FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in New York

28/06/2017
The Office of the President of the General Assembly in collaboration with FAO, Save the Children, FHI 360 and UNESCO organized a breakfast event under the theme, “Accelerating progress on SDG 4 for the most marginalized and vulnerable children: an informal panel discussion on evidence, solutions, and youth perspectives.” This informal...
27/06/2017
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), organized an expert group meeting on progress in achieving SDG 2, from 12 to...
14/06/2017
Transforming our food systems so that they are more sustainable, inclusive and resilient to climate change is key to produce safe and nutritious food that people need to thrive, agreed experts participating in the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Progress in Achieving SDG2, in preparation for the High Level Political...
05/06/2017
The UN Ocean Conference (#SaveourOcean) opened Monday, 5 June in New York. High-level Member State representatives and United Nations officials addressed the gathering.
28/08/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund during the 

25/04/2023

With hunger levels rising and domestic food prices inflation soaring in much of the world, collective actions are necessary to meet immediate and longer-term global food security objectives, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said ...

17/03/2023

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stand to benefit from strong partnerships with their Global South counterparts when it comes to making their agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more sustainable and more resilient, the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

01/05/2024
Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, evaluates the food security situation on the ground and urges continued global support