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South-south Cooperation
12 Jun 2024
12 June 2024 Sanya, China – A workshop on China-Africa Agricultural and Technology Cooperation through the South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) was held in Sanya, Hainan, China, from 12 to 14 June 2024. The workshop, organized by the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), convened the attendance of about 130 participants, including international organizations, government officials, representatives of research institutes from China and African countries. During the workshop participants were able to identify the priorities to advance agricultural science and technology cooperation...
Fao-Academia
08 Jun 2024
Galway. Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General, visited the University of Galway (UoG), one of Ireland’s top-rated universities for education and commitment to sustainable development. Founded in 1845, the University holds growing international prestige for the quality of its teaching and the global impact of its research, especially on issues of sustainability. The Ryan Institute Research Centre at the University of Galway, with postgraduate students of Agriculture,...
Parliamentary alliances
06 Jun 2024
Together with legislators, international cooperating partners, and FAO officially presented the Ibero-American and Caribbean Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security for All.
The capital of Spain became the epicenter of the fight against hunger and malnutrition for Ibero-America and the Caribbean. With the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) office for Latin America and the Caribbean and the international cooperation agencies of Spain and Mexico, representatives from more than ten countries met at the headquarters of the Ibero-American Secretariat (SEGIB) to officially present the Ibero-American and Caribbean Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security for All.   The alliance results from the collaboration between the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean (FPH-ALC), the Spanish Parliamentary Alliance...
Fao-Academia
05 Jun 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance joint work. FAO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, and the Rector of the UPM, Guillermo Cisneros, signed the agreement in a ceremony held at the Rectorate UPM-Campus Ciudad Universitaria.  
Civil Society
04 Jun 2024
As part of a short series of publications highlighting some of FAO’s work with civil society organizations (CSOs), the FAO Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division is happy to present its most recent partnership brief on FAO’s partnership with Consumers International. 
Civil Society
31 May 2024
In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food within National Food Security contexts, FAO, along with Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V., Right to Food Coalition Kenya and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), hosted on 9 May a virtual panel discussion entitled "Right to Food: Right to a Future", part of a series of workshops held during the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference and in lead up to the
South-south Cooperation
30 May 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the People’s Republic of China are leading the South-South Cooperation project: Digital Transformation and Innovation in Agriculture to improve the rural livelihoods through digitalization in 12 countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
Civil Society
30 May 2024
Geneva – On the occasion of his trip to Geneva for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the Conference on AI for Good, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu signed Memorandum of Understandings with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
South-south Cooperation
27 May 2024
The South-South Cooperation projects matches the technologies and experience of visiting countries with the needs and requests of host countries, transferring knowledge and expertise through partnership. China is passing on to Cabo Verde what it has learned in its own rural landscapes, remarkably similar to that of this small island’s interior.
South-south Cooperation
24 May 2024
24 May 2024 Nairobi, Kenya – Recognizing the importance of South-South and Triangular Cooperation, Indonesia is increasing its support in the agriculture sector of 14 African countries, namely Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. A capacity building training on climate-smart fisheries will take place this year to reinforce the countries’ knowledge and skills in these practices.   Indonesia’s first SSC activities can be traced back to the 1980’s, when the Coordinating Committee for International Technical Cooperation (CCITC) was...