The Belgian Federal Parliament’s Chamber of Representatives (La Chambre) invited FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji to present the Organization’s latest data and analyses related to the war in Ukraine and...

During his visit in Poland, to participate in the 33rd Regional Conference for Europe, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today held discussions with European Union Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski.The main...

“Trees, forests and sustainable forestry can help the world recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and combat looming environmental crises such as climate change and biodiversity loss.” That is one of...

World food commodity prices decreased in April after a large jump the previous month, led by modest declines in the prices of vegetable oils and cereals, the Food and Agriculture...

The number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support continues to grow at an alarming rate. This makes it more urgent than...

With the world facing multiple crises including, COVID-19, conflicts, climate crisis and biodiversity loss, our forests can help us recover from their impact, but only if we step up action...

Both within and beyond agrifood systems, the landscape of science and innovation is continuously evolving and ushering in new opportunities for achieving the SDGs. A wide range of approaches, technologies...

FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue Series launched in high-level eventThe FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and the FAO Food and Nutrition Division launched today a Nutrition Dialogue Series in collaboration...

Through transfers of capital, skills and know-how, migrants and diaspora communities actively contribute to home and destination countries’ economic growth, spurring economic diversification and job creation in the agrifood sector....

The Eurocean’s Youth network,  invited FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji to present the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 and FAO’s role in managing fisheries and aquaculture sustainably....

Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the recently established Office of Sustainable Development Goals at FAO, was invited by the United Nations Agencies in Brussels to give a presentation on the follow-up...

Over the last five years, the number of people experiencing acute hunger and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance has been consistently above 100 million, according to the annual...

Some $115.4 million are urgently needed to prevent a further deterioration of the food insecurity situation and worsening of the disruption of food supply chains in Ukraine. There is urgency...

During the closing event of the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (BrIAS) Spring Program 2022 on The Past, Present and Future of Food, Climate and Sustainability, Director of the FAO...

Since 2016, FAO’s Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) team of the Infrastructure Service (CSLI) has collaborated with UNDP’s Green Energy team in Copenhagen to bring energy efficiency and low carbon solutions...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today formally launched a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in the Netherlands, aimed at...

World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels ever, as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks through markets for staple grains...

In response to unprecedented levels of acute food insecurity in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has joined with the...

The 7th Meeting of Ministers in charge of fisheries and aquaculture from the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) member states took place in Ghana from 5 to...

Diasporas around the world are becoming increasingly involved in development issues such as economic growth and poverty reduction. Often, their members play a key role in the socio-economic development of...