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...

FAO at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2026

Hybrid Event, 14/01/2026 - 17/01/2026

FAO will actively participate in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) 2026, taking place in Berlin from January 14 to 17. Under the theme “Water. Harvests. Our Future”, FAO's engagement will center on critical discussions around water governance, the competing uses of water resource...

2026 EIFAAC International Symposium on managing and conserving inland Fisheries and Aquaculture resources in a changing world, 5-7 October 2026

05/10/2026

The 2026 EIFAAC International Symposium on MANAGING AND CONSERVING INLAND FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESOURCES IN A CHANGING WORLD will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia and the Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health, and Environment (BIOR) in Riga, Latvia on 5 to 7 October 2026

This International Symposium aims to facilitate interaction between European scientists and p...

International Day of Clean Energy

26/01/2026

The International Day of Clean Energy on January 26 is a call to raise awareness and mobilize action for a just and inclusive transition to clean energy for the benefit of people and the planet.

Energy is needed at every stage of agrifood systems. Producing the world’s food and getting it from farm to fork accounts for about 30 ...

International Mountain Day 2025 high-level event

Hybrid Event, 11/12/2025

Celebration of the World Soil Day 2025

Hybrid Event, 05/12/2025

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, WSD became an official international day in 2014 under the leadership of the Kingdom of...

Launch of “The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2025 (SOLAW 2025)

01/12/2025

Join us for the launch of “The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2025 (SOLAW 2025)” on Monday, 1 December 2025, at FAO Headquarters (Sheikh Zayed Centre) and online, from 12:30 to 14:00 (UTC+1).

The report will be released as a FAO flagship report for the first time. Adopting the theme “The potential to produce more and better”, it focuses on the hi...

FISH4ACP’s virtual tour: Making the case for investment in aquatic value chains

11/12/2025

In its 10th edition, the FISH4ACP virtual tour will take you to The Gambia, where 120 women oyster harvesters learned how to swim, overcoming their fear of drowning and ma...

Opening Ceremony of the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026

Hybrid Event, 04/12/2025

FAO, in collaboration with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Ireland, will host an event on the sidelines of the Hundred and Seventy-Ninth Session of the FAO Council to launch the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026. The event marks the official start of the United Nations observance of the International Year, and it will raise awareness of the crucial roles that women farme...

179th Session of the FAO Council

01/12/2025 - 05/11/2025

The 179th Session of the FAO Council will be held from 1 to 5 December 2025.

Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026

Hybrid Event, 02/12/2025

Join us for the official launch of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026, taking place on 2 December 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Centre, FAO Headquarters in Rome, and online.

Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly at its 76th session (Resolution A/RES/76/253), the IYRP 2026 aims to raise global awareness of the vital roles that rangelands and pastora...

Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

24/11/2025 - 29/11/2025

The Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11) of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held in Lima, Peru, from 24 through 29 November 2025, co-hosted by the Governments of Peru and Switzerland.

It will bring together delegations from all 155 Contracting Parties and other governments, along with representatives of farmers’ groups,...

Launch of The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries (SoMFi) 2025

Hybrid Event, 28/11/2025

Join us for the launch of the 2025 edition of The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries (SoMFi) on 28 November at 10.00.

The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date report on fisheries and aquaculture status and trends in the region. The 2025 edition is the most ambitious to date — the result of an unpr...

EU Agri-Food Days 2025

Hybrid Event, 15/12/2025 - 17/12/2025

SAFE's Annual Conference 2025

20/11/2025

SAFE’s 2025 Annual Conference, ‘Consumers Come First: Advancing Consumer Protection through Research’, will take place on 20 November 2025 from 09:00 to 17:30 at Martin's Brussels EU, located in Boulevard Charlemagne 80, 1000 Brussels.

The event will feature a series of panels on key topics for SAFE, including natural claims in food labelling, food waste, sustainability in geographi...

Webinar | Leveraging early warning and risk-based surveillance to inform timely and cost-effective decisions

20/11/2025

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease that affects both livestock and humans, with serious consequences for public health, food security, and livelihoods. Endemic in parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, outbreaks are often linked to climatic conditions that accelerate mosquito proliferation.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

Launch of the FAO phytosanitary legislation e-learning toolkit

26/11/2025

FAO and COLEAD are pleased to invite you to the online launch event of the FAO Phytosanitary Legislation E-learning Toolkit, taking place...

Launch of "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security 2025" report

Hybrid Event, 14/11/2025

FAO cordially invites you to the launch of the 2025 edition of its flagship report, “The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security: Digital Solutions f...

World Antimicrobial Resistance Week

Hybrid Event, 18/11/2025 - 24/11/2025

The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2025 is set to take place under the urgent theme “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.” This theme highlights the critical need for immediate, coordinated action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a pressing global threat impacting our health, food systems, environment, and economies.

As drug-resistant infections rise, it is essentia...

FAO at the SDG-Forum 2025: Scaling Impact: Incubation Strategies to Unlock the Potential of MSMEs and Advance the SDGs

14/11/2025