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FAO presents new strategic model to tackle transboundary animal diseases
24/07/2026
Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic
23/07/2026
New analysis released today shows improvements in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza Strip. However, the United Nations cautioned that the progress, driven largely by expanded access to humanitarian food, nutrition, agricultural and health assistance, remains fragile. While acce...
UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist
21/07/2026
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, according to Th...
SOFI 2026: Hunger not inevitable, FAO says as global hunger report shows progress
21/07/2026
Three consecutive years of progress in reducing global hunger demonstrate that hunger is not inevitable, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said Tuesday at the launch of the 2026 edition of
Gaza Strip: Scale-up in FAO’s conditional cash for farmers projected to help feed 100 000 people over the next year
16/07/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organizatio...
Director-General opens 77th Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems
14/07/2026
Director-General highlights renewed FAO-ICO partnership for a sustainable coffee sector
14/07/2026
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today highlighted the importance of strengthening international cooperation to support coffee-producing countries and communities, as FAO and the International Coffee Organization (ICO) renewed their longstanding partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of...
A new FAO report examines how shocks affect global coffee, cocoa and tea markets and outlines policy options to address structural vulnerabilities
14/07/2026
International prices of coffee, cocoa and tea have recently experienced large fluctuations, exacerbated by structural vulnerabilities, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), highlighting the need to strengthen production systems, impro...
State of Agricultural Commodity Markets explores how best to cope with shocks
10/07/2026
Call for Videos: Actions on One Health - Voices from Youth
10/07/2026
At the upcoming FAO Global Conference on Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems, taking place from 21-23st Septem...
FAO Brussels is hiring a Junior Liaison Specialist!
09/07/2026
Join the FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium (FAOLOB) in Brussels and contribute to international cooperation, climate action and sustainable agrifood systems in a multicultural environment.
The role supports two key initiatives:
Global food safety standards body Codex agrees on new guidance on “may contain” allergen labels
07/07/2026
The Codex Alimentarius Commission today agreed to adopt new international gui...
FAO-WHO 49th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards
06/07/2026
The United Nations’ international food standards-setting body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, is meeting on 6 to 10 July 2026 to adopt food safety and quality standards.
Charged with protecting consumer health and ensuring fair practices in the food trade, the C...
FAO boosts support for Codex, calls for stronger implementation of global food safety standards
06/07/2026
The 49th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission opened today in Geneva, with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General QU Do...
Check out the latest edition of the FAO Brussels newsletter!
02/07/2026
We also spotlight key findings from The State of World Fisheries and Aquacult...
Green Climate Fund approves $52.5 million for restoring Fiji’s forest landscape to support food security and livelihoods
01/07/2026
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a total of $52.5 million for a cross-cutting project to be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Government of Fiji and partn...
FAO opens first Global Conference on Smart Farming to accelerate innovation for farmers
01/07/2026
FAO Brussels Dialogue highlights the role of strategic foresight in preparing agrifood systems for an uncertain future
30/06/2026
As climate change, geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic and market volatility and technological disruption continue to reshape agrifood systems, strategic foresight is becoming an increasingly important tool for helping policymakers, businesses and farmers anticipate change, make informed...
Sustainable coffee value chains take centre stage at World of Coffee 2026
29/06/2026
At World of Coffee 2026 in Brussels, FAO Brussels joined a discussion on "Coffee Value Chains at a Policy Crossroads". The discussion was organized by the European Coffee Federation (ECF) and focused on sustainable and inclusive coffee value chains, bringing together coffee-producing coun...