15/09/2021 As part of the observation of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol participated in a high-level event in support of more inclusive, resilient and sustainable recovery in the Global South  10 September, New York – Organized by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), the high-level event served as an opportunity to discuss cooperation and knowledge exchange pathways in favour of countries in the Global South, especially as many are still reeling from the immediate and long-term effects of COVID-19.

FAO and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) implemented the Mesoamerica Hunger Free programme, a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) initiative. The SSTC framework spurs collaboration between developing countries based on the concept of solidarity, breaking the traditional model of donor and recipient countries. The Hunger Free programme helps national governments implement food and nutrition security and rural development public policies, using a human rights approach and the right to adequate food.

For the fifth consecutive year, FAO, IFAD and WFP are jointly organizing the celebration of the UN Day for South-South Cooperation (UN Day for SSC) – an annual event marked on 12 September 2021. This year, the RBAs event will take place on 17 September (14.00-15.30 Rome time) and will build on the commitment and focus of the RBAs to agri-food systems transformation.  The RBAs Celebration of the UN Day for SSC will focus on making voices from the Global South and the North heard on their challenges, approaches and plans for agri-food systems transformation. The event will provide a space for Member...

Brasilia, 12 de agosto de 2021 - El curso Alimentación Escolar como Estrategia Educativa para una Vida Saludable fue concluido el miércoles, 11 de agosto, en una webinar en vivo, que contó con más de 1800 visualizaciones por las redes sociales. La sesión de cierre tuvo como tema principal la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios por medio de programas de alimentación escolar sostenibles. 

10 August 2021, Rome – The Director of FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division, Mr. Ye Anping, today met virtually with the Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of the Gambia, Ms. Amie Fabureh. The meeting was a follow-up to a previous bi-lateral encounter between the Minister and the FAO Director-General, Dr. QU Dongyu, held during the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit, where both shared views on the agriculture sector of the Gambia and discussed ways in which FAO could support the country to become more self-sufficient in terms of production. At the meeting, the Minister reiterated that the top priorities...