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In recent years, FAO has implemented several measures and initiatives to become more dynamic, efficient and effective in supporting Members and working with partners to transform agrifood systems, making them MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.

Below, a series of articles show how the Organization has changed in different areas.

2025 Series
2025 – a milestone year for the World Food Forum
31/12/2025
Set against the backdrop of FAO’s 80th anniversary, the fifth edition of the World Food Forum in 2025 was remarkable, with 62 country chapters featuring a strong presence of global leaders, impressive numbers, and high-level events
Turning 80 with a year of global action
30/12/2025
2025 was a landmark year for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), marking its 80th anniversary on World Food Day, 16 October (FAO’s official Birthday)
Digital transformation and new technologies at FAO
29/12/2025
Over the last six years, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has embarked on a transformative journey, strategically advancing its use of new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), to enhance both internal operations and the impact of its work on the ground
A spotlight on technical solutions to local and global problems
24/12/2025
Partnerships are increasingly the foundation of successful development initiatives and are essential to addressing the global challenges facing the transformation of global agrifood systems
A year of resilience in resource mobilization
23/12/2025
External fiscal pressures and shifting global priorities have significantly impacted the availability of global resources for public investment
At 80, FAO unveils greener, upgraded facilities and friendly environment
22/12/2025
In its 80th year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a transformed headquarters in Rome, featuring expanded green spaces, an inspiring new museum, as well as upgraded facilities across its global network
Delivering on the mandate through strategic transformation
19/12/2025
In a rapidly changing global context – characterized by intersecting crises such as persistent hunger, malnutrition, climate disruption, conflict and economic volatility – FAO has renewed its approach to delivering on its mandate.
From post-war resolve to a shared future of food security
18/12/2025
From its founding in the shadow of global conflict to its present role at the centre of agrifood systems transformation, FAO’s history reflects a persistent belief: that freedom from want is a basic right, and that the right to food a basic human right. Freedom from hunger is a moral imperative and a foundation for peace and prosperity
2024 Series
Transforming agrifood systems together
19/12/2024

From resource partners to civil society organizations (CSOs) and Goodwill Ambassadors, FAO’s extensive network of partners supports the Organization...

FAO country representatives - Stewards of FAO’s work on the ground
19/12/2024

In 2024, a critical component of the transformation of FAO’s business model taking place under the leadership of Director-General QU Dongyu involved...

The roots of FAO and what’s changed in six years
18/12/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is an Organization firmly rooted in its Basic Texts, including the FAO Constitution and General Rules of...

Further increasing credibility, coherence and clout
18/12/2024

The year 2024 has been momentous for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), culminating in the launch of the Global...

World Food Week: FAO's comparative advantage in action
18/12/2024

The World Food Forum (WFF) and World Food Day are not just events; they are game-changers

Uplifting humanity through science and innovation
16/12/2024

FAO has been strengthening the link between science, research, and development by advancing practical tools and policy guidance designed to make a real...

Transforming Agrifood systems holds the key to climate, biodiversity and land solutions
16/12/2024

FAO has championed a clear and consistent message across global forums: agrifood systems solutions are climate, biodiversity and land solutions

2022 Series
A proud UN Organization for a better world
14/12/2022

Since August 2019, FAO has reshaped its business model, improving efficiency, implementing best practices that support programme and administrative...

Greater visibility and increased transparency
13/12/2022

Over the past 40 months, the international visibility and reputation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has continued...

Transforming agrifood systems in the face of the climate crisis
12/12/2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made huge strides in pushing for agrifood systems transformation towards more...

Emergency and humanitarian response
09/12/2022

FAO continues to be at the forefront of global efforts to address emerging food security challenges, leveraging its leadership role and strengths as...

Upholding the pillars of FAO for a better world
08/12/2022

Agrifood systems’ challenges are everyone’s challenges

Leveraging partner strengths to transform agrifood systems
07/12/2022

The world continues to face increasing challenges – crisis after crisis – that are combining to threaten global food security

The first fully digital United Nations agency
06/12/2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization is the first United Nations agency to operate in a fully digital manner

How the Organization changed its Business Model through innovation
05/12/2022

Over the past 40 months, the impacts of an unprecedented wave of complex and sometimes overlapping challenges, including a global pandemic, conflicts...

Building and deploying professional and practical expertise
02/12/2022

Strong flow of technical knowledge products serving all stakeholders has re-positioned FAO globally, in line with its mandate

Dynamic crisis management
01/12/2022

During a period of multiple crises, FAO has stepped up and continued to deliver

2020 Series
2020 in review: A new FAO that is more inclusive, transparent and digital
27/12/2020

2020 will go down in history as a uniquely challenging year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

2020 in review: Focus on staff well-being drives FAO forward
29/12/2020

Since assuming office in August 2019, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, has emphasized...

2020 in review: A year of global engagement to help build a better world
31/12/2020

A testing year by any measure, 2020 risked derailing much of the agenda of any organization built on institutional engagement. Instead, it has turbo-charged...