In focus

Sending off a successful Year of Millets

Come join the closing event of the International Year of Millets - a year where this nutritious grain was put in the spotlight

Highlights
Director-General
News
Projected famine in Gaza: FAO urges immediate access to deliver urgent and critical assistance at scale

New data reveals that half of the population or about 1.11 million people are experiencing catastrophic food insecurity

Story
Fighting animal diseases in Yemen

Community animal health workers fill veterinary gaps left by the conflict.

QU Dongyu urges reversal of growing food insecurity

FAO Director-General addresses UN's SDG 2 Expert Group meeting

Interactive story
Achieving food security and nutrition both today and tomorrow

See our global roadmap to achieving SDG2 without breaching the 1.5C threshold.

Campaigns
Celebrating camelids around the world

This year, hundreds of activities and events are being organized to promote and celebrate camelids. Find an event near you.

In Focus
FAO response to global food security challenges

Data analyses, policy recommendations, and actions on the ground.

Corporate brochures
Publication
A showcase of FAO’s best work

How do we keep food imports safe? Do we need to choose between food security and climate neutrality? Our digital brochures answer these questions and more.

In Focus
FAO digital initiatives nominated for WSIS prizes

FAO Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform and Digital Services Portfolio nominated for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2024. Register and place your vote now.

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Statistics
FAOSTAT - Food and agriculture data

FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.

Director-General
QU Dongyu urges reversal of growing food insecurity

FAO Director-General addresses UN's SDG 2 Expert Group meeting

Voices of Impact

27/03/2024

Most Namibians rely on drought-resistant indigenous crops such as pearl millet, locally known as Mahangu, for food access, nutrition, and livelihoods. Watch the video to learn the story of Maria Nakumbwata and her encounter with photographer Jonathon Rees, who helped her share how Owambo people use Mahangu to ensure food security and sustainability through generations.

Video
A taste of finger millet
25/03/2024

How an FAO-funded project reintroduced millets and other crops in central and eastern Indian states.

Podcast
22/03/2024

In this episode, FAO urges immediate humanitarian access amid projected famine in Gaza, FAO launches a new tool in partnership with Google to monitor and protect forests, and looking ahead to the role of Latin America and the Caribbean in global food security despite challenges.

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Data

Forest area as proportion of total land area, percentage (2000, 2010, 2015 and 2020)
2000
2010
2015
2020

Source: FAO. 2023. Indicators. In: Sustainable Development Goals. Rome. Cited 8 June 2023. www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals-data-portal/data/en/
https://doi.org/10.4060/CC7088EN-fig67

2020 World

31.2%

2010 World

31.5%

In depth

In Focus
Annual funding overview

Thanks to continued trust and growing financial support from our Resource Partners, FAO is working to create a world without hunger or poverty.

Publication
Medium Term Plan and Programme of Work

The Director-General’s Medium Term Plan (Reviewed) 2022-25 and Programme of Work and Budget 2024-25.

In Focus
FAO Data Lab

The FAO Data Lab for Statistical Innovation modernizes the statistical business process, with a specific focus on emergency contexts, when having access to timely information is very important.

FAO and the SDGs

FAO supports governments and partners to design the right policies and programmes to end hunger, promote food security and promote sustainable agriculture for millions of people around the world.

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A world free from hunger and malnutrition where food and agriculture contributes to improving the living standards of all

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FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.

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FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.

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Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.

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FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.

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FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.

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FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.

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FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.

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FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.

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FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.

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FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.

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FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.

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FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.

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FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.

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FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.

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FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.

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FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.

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FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.

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FAO supports governments and partners to design the right policies and programmes to end hunger, promote food security and promote sustainable agriculture for millions of people around the world.

sdg photo
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FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.

sdg photo
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FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.

sdg photo
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Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.

sdg photo
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FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.

sdg photo
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FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.

sdg photo
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FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.

sdg photo
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FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.

sdg photo
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FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.

sdg photo
sdg photo

FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.

sdg photo
sdg photo

FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.

sdg photo
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FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.

sdg photo
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FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.

sdg photo
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FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.

sdg photo
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FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.

sdg photo
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FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.

sdg photo
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FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.

sdg photo
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FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.

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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.