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European youth gathers to shape and share ideas for the future of ecosystem restoration
09/10/2021
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels participated in the European Youth Event 2021, which brought together 10 000 young people online, as well as in person in Strasbourg, to share...
G20 Parliamentary Meeting: FAO stresses the transformative power of parliaments to face pressing challenges
08/10/2021
Politicians from the G20 countries have a key role in tackling global challenges such as worsening hunger and the climate crisis, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
Register now: World Food Day - Our actions are our future
06/10/2021
Collective action across 150 countries is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the United Nations’ calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together...
Vibrant youth gathering sparks ideas and actions to shape the future of our agri-food systems
05/10/2021
Youth leaders took centre stage in the fight to feed the world by raising awareness, inspiring action and identifying solutions at the World Food Forum, a youth-led movement whose first flagship...
FAO and the European Union debate rural women’s empowerment
04/10/2021
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) invited FAO to participate in a debate on ‘Empowering women in rural areas’, which took place during a meeting of the Section for...
Smart villages for a greener Europe
01/10/2021
Smart villages offer strong scope for rural communities in Europe to tackle some of their most pressing problems, such as poverty and limited access to technology. That was the message...
FAO and Belgium discuss vision and priorities on emergencies and resilience
01/10/2021
The need for a more effective response to emergencies and humanitarian crises, as well as the worrying food security situation in Ethiopia and Afghanistan were among the issues that were...
One day to go: World Food Forum starts 1 Oct with young generations shaping a better future for food
30/09/2021
Young people from around the globe will be tasked with giving a key contribution to shape the future of agri-food systems at the World Food Forum, a youth-led movement that...
#FLWDay interview with Member of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition Isabel Carvalhais
29/09/2021
Globally, around 14 percent of food production is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent of total global food production is wasted. Food loss and waste undermine...
Brussels street art celebrates UN Decade on Ecosystems Restoration
29/09/2021
A giant artwork in one of Brussels’ most central avenues was unveiled by the Heads of the FAO and UNEP Offices in Brussels, the Belgian Minister of Environment and the...
Celebration of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29/09/2021
During the second observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) high-level speakers including FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety...
EU Pollinator Week – a new deal for pollinators
27/09/2021
On the opening day of EU Pollinator Week, FAO Chief Scientist Ismahane Elouafi joined a high-level panel discussion on ‘A New EU Deal for Pollinators’ where she spoke alongside EU...
Aquaculture for food and sustainable development
24/09/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu participated in the opening of the Global Conference on Aquaculture Millennium + 20 (GCA +20) on the theme “Aquaculture for food and sustainable development”. The hybrid...
Royal SDG Advocate visits United Nations in Brussels
23/09/2021
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians paid a visit to the United Nations House in Brussels, the headquarters of several UN agencies, funds and programmes. During her visit, the...
Register now for the World Food Forum: youth join hands in Rome to galvanize action for agri-food systems transformation
23/09/2021
Just days after the UN Food Systems Summit in New York (September 23), the youth led World Food Forum (WFF) holds its first flagship event in Rome on October 1-5, bringing together people from...
Global parliamentarians discuss food security and nutrition
22/09/2021
A series of virtual parliamentary dialogues aimed at supporting legislators in addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic culminated in a global exchange on food security and nutrition. The event,...
De-risking agricultural supply chains: due diligence on forests
22/09/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) is convening a series of webinars on “Halting deforestation:...
FAO Brussels briefs country offices on FAO-EU collaboration
22/09/2021
The FAO Resource Mobilization and Private Sector Partnerships Division organized a two-day seminar in which the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels participated, providing FAO country representations in Africa with news...
Biodiversity for food and agriculture and the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
21/09/2021
In the run-up to the 18th Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, a special virtual event brought together stakeholders to discuss the role of biodiversity...
FAO ready to follow up on the UN Food System Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems Together
15/09/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals...