Building Plant Health Capacities for Safe Trade: The IPPC Plant Health Campus

Hybrid Event, 03/11/2026

Join us for an event to explore ways to build the phytosanitary capacities needed to protect plants and facilitate safe trade!

By joining the event, you will:

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Students4Food Talks in Brussels

03/11/2026

Students4Food is a non-competitive event that brings together selected students from the Benelux Region to present how their work and research contribute to the transformation of agrifood systems and the World Food Forum (WFF) theme of 2026: "Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow."

Building on the success of previous editions, Students4Food 2026 is organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Brusse...

2026 Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum

Hybrid Event, 03/11/2026 - 06/11/2026

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to supporting a holistic and sustainable transformation of agrifood systems, including through accelerated climate action across the Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS). 

To fulfil this commitment, FAO and respective host countries co-organized three SIDS Solutions Forums, the first in 2021 in Fij...

Global Pollinator Conference

Hybrid Event, 05/11/2026 - 06/11/2026

A Global Pollinator Conference will be held from 5 to 6 November 2026 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, to define the next steps for establishing and operationalizing the Platform.

The Conference is open to FAO Members, relevant international organizations, technical experts, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and relevant stakeholders. The Conference will be held in Arabic, Chine...

FAO at COP31

Hybrid Event, 09/11/2026 - 20/11/2026

The 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), hosted by Türkiye in Antalya, will take place from 9 to 20 November. The Conference is a defining moment in global efforts to tackle climate change and ensure food security for present and future generations.

For FAO, COP31 provides a key platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing and decision-making on the critical role of ...

World Science Day

10/11/2026

Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.

Science can play a crucial role in elucidating the complexity of agrifood systems, analyzing their pe...

International Day of the Mediterranean Diet

Hybrid Event, 16/11/2026

The United Nations General Assembly’s decision to make 16 November the annual International Day of the Mediterranean Diet is a welcome initiative to help foster awareness and appreciation of the importance of healthy diets, sustainability and territorial traditions in achieving food security and better nutrition, the core mandate of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).

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World AMR Awareness Week

Hybrid Event, 18/11/2026 - 24/11/2026

The theme for the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2026 “One Health, one action: Prevent AMR now”  

Our world is more connected than ever. The medicines that save lives, the food we produce, the economies we depend on, and the health of our environment are all connected. When drug-resistant pathogens emerge and spread, they impact our health, animal health, food security, economies...

World Fisheries Day

Hybrid Event, 21/11/2026

Celebrated every year on 21 November, World Fisheries Day recognizes the vital role of fisheries and fishing communities in global food security, nutrition and livelihoods. Fisheries and aquaculture support more than 600 million livelihoods worldwide and provide an important source of nutritious food for billions of people.

The day highlights the importance of su...

182nd Session of the FAO Council

Hybrid Event, 30/11/2026 - 04/12/2026

The FAO Council was established in 1947 at the 3rd Session of the FAO Conference, replacing the original "Executive Committee".

The Council acts as the executive arm of the Conference between its sessions, exercising functions relating to the status of world food and agriculture, prospective activities of the Organization, and administrative and constitutional matters. The Council play...

2026 United Nations Water Conference

Hybrid Event, 02/12/2026 - 04/12/2026

The 2026 United Nations Water Conference, co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal, will be held from December 2 to 4, 2026. This key event will focus on advancing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6—Clean Water and Sanitation—essential for achieving the broader 2030 Agenda. Together, participants will explore innovative solutions, strengthen political commitment, and foster global...

World Soil Day

Hybrid Event, 05/12/2026

We celebrate World Soil Day (WSD) annually on 5 December to raise global awareness about the role soils play in agricultural development, ecosystem functions and food security.

Endorsed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations (UN) General Assembly

International Mountain Day

Hybrid Event, 11/12/2026

International Mountain Day 2026 celebrates the role of mountain pastoralists who, through their knowledge, mobility and care, raise animals, contribute to food security and steward fragile mountain rangelands.

Drawing on Indigenous and local knowledge developed over generations, their practices help regenerate vegetation, maintain healthy soils, water cycles and wildlife habitats, and re...