
10/01/2022
New agreement supports a $7 million multi-donor project which aims to enhance accuracy, accessibility, and transparency of forest dat
Global food prices dip in December
06/01/2022
FAO’s benchmark index of food commodity prices in 2021 averaged sharply higher than in 2020
Rome - World food prices fell slightly in December as international prices for vegetable oils and sugar fell significantly from lofty levels, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today.
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.7...
Agriculture needs a more prominent role in humanitarian response efforts
28/12/2021
We spoke with FAO Deputy Director-General Laurent Thomas about why agriculture must be central in global humanitarian response efforts.
With hunger levels rising worldwide, how do you see the humanitarian response in 2022?
I believe the humanitarian response in 2022 will have to focus on three priorities: (i) anticipating and preventing crises,...
FAO Director-General New Year's Video Message 2022
27/12/2021
QU Dongyu, on 2022 poised to be a year of extraordinary efforts leading to extraordinary results.
FAO welcomes $10 million USA contribution to its COVID-19 response efforts
23/12/2021
Funding is intended to support FAO’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery and One Health programmes.
UNGA adopts resolutions on agriculture, food security, and nutrition, and rural poverty
20/12/2021
FAO supported consultations on five resolutions during the Second Committee's 76th Session, adopted by the UN General Assembly.
The General Assembly considered this month the report of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial), and adopted substantive resolutions related to food and agriculture. FAO actively engaged in the work of the Second Committee.
Against this backdrop,...
FAO Director-General accepts Lamp of Peace award on behalf of UN Secretary-General
18/12/2021
Franciscan monks awarded UN Secretary-General António Guterres the Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis, recognizing commitment to the peaceful existence of people and actions to promote dialogue among them.
Annual meeting of FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) discusses 2022-2025 phase
17/12/2021
Interest in the FMM is growing, with New Zealand and Australia the latest Members to join.
Hunger in the Arab region continues to worsen
16/12/2021
New report calls for radical changes to the Arab region’s agrifood systems to deliver food security and nutrition for all.
Number of hungry in Asia-Pacific swells by more than 50 million since arrival of COVID-19
15/12/2021
According to the 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition by FAO and UNICEF.
New interactive report shows Africa’s growing hunger crisis
14/12/2021
Leaders of three regional agencies call for more action on agrifood systems transformation in the face of worsening hunger and malnutrition.
Though still low in Europe and Central Asia, hunger rates worsened by pandemic impacts
13/12/2021
FAO releases new data and analysis on the region’s hunger and malnutrition situation in a shorter, more compact format.