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Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says
02/05/2022
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...
Op-Ed by FAO Chief Scientist Ismahane Elouafi: Why FAO needs a Science and Innovation Strategy to deliver its Strategic Framework
30/04/2022
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 event
28/04/2022
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...
Strengthening partnerships with diaspora organizations for rural poverty reduction
28/04/2022
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....
Mobilizing youth to ensure a sustainable future for our seas
28/04/2022
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....
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub steps up momentum for agrifood system transformation
27/04/2022
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...
Release of the Global Report on Food Crises 2022
25/04/2022
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...
War in Ukraine: FAO renews appeal to bolster agriculture and provide urgent support to vulnerable rural households
19/04/2022
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...
The past, present and future of food, climate and sustainability
14/04/2022
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...
FAO and UNDP Pave the Way Towards Sustainable Facilities and Solar Energy installations in Decentralised Offices
11/04/2022
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...
FAO and Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands celebrate new collaboration
11/04/2022
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...
FAO Food Price Index posts significant leap in March
08/04/2022
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...
The Sahel and Lake Chad Regions: FAO joins the global effort to reinforce response to the food security crisis
07/04/2022
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...
Catalysing sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development for the future in OACPS member states
07/04/2022
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...
Mobilizing diaspora potential to boost livelihood opportunities in agribusiness
01/04/2022
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...
Debate on the current situation of the EU agricultural markets in light of the war in Ukraine
31/03/2022
The current situation of the EU agricultural markets following the war in Ukraine was one of the main topics at the plenary meeting of the Natural Resources Section of the...
Interview of the month: Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience warns that Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity
31/03/2022
You are the Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience. Could you tell us a bit about the work of your office?
The Office of Emergencies and Resilience is...
Briefing to EU institutions and Member States on the impact of the war in Ukraine and the outlook for food security and nutrition
30/03/2022
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels organized an online briefing to the EU institutions and EU Member States on the ongoing war in Ukraine and its impacts on food security...
Coordination Hub to support countries in transforming their agrifood systems
29/03/2022
The Director of FAO's Office of Sustainable Development Goals (OSG) Stefanos Fotiou addressed the European Parliament Committee on Development (DEVE) and Members of the European Economic and Social Committee on...
War in Ukraine: Humanitarian Response
23/03/2022
The escalating war in Ukraine is affecting an estimated 18 million people and forcing massive population displacement. Nearly 3.5 million people have fled the country, and an estimated 6.48 million...