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Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan
28/08/2021
28 August 2021, Kabul/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by an ever-worsening drought that threatens the livelihoods of more than 7 million people who rel...
Check out our August Newsletter
09/08/2021
Greetings!
“We only have nine harvests left before 2030,” was the urgent call for action from the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu during the Pre-Summit of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. The proceeding was a strong indication of the scope of the Summit, which will tak...
Famine relief blocked by bullets, red tape and lack of funding, warn FAO and WFP as acute food insecurity reaches new highs
30/07/2021
30 July 2021, Rome - Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockade...
UN Food Systems Pre-Summit: Highlights from Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement
30/07/2021
29 July 2021 - An Indigenous Peoples delegation of nine representatives was present in person for the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit that was held in Rome from 26-28 July 2021. The pre-summit brought together youth, farmers, civil society, researchers, private sector, country delegations, and poli...
Meet the Team: Abbe McCarter, Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison Intern
29/07/2021
Abbe McCarter joined our Washington office as an Intern in June of 202...
Scaling up Telecommunications and Digital Technology for Food Security: PlantVillage
14/07/2021
13 July 2021 - FAO North America and CSIS Global Food Security Program held a private roundtable webinar featuring keynote speaker Dr. David Hughes, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Global Food Security at Penn State University and PlantVillage founder. Dr. Hughes presented his wo...
Window for planting in northern Ethiopia narrows as hunger catastrophe looms
13/07/2021
13 July 2021, Rome - Upcoming seasonal rains in hunger-stricken northern Ethiopia offer a tight window of opportunity for farmers to get a crop in the ground and reboot local food production - but without funding and better access by aid agencies, that opportunity could...
UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
12/07/2021
12 July 2021, Rome - There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today - much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic's impact has yet to be fully mapped*, a multi-agency report estimates that around a tenth of t...
Get to know Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director of FAO North America
08/07/2021
We are excited to introduce you to Jocelyn Brown Hall, the new Director of the FAO Liaison Office for North America. A U.S. citizen, Brown Hall joins FAO North America from her previous position as the FAO Representative for Ghana and the Deputy Regional Representative of FAO’s Regional Office...
Solutions from the Front Lines: Indigenous Peoples of North America lead UN Food System Summit Dialogues with game-changing solutions
06/07/2021
Since December 2020, Indigen...
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook presents production, consumption, trade and price trends for the coming decade
05/07/2021
5 July 2021, Rome/Paris - With less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to step up their efforts to meet global food security and environmental targets, according to a new report released today by t...
From the Drawing Board to the Book Launch: North American contributions to Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems Publication
30/06/2021
June 25, 2021, Rome -
Calling all Poets living in Canada and the United States!
22/06/2021
In recognition of 2021 World Food Day and in keeping with the power of poetry to move hearts and minds towards needed anti-hunger actions, Poetry X Hunger and its partners announce an important Call for Poetry Submissions. Collaborators include the Food and Agriculture Organizat...
Investing in Global Maternal & Child Health and Nutrition: A multisector Response
16/06/2021
11 June 2021, Washington, D.C. - “Malnutrition contributes to close to 3 million childhood deaths under the age of 5 every year,” said Eric Mitchell, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger. “On the other hand, investing in nutrition, particularly within the first 1000 days between th...
Jocelyn Brown Hall Appointed as Director of FAO North America
16/06/2021
16 June 2021, Washington, D.C. - Jocelyn Brown Hall joins the FAO Liaison Office for North America based in Washington, D.C. as the new Director. In her role, she will lead FAO’s engagement with Canada and the United States to advance more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agri-...
Canada contributes over CAD 22 million for FAO’s COVID-19 response
16/06/2021
16 June 2021, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes a CAD 22.4 million (USD 17.7 million) contribution from Canada to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities - especially women, youth and indigenous peoples...