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Avian influenza: inside the fight against a global threat
17/09/2025
The current highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak is an unprecedented crisis, demanding an urgent, science-driven response.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a highly contagious transboundary disease with zoonotic potential affecting both animal and human heal...
Sudan: FAO moves to protect 9.4 million livestock in nationwide vaccination campaign
16/09/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, has launched the 2025 national livestock vaccination campaign to safeguard the livelihoods of over three million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists across the country, gripped by a...
FAO welcomes the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
15/09/2025
FAO Director-General calls for New Social Pact to transform agrifood systems
12/09/2025
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for a New Social Pact that aligns human, artificial, ecological and social intelligence with fraternity, food, technology, and regeneration at its core.
Qu was invited to address a high-level roundtable organized by
FAO Director-General opens second launch of the 2025 Review of the World Marine Fishery Resources in Rome
09/09/2025
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today opened in Rome the second launch of the 2025 Review of the World Marine Fishery Resources, the most comprehensive and part...
FAO Food Price Index virtually unchanged in August
05/09/2025
Rome – The benchmark of world food commodity prices remained largely unchanged in August, as increases in meat, sugar and vegetable oil prices offset declines in cereal and dairy quotations, according to the new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...
Building Sustainable Livelihoods for Returning Farmers: EU and FAO highlight the lasting impact of the Nineveh project
03/09/2025
FAO presents findings on the food security situation in Gaza at the Belgian Federal Parliament
02/09/2025
On 2 September 2025, Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium, addressed the Commission on External Relations of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives with a presentation on FAO’s emergency response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.&nbs...
Fiji launches Agribusiness Incubation Center with European Union support
02/09/2025
Suva, Fiji –In a significant step toward strengthening its economy, Fiji officially launched its first-ever Agribusiness Incubation (ABI) Center today. The center will serve as a dynamic hub for entrepreneurs, offering crucial support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) ...
Wildfires are inevitable, but they can be controlled
28/08/2025
Zhimin Wu - 28/08/2025
We are well into summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and we are witnessing another severe wildfire season. In May, wildfires were burning throughout Russia’s Far East. In July, wildfires broke out throughout Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria. Fires continue in Portug...
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
22/08/2025
22/08/2025
Joint FAO/UNICEF/WHO/WFP News Release
Rome/Geneva/New York – More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a
Gaza Strip: 98.5 percent of cropland unavailable for cultivation as famine looms
09/08/2025
09/08/2025
Rome – As famine looms in the Gaza Strip, a new assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) through satellite imagery reveals a staggering reality: 98.5 percent of cropland in the Gaza ...
Coming Soon: First FAO Global Exhibition - From Seeds to Foods
04/08/2025
Food connects us all. It shapes our daily lives, cultures, and health. Yet we rarely pause to consider the journey it takes to reach us.
These fascinating journeys are the stories of From Seeds to Foods. The exhibition, with free entry to the public, will serve as a platform for hun...
Afghanistan: FAO and UK launch GBP 10 million initiative to boost rural resilience and food security
04/08/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UK government have launched a new initiative to improve food security, boost rural livelihoods and help Afghan communities better withstand climate and economic shocks.
FAO’s Resilient Agriculture Livelihoods...
UN agencies warn key food and nutrition indicators exceed famine thresholds in Gaza
29/07/2025
Gaza faces the grave risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the
FAO at UNFSS+4: Time to accelerate the agrifood systems transformation
28/07/2025
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, called for bold action, scaled-up investment, and stronger partnerships to accelerate global agrifood systems transformation, at the
Hunger declines globally, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report
28/07/2025
An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress was not consistent across the globe, as hunger continued to rise in most subregions of Africa and western Asia, a...
Beating hunger through social protection, investments and resilience: FAO Chief Economist
28/07/2025
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report 2025 indicates that an estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress has not been consistent across t...
FAO Director-General: Transforming the global coffee value chain is more than just an economic necessity
27/07/2025
Addressing a high-level panel at the...
Low-income countries hit hardest by global food price inflation
22/07/2025
The sustained increase in global food prices has had a profound impact on food security and nutrition, particularly in low-income countries where households spend a larger share of their income on food. A special event held today at the United Nations headquarters, on the margins of the ECOSOC...