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  In support of the preparation of the forthcoming Global Parliamentary Summit, FAO headquarters, with the support of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), has organized a virtual session with Parliamentarians to encourage the discussion on parliamentary action to tackling gender inequality to achieve food security and improved nutrition for all.

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) have signed a bilateral collaboration agreement to address the planet's food and health inequalities. The signing of the "letter of intent" (LoI) took place at the event "Enhancing resilience of food systems to promote food security," sponsored by the two institutions on Thursday, Oct. 27, at FAO headquarters in Rome.

Ayudar a eliminar el hambre, la inseguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición; hacer que la agricultura, la actividad forestal y la pesca sean más productivas y sostenibles; y contribuir en la reducción de la pobreza rural, son algunos de los aportes que el programa Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO (MsH), una iniciativa conjunta de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Agencia Mexicana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AMEXCID).

Boosting responsible investments in sustainable agriculture and food systems was the focus of a high-level event on 12 October 2022 at the 50th session of the Committee on World Food Security. Convened to take stock of the CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), the Global Thematic Event (GTE) featured a presentation of initiatives carried out by governments, the civil society, academia, the private sector and international organizations to increase the quality and quantity of...

En el marco del diálogo político de alto nivel que impulsa el programa “Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO”, se celebró un encuentro en coordinación con la Presidencia Conjunta del Proyecto de Integración y Desarrollo de Mesoamérica (PM), ostentada actualmente por México y Costa Rica, que tuvo por objetivo compartir las experiencias y resultados alcanzados en el marco de este Programa en territorio costarricense.

21/10/2022 Rome, Italy – On the sidelines of the World Food Forum, the Director of FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation division (PST), Mr Anping Ye, met with His Excellency, Mr Aly Coulibaly, Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mali to the Rome Based Agencies (RBAs) and his delegation, to discuss potential joint collaboration on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC). His Excellency, Mr Aly Coulibaly, noted the importance of the Hand-in-Hand initiative launched by FAO’s Director-General, QU Dongyu, and how SSTC has a fundamental role to play within this initiative.  He also stated that SSTC is a very important means to concretize...

On 14 October 2022 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Mississippi State University (MSU) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen innovative use of science, data and technology to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The FAO and MSU have a long-standing partnership, which began in 2010 and has been contributing to innovative aquaculture management for over a decade. The new partnership agreement will strengthen actions on One Health and Blue Transformation, specifically in planning and monitoring risk strategies on improved aquaculture biosecurity, and antimicrobial resistance. New areas of cooperation undertaken...

19 de octubre, Santiago de Chile. En el marco de la agenda del Foro Mundial de la Alimentación (FMA) que se celebra por estos días en Roma, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) impulsó el diálogo “Ciencia e innovación para enfrentar el hambre y la inseguridad alimentaria”.