Different partners and stakeholders involved in youth employment programmes/projects in the Republic of Congo met in Brazzaville, on 10 July 2019. The workshop served as a venue to validate a concept note on an investment programme proposal and to discuss partnership opportunities for implementation of proposed interventions.  Around fifty people representing the...

El Director General de la FAO destaca que “decidir invertir en los más pobres” es la vía para lograr el desarrollo sostenible

Qu Dongyu of China was elected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) succeeding José Graziano da Silva.

FAO has launched a new Corporate Framework on Rural Extreme Poverty to accelerate the UN agency's and its partners' efforts towards eradicating extreme poverty for all people by 2030 - target 1.1 of Sustainable Development Goal 1 - end poverty.

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 1.1, eradicating extreme poverty, requires dedicated actions to create a pro-poor environment while building household resilience, particularly for those rural communities most vulnerable.