Highlights

Asia–Pacific region’s vulnerability to COVID-19 pandemic speeds up adoption of digital tech in agrifood systems
11/03/2022
FAO Director-General tells Regional Conference innovation can unlock new potential, bridge urban rural divide and empower youth and women

Joint statement on the prioritization of monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection in wildlife and preventing the formation of animal reservoirs
07/03/2022
By Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization (WHO)

Social protection is key to COVID-19 recovery, FAO says
07/02/2022
Director-General addresses 60th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development

FAO welcomes $10 million USA contribution to its COVID-19 response efforts
23/12/2021
Funding is intended to support FAO’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery and One Health programmes

Annual meeting of FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) discusses 2022-2025 phase
17/12/2021
Interest in the FMM is growing, with New Zealand and Australia the latest Members to join

Number of hungry in Asia-Pacific swells by more than 50 million since the arrival of COVID-19
15/12/2021
According to the 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition by FAO and UNICEF