Significant efforts are being invested in the transformation of our agrifood systems to become more efficient, inclusive and resilient as means to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition and poverty in...

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Welcomes First Ever Seed Deposits from Spain and Lithuania  Svalbard, Norway – 11 June 2022: Through clear Arctic skies, the small plane carrying 10 precious boxes of seeds from Spain arrived at Svalbard airport on the...

Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Michael Haddad, who is paralysed from the chest down, yesterday defied all odds to achieve the impossible, completing his Arctic walk for climate resilience and food security. Accompanied by a team of supporters, including representatives from the FAO...

Longyearbyen — A journey that started six months ago in Beirut and Rome concluded today on Spitsbergen Island, in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Michael Haddad completed his Arctic Walk for...

SVALBARD, Norway (9 June 2022) – The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is once again opening its door to seeds from around the world. Eleven genebanks from Africa, America, Asia and Europe are set to deposit a total of 19,391 seed samples on...