Confronting climate change and the rise in malnutrition, driving innovation in food and agriculture and moving towards prosperous rural societies will be the main themes of the FAO Regional Conference, between 19 and 21 October

Regional Conference kicks off virtually with focus on COVID-19 responses and strong political support and participation from Members

The governments of the region - together with the private sector, the academic and scientific world and civil society - will discuss how to transform food systems, generate prosperous rural societies and a sustainable and resilient agriculture post-COVID1

The Conference seeks to establish a roadmap towards sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture, prosperous rural societies and a food system that guarantees healthy food for all.

The priorities approved by the FAO Conference are: sustainable food systems to provide healthy diets for all; hand in hand to achieve prosperous and inclusive rural societies; and sustainable and resilient agriculture.

President Fernandez and Qu Dongyu signed an alliance to join forces and support the Plan Argentina Against Hunger promote a sustainable and long-term food and nutritional security strategy, and promote sustainability and environmental resilience to combat

FAO, IFAD, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF and WFP will launch a report focusing on the territorial dimension of malnutrition, child overweight and stunting.

The United Nations calls for the targeting of new policies and investments in the lagging territories of Latin America and the Caribbean.

FAO will help implement projects in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela, which will benefit 439,000 people, half of whom are women.

The Development Law Service of FAO, together with the “Project to Support Hunger-Free Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 Initiative” held by the Spanish Cooperation and FAO alliance, has developed a set of seven Legal Briefs for Parliamentarians in Lati

As part of the joint efforts made by FAO and the governments of the region to confront the severe effects of COVID-19 with a transformative perspective, a process of identification, analysis and systematization of with good practices in ten projects devel

CONFERENCIA DE PRENSA FAO / FILAC Lanzamiento del nuevo informe Los pueblos indígenas y tribales y la gobernanza de los bosques 25 de marzo - 11:00 am Santiago de Chile, 10:00 am Washington, DC /NY

Improving tenure of forests by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples can lower deforestation rates and biodiversity loss, avoiding C02 emissions, but more investment is urgently needed to address rising threats.

The meeting was convened by the Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas. FAO's Director General IICA's Director General and FAO's Regional Representative will participate

Dialogue aims to build knowledge and exchange good practices for the mitigation of food waste in school environments in Latin America and the Caribbean.

III Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas sought joint responses to recover from the pandemic and transform agri-food systems.

Joint strategy with ABC, FNDE, UNDP and FAO allowed the acquisition of kits to strengthen security in the preparation and conservation of food in schools.

11.8 million people are in state of acute food insecurity in El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua.

The Vice-Presidents of Spain, Costa Rica and Uruguay, the Minister from Jamaica, FAO’s Director-General and Cardinal Peter Turkson, among others, will participate.

Publication analyzes experiences of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay and the Caribbean, for a sustainable and resilient recovery after the pandemic.