“There can be no doubt that investing in mountain women is investing in sustainable mountain development,” said Carla Mucavi, Director of the FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations, at International Mountain Day celebration at the United Nations Headquarters on 5 December in New York. Co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Kyrgyzstan,...

The myriad ways healthy soils can support sustainable development were discussed in depth at the World Soil Day celebration at the United Nations Headquarters on 5 December in New York. Co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Thailand, Colombia, Lesotho and the Netherlands to the United Nations, FAO and the Secretariat of...

Numerous applications of satellite technology in facilitating natural resource management and contributing to sustainable development were highlighted during a side event on 20 November at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, jointly organized by the Permanent Missions of Israel and France with FAO. The Permanent Representatives of Israel, Danny Danon,...

“The link between productive development and peace is increasingly recognized in all spheres. And there is no productive development without the private sector,” said Carla Mucavi, Director of FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations, during the launch ceremony for the report entitled, “Business and Peace: How the Private Sector...

At the 2017 World Food Day celebration in New York, the Director of the FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations, Carla Mucavi, emphasized the need to create opportunities for rural people in their home communities. “By responding to the root causes such as poverty, lack of jobs, food insecurity, natural...

“There is an urgency to act in response to the rise in hunger that we see today, and also to implement sustainable solutions that build resilience and longer-term food security,” said Carla Mucavi, Director of the FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations in New York, during the Seventy-second Session of...

Oceans and sustainable fisheries play a crucial role for food security and nutrition and income generation in Small Island Developing States, said the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Shainee, at a UN General Assembly side event on securing a future for oceans, co-hosted by...

Farming and rural non-farm-based activities still have untapped potential to generate employment opportunities for Africa’s rising youth population, FAO stressed today at a high level forum - Harnessing Skills for Rural Transformation and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - held at the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. Africa has the youngest...

FAO, IFAD, WFP, Rockefeller Foundation, Germany and Champions 12.3 hosted a high-level event that called for scaled up, innovative, joint and comprehensive (from farm to fork) efforts to tackle food loss and waste; to raise awareness of the importance of tackling this issue and of what actions could be taken...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General José Graziano da Silva has joined in calls for a renewed global commitment to zero tolerance for food loss and waste. The call was made at a high-level event at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly that focused on tackling food...

New partnership will tackle food loss and waste, climate change and develop digital innovations for rural smallholders   New York – FAO is entering an innovative strategic partnership with Unilever aimed at helping countries in their efforts to reduce food loss and waste and tackle climate change, in the context of the...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will leverage synergies to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The principals of the two organizations, Houlin...

“If we want to leave no one behind, we need to bring rural communities in to the heart of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda as agents of change,” remarked Carla Mucavi, Director of FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations, during a side event on “Making way for the achievement...

“Community urban agriculture can greatly impact urban food systems and help achieve Zero Hunger,” informed Carla Mucavi, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, at an event entitled “Food Security and Access to Nutritiously Adequate Food; How Urban Food Production Contributes to The Achievement of SDG2” on 8...

“We should recognize the vital role of oceans in food security, nutrition as well as regulation of climate change and economic development by implementing the commitments made at the UN Oceans Conference,” stated Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources, speaking at the Thematic Review of...

“Transforming food systems and making agro-industry more inclusive, sustainable and resilient will help create much needed decent jobs in on-farm and off farm activities,” Carla Mucavi, Director of FAO Liaison Office in New York, said at the Thematic Review of SDG 9 of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Mucavi...

Small Island Developing States face a unique set of challenges, limitations and vulnerabilities, and they need to be given special attention in order to reach their full potential and achieve the SDGs, said Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, Climate and Natural Resources, during the Thematic Review on “Taking Forward...

Hunger and poverty are closely interlinked and need to be tackled together, with a special focus on rural areas of developing countries where around 80 percent of the world’s extreme poor lives, FAO said at the 2017 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).  FAO also called for a shift to more sustainable,...

After years of decline, hunger is increasing again, the United Nations food and agriculture agencies FAO, IFAD and WFP warned in a joint statement delivered by Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources, during the Thematic Review of SDG 2 at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable...

“If we want to reduce poverty, we need holistic approaches to rural transformation, as nearly 80 percent of the extreme poor live in rural areas,” said Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources, during the Thematic Review of SDG 1 at the High-Level Political Forum on...