Webinar: Current global situation and emerging risks for foot-and-mouth disease

20/04/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), through their joint Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs), are pleased to invite you to the first session of the two-part webinar series on foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to be held on Monday, 20 April 2026, from 9:00...

The 30th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG)

Hybrid Event, 20/07/2026 - 24/07/2026

The 30th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) will be held from 20-24 July 2026 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, in a hybrid format.

During the 2026 Session, delegates will engage in discussions covering a wide range of matters aligned with the COAG mandate. These will include fostering innovation in food security, bioeconomy, One Health, advancing climate resilience, sust...

Global Symposium on Soil Compaction

Hybrid Event, 21/09/2026 - 23/09/2026

The Global Symposium on Soil Compaction will bring together experts from around the world to advance global understanding, collaboration, and policy development on soil compaction, its impacts, assessment, and mitigation.

Addressing these gaps is the focus of the Global Symposium on Soil Compaction, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nati...

Global Soil Partnership's (GSP) fourteenth Plenary Assembly

Hybrid Event, 17/06/2026 - 19/06/2026

The Global Soil Partnership's (GSP) fourteenth Plenary Assembly is approaching, bringing together invited delegates and partners to shape the global soil agenda and share insights on sustainable soil management.

The assembly will begin on 17 June 2026 at 09.00 (UTC +2) at FAO headquarters and on Zoom with a ceremony opened by FAO Director‑General QU Dongyu, followed by interventions fr...

2026: A Global Outlook for local impact – Innovation and technologies shaping the future of agrifood systems

15/04/2026

Join FAO at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Brussels for a special discussion on the innovations and technologies shaping the future of agrifood systems.

• Location: Committee of the Regions, Brussels (in-person event)
• Date and time: April 15, 2026,   13:00 - 15:00 (CET)
• Register for ...

Workshop on "Leveraging evidence for effective anticipatory action."

Hybrid Event, 20/04/2026 - 21/04/2026

This workshop will bring together practitioners, evaluators, donors, and researchers to share evidence on Anticipatory Action, discuss methodological challenges in crisis contexts, and strengthen inter-agency coordination. The event will showcase recent impact evaluation studies, identify research priorities, and reinforce the role of evidence in shaping humanitarian policy and pra...

Rome Nutrition Week 2026

Hybrid Event, 25/05/2026 - 28/05/2026

Held from 25–28 May 2026 at FAO Headquarters and online under the overarching theme “Shaping the Future of Joint Nutrition Action in a Changing World,” the 2026 edition of the Rome Nutrition Week will focus on strengthening joint approaches, enhancing coordination, and identifying practical pathways to accelera...

FAO–Private Sector (EU) consultation to the Regional Conference for Europe 2026

Hybrid Event, 22/04/2026

The 2026 Forum for the Future of Agriculture (ForumforAg) Annual Conference

Hybrid Event, 14/04/2026

The 2026 Forum for the Future of Agriculture (ForumforAg) Annual Conference will take place on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, consisting of ...

FAO Global Conference for actions on One Health in agrifood systems

Hybrid Event, 21/09/2026 - 23/09/2026

The FAO Global Conference will bring together global leaders, technical experts, partners, and stakeholders to accelerate the practical application of One Health across agrifood systems.

Key themes

• Integrating One Health into agrifood policies and investments.
• Strengthening multisectoral collaboration across agriculture, environment, health, finance, and urban sector...

Fourth Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting

08/04/2026 - 09/04/2026

The fourth Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting (QEAM 4) will bring together the executive leadership of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) to advance strategic coordination on global One Health priorities.

QEAM 4 wi...

FAO Global Conference on Smart Farming

Hybrid Event, 01/07/2026 - 03/07/2026

FAO is organizing the Global Conference on Smart Farming: Leveraging data and technology for sustainable agrifood systems from 1 to 3 July 2026 at its headquarters in Rome, and online. 

The three-day conference will explore ways of scaling smart farming systems while showcasing practical innovations that promote youth and women’s entrepreneurship and digital skills. It w...

Global One Health Intelligence in action: Official launch of the GLEWS+ platform and website

26/03/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) will host a virtual event on Thursday, 26 March 2026, from 13:00 to 14:30 CET, marking the official launch of the modernized Global Early Warning System (GLEWS+) platform and its new public website.

GLEWS+ is a flagship One...

International Day of Forests

21/03/2026

Forests and economies is the theme of the 2026 International Day of Forests, celebrating the essential roles of forests in driving economic prosperity. These roles go well beyond income and jobs from forest production and the trade of renewable raw materials and foods: forests also sustain family and community agriculture, enhance agricultural productivity, and safeguard healthy watersheds.<...

FAO Regional Conference for the Near East and North Africa (NERC38)

Hybrid Event, 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026

The 38th Session (NERC 38) will review 2024–2025 results and set priorities for the next biennium, focusing on resilient and climate-smart agrifood systems, desertification and drought, supply chains, bioeconomy and circular innovations, financing and resilience. It aims to provide clear regional guidance and strengthen partnerships to advance sustainable agrifood systems and food security i...

N4G 2025 side event: Maximizing the nutrition impact of school meal programmes

Hybrid Event, 28/03/2026

The Global School Meals Coalition, the Coalition of Action on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems for Children and All, FAO, WFP, UNICEF and UN-Nutrition cordially invite you to attend the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit official side event entitled: Maximizing the Nutrition Impact of School Meal Programmes to b...

FAO calls for case studies on best practices and innovations along the value chains of fruits and vegetables-deadline 27 April

09/03/2026 - 27/04/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is preparing a global report, tentatively titled “Unlocking the full potentials of fruits and vegetables globally”, to highlight the roles of fruits and vegetables in transforming agrifood systems globally and to promote validated transformative actions. 
The report will inter alia feature selected case studies of replica...

FAO Participation in the Event “Aquatic Foods: Bridging EU Health, Ocean and Environmental Policies in the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition"

04/03/2026

This event will bring together EU institutions, Members of the European Parliament and UN bodies to discuss/exchange how to strengthen policy coherence and ensure aquatic foods are fully integrated into food security, health and environmental frameworks.

The extension of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition to 2030 comes at a decisive moment for the European Union’s...

FAO participation at the Brussels Dialogue on Deforestation

23/03/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce its participation in the Brussels Dialogue on Deforestation-Free Value Chains, convened by the Zero Deforestation Hub. This important in-person gathering will bring together TEI (Team Europe Initiative) flagship colleagues to exchange insights on how implementation measures can effectively support partne...

World Water Day 2026

Hybrid Event, 22/03/2026

World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of fresh water. 

Water is a major input in the provision of food, from production in the field through all the steps in the value chain. Water is also required to meet personal and household needs, for energy and industrial production, and to maintain importan...