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New York, 19 November 2020 - A thematic good practices publication: “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the Context of Food Security”, developed jointly by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF) was successfully launched at a virtual event on 19 November 2020. This publication presents over 40 good practices to crucial challenges faced by developing countries in the area of food security (SDG 2).

Rome – Consumers can be the “catalyst” to drive the transformation of agri-food systems, influencing how we produce and consume food in an increasingly digital world, said the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today in a special address during the celebration of Consumers International’s 60th anniversary.  In his remarks, Qu congratulated Consumers International, a global federation of consumer groups, and called for even closer collaboration with FAO.  He stressed the need to promote healthy diets and to educate consumers enabling them to make healthier choices, to respect farmers’ work...

Le Conseil d'administration du Fonds vert pour le climat (FVC) a approuvé un financement d'un montant total de 158,6 millions de dollars américains aux fins de trois nouveaux projets conçus par la FAO et devant être exécutés en Argentine, au Guatemala et au Soudan, en vue d'atténuer les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, de renforcer la résilience face au changement climatique et de lutter contre la déforestation.

Following the June 2020 publication on case studies of successful partnership practices and important outcomes with featured academia and research institutions, a second series of case studies showcases four key partnerships with Agrinatura (Czechia), Texas A&M AgriLife (United States of America), Università degli Studi di Torino (Italy) and Université Laval (Canada). These key partnerships contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from different perspectives. Agrinatura ...

L'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) a lancé officiellement aujourd'hui la Coalition en faveur de l'alimentation, un instrument nouveau et utile dans le cadre de l'action concertée qu'il est nécessaire de mettre en œuvre afin d'empêcher que l'urgence sanitaire liée au COVID-19 ne provoque une crise alimentaire mondiale catastrophique.