International Mountain Day event discusses the challenges faced by mountain people with a focus on women
11/12/2017
“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,...
Development from the ground up: World Soil Day event celebrates multiple roles of soil
05/12/2017
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...
Taking sustainable development to new heights: FAO and Google shed light on partnership to utilize satellite data
20/11/2017
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,...
Partnership for Peace and Zero Hunger: FAO sheds insight on role of private sector at Business and SDG 16 report launch
03/11/2017
“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...
World Food Day: changing the future of migration by investing in food security and rural development
16/10/2017
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...
FAO warns of increase in hunger and stresses urgency to respond
03/10/2017
“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...
Working together for healthy oceans
26/09/2017
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 activities can provide solutions to rising youth unemployment in Africa
20/09/2017
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...
Summary of the 72nd UNGA events with FAO participation
19/09/2017
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...
Global call for zero tolerance on food loss and waste
19/09/2017
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...
FAO links with Unilever to reduce food loss and waste
19/09/2017
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...
New partnership between ITU and FAO to bolster ICT innovation in agriculture
18/09/2017
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...
Momentum must continue on supporting family farming, says FAO
06/09/2017
“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...
FAO partners with UN Food Gardens to galvanize youth leaders as champions of food security and nutrition
08/08/2017
“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...
HLPF SDG14: Collaborating towards a people-centric future for the world’s oceans
13/07/2017
“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...
HLPF SDG9: Agro-industry must become more inclusive, sustainable and resilient, says FAO
13/07/2017
“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...
FAO highlights value of SIDS action framework at HLPF Thematic Review
12/07/2017
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...
HLPF: FAO calls for focus in rural areas to end poverty and hunger
11/07/2017
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,...
HLPF SDG2: Hunger on the rise again; need to empower rural populations, say FAO/IFAD/WFP
11/07/2017
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...
HLPF SDG1: hunger and poverty are interlinked, holistic approach needed, says FAO
11/07/2017
“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...