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On 12 February 2020, President of the 74rth Session of the General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York an interactive dialogue focused on exploring ways to combat increasing hunger around the world, specifically by making the most of the opportunities brought about by the South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the agriculture sector.

12 February 2020, New York - The path to reducing unacceptable hunger levels "lies in our ability to transform the agricultural sector", FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today at a high-level panel here. The Director-General made his remarks at "Targeting Hunger: South-South and Triangular cooperation for Transforming Agriculture", an interactive dialogue held at the United Nations headquarters and  convened by the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

Rome - The 6th High-Level Strategic Dialogue between FAO and France was held from the 5 to 6 of February at FAO Headquarters. Maria Helena Semedo, Assistant Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources, welcomed a French delegation led by Philippe Lacoste, Director of Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Semedo heralded this latest “meeting of friends” and praised France for its continued commitment to the Organization, which was underscored once more in 2019 by a promised contribution of EUR 2 million to the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF). The first day of the event was dedicated to...

Le 6e dialogue stratégique de haut niveau entre la FAO et la France a eu lieu les 5 et 6 février derniers au Siège de la FAO. Madame Semdeo, Directrice générale adjointe chargée du climat et des ressources naturelles, a accueilli la délégation française conduite par M. Philippe Lacoste, directeur du développement durable (Ministère de l’Europe et des affaires étrangères). Elle s’est réjouie de la récurrence de cette «réunion d’amis» et a salué l’engagement constant de la France auprès de l’Organisation, encore démontré en 2019 par la promesse d’une contribution de deux millions d’euros au...