Title Date Starting Time
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) -18-lunchtime
The CFS is expected to adopt the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems. There will also be policy [...]
18.10.2014 12:30
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) -17-PM
Afternoon session - The CFS is expected to adopt the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems. There will [...]
17.10.2014 14:30
Family Farming Interventions to close the gender gap: Lessons from Africa
A panel of high-level experts, from governments, civil society, private sector and academia, will share their stories and experiences in [...]
17.10.2014 12:30
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) - 17-AM
Morning session - The CFS is expected to adopt the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems. There will [...]
17.10.2014 09:30
Committee on World Food Security (CFS)-16-PM
Afternoon session - The CFS is expected to adopt the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.There will [...]
16.10.2014 14:30
Launch of the 2014 State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA)
This SOFA report focuses this year on innovation in family farming. The report which will be presented by FAO Director-General [...]
16.10.2014 11:45
World Food Day 2014 ceremony
The 2014 World Food Day theme Family Farming: "Feeding the world, caring for the earth" focuses on the significant role [...]
16.10.2014 10:00
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) -15 PM
Afternoon session - The CFS is expected to adopt the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.There will [...]
15.10.2014 14:30
Committee on World Food Security (CFS)-15 AM
Morning session - Statement of the Premier of the People's Republic of China. The CFS is expected to adopt the [...]
15.10.2014 10:00
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) - 14 PM
Afternoon session -The CFS is expected to adopt the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.There will also [...]
14.10.2014 14:30
Dialogues on Nutrition. Communication to Inspire Change: US
First "Dialogue on Nutrition" from a U.S perspective, led by Dr. Nancy Stetson, United States Special Representative for Global Food [...]
14.10.2014 14:30
Committee on World Food Security (CFS )- 14 AM
Morning session -The CFS is expected to adopt the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.There will also [...]
14.10.2014 09:30
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) - 13PM
Afternoon session -The CFS is expected to adopt the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.There will also [...]
13.10.2014 15:00
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) - 13 AM
Opening session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), with statements by the CFS Chair, FAO Director-General, WFP Executive [...]
13.10.2014 09:30
Social protection in Sub-Saharan Africa
FAO’s PtoP programme, in collaboration with UNICEF, is evaluating the impact of government-run cash transfer programmes in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, [...]
10.10.2014 09:00
Town hall meeting: Forestry in the renewed FAO
Short presentations will provide an overview of forestry’s contributions and examples of forestry work  in the context of FAO’s Strategic [...]
09.10.2014 10:30
Ministerial Meeting on Governance and International Markets - Afternoon session
Ministers from around the world meet to discuss the governance of international commodity markets, a policy matter that has garnered [...]
06.10.2014 14:30
Press conference : FAO hosts talks on global commodity markets
Ministers to discuss market governance and role in future sustainability goals Press conference with the Chairmain of the meeting, the [...]
06.10.2014 12:30
Ministerial Meeting on Governance and International Markets - Morning session
Ministers from around the world meet to discuss the governance of international commodity markets, a policy matter that has garnered [...]
06.10.2014 10:00
Ebola outbreak. Impact on agriculture and food security in West Africa
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are struggling to contain the world’s deadliest recorded outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). [...]
03.10.2014 13:00
Driving the agricultural agenda: FAO Committee on Agriculture
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva opens the Committee on Agriculture (COAG). COAG will discuss issues such as family farming, [...]
29.09.2014 09:30
UNJSPB updated by Mauro Pace Miriam Saif
By Mauro Pace and Miriam Saif. Role of Participants’ Representatives in the UNJSPB Financial and actuarial situation of the pension fund Key conclusions [...]
23.09.2014 15:00
Briefing on FAO's response to current emergencies
The meeting will brief Resource Partners on FAO's response to current emergencies including CAR, the Gaza Strip, Iraq, Madagascar locust, [...]
23.09.2014 10:00
International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition
13.30h Reporting on the scientific part and outcomes of the agroecological practices segment 13.50h Stock-Taking, Way Forward and Open Dialogue [...]
19.09.2014 13:30
International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition (side event)
Second day Morning session: The side event The Symposium explores recent scientific research and knowledge and promotes open dialogue while [...]
19.09.2014 08:30
International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition (side event)
Afternoon session The Symposium explores recent scientific research and knowledge and promotes open dialogue while showcasing existing experiences and programmes on [...]
18.09.2014 13:30
International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition
Morning sessionThe Symposium explores recent scientific research and knowledge and promotes open dialogue while showcasing existing experiences and programmes on [...]
18.09.2014 09:00
Task Force Meeting on the Voluntary Guidelines on Governance of Tenure
The regular meeting of the cross-organizational Task Force on implementing the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure will [...]
17.09.2014 09:00
Press conference to present new UN hunger report (SOFI 2014)
FAO, IFAD, and WFP launch the new edition of the annual The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) [...]
16.09.2014 10:00
CFS 41 Preview and Priority Information Session
Details on the upcoming 41st  Session of CFS will be provided as well as a look at future CFS priorities [...]
11.09.2014 09:30
Briefing on the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
Cedric Dumont, Dominique Burgeon, Katinka De Balogh, and Patrick Otto, will make short presentations on WHO’s present recommendations, travel advisories [...]
10.09.2014 12:00
TCI Working Session 4-5 September
This is a working session to enhance TCI’s effectiveness working with country and development partners, and to improve the efficiency [...]
05.09.2014 09:00
TCI Working Session 4-5 September
This is a working session to enhance TCI’s effectiveness working with country and development partners, and to improve the efficiency [...]
04.09.2014 08:30
‘BE Well - STAY Well - GO Well’
With Mike George took place on Thursday 24 July 2014, Iran Room, FAO Rome How to free yourself from stress and [...]
24.07.2014 00:00
Press Conference: Launch of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2014-2023
The OECD and FAO will present the key findings of their annual report. The publication coincides with a downward movement [...]
11.07.2014 11:30
Social Business: Solutions for Social Changes
Partnerships Dialogue Series Open Interactive Session with Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate
10.07.2014 16:00
Promoting Men’s Health
Prof. Enrico Finazzi Agrò, Urologist  and Dr. Vincenzo Bacci, Endocrinologist will discuss prevention, present the latest findings on screening, treatments [...]
09.07.2014 12:00
ESN Divisional Seminar
Food consumption data derived from Food Balance Sheets, Household Surveys and Individual Surveys and their possible use by nutritionists. This [...]
08.07.2014 12:00
HLPE 8th report launch on Food Losses and Waste in the Context of Sustainable Food Systems
This new report by an independent panel of experts takes a close look at where and how food waste occurs [...]
03.07.2014 14:30
Technical Dialogue on "10 Years of the Implementation of the Right to Food Guidelines"
To mark the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right [...]
03.07.2014 09:00
Use and Impact of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)
Open day to all interested in learning more on the relevance and usefulness of IPC analysis for strategic decision making. [...]
02.07.2014 09:00
Use and Impact of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)
This session is focusing on the presentation and validation of the preliminary findings of the IPC Baseline Use and Impact [...]
01.07.2014 09:00
Building a common vision on sustainable food and agriculture (S02)
FAO’s Strategic Objective 2 aims at improving and increasing the provision of goods and services from agriculture, forestry and fisheries [...]
26.06.2014 12:00
Bananas under threat: the risks of Fusarium wilt disease
Fusarium wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum is one of the deadliest plant diseases and now bananas are under threat. [...]
26.06.2014 10:30
Committee on Forestry: forest policy measures to enhance socioeconomic benefits from forests
23-6-2014-AM - Presentation of the key findings of its biannual flagship publication the State of the World's Forests (SOFO). This [...]
23.06.2014 10:00
Informal Meeting with Non-State Actors on ICN2
Malnutrition in all its forms (undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and overnutrition) places an intolerable burden on individuals and communities as well [...]
20.06.2014 15:00
National agricultural strategy "Plan Maroc Vert".
This event is celebrating the success of Morocco's national agricultural strategy "Plan Maroc Vert". The strategy is seen as the [...]
16.06.2014 18:30
FAO Fighting Hunger Awards ceremony
Chile, China and Morocco are the latest in a growing list of countries to make great strides in combating undernourishment, [...]
16.06.2014 12:00
Press conference: Launch of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)
With FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, and a video message by WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan Malnutrition in all its [...]
12.06.2014 10:30
SO5 briefing “RESILIENCE IN ACTION”
For the Strategic Objective 5 (“Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises”), its implementation takes place at global [...]
12.06.2014 09:00