The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) organized a virtual event in the context of the 2021 World Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day. The event fostered...

“Science and innovation are key to ensuring that decision-making processes could take full account of biodiversity concerns,” said FAO Deputy Director-General, Maria Helena Semedo at the European Research and Innovation...

With preparations for the United Nations Food Systems Summit underway, the European Union and the Government of Belgium have appointed Head of the EU Representation to Slovakia Ladislav Miko and Deputy Minister-President of...

The Fish4ACP programme, an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)  which ensures economic, social and environmental sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture value chains, was launched...

The 3rd Virtual Tour of the FISH4ACP Programme took participants to Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Marshall Islands to meet people directly involved in fisheries and aquaculture value chains. With more than...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Kingdom of Spain today acknowledged their joint efforts to fight global hunger and malnutrition in the past decade...

The fourth African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) agricultural ministerial conference enjoyed the participation of EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and  AU Commissioner for rural economy and agriculture,...

Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today endorsed the new Strategic Framework that will drive the Organization's efforts to transform agri-food systems and address...

Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience Rein Paulsen and WFP Director of Programme of the Humanitarian and Development Division David Kaatrud joined a session of the Council...

More than 30% of the world’s land area is covered by forests. FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 found that despite a slowing of the rate of deforestation in the...

FAO had a strong presence at the 2021 European Development Days (EDD21), the European Commission-led annual forum dedicated to the most pressing challenges in international development. The forum brings together...

The month of June saw the launch of activities for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, as well as celebrations for two other international days: World Oceans Day and the...

The bioeconomy has strong potential to efficiently transform food systems and achieve scalable and robust impact on the ground. That was the main conclusion of a meeting between FAO Chief...

As part of ongoing discussions on the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) organized an InfoPoint conference on Catalysing the sustainable...

The European Commission hosted the EU dialogue for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), due to be held in September. The event brought together EU stakeholders and informed them...

To celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June, the City of Brussels lit up its iconic Town Hall in green. With this symbolic action, the Belgian and European capital showed...

The benefits of fruits and vegetables to consumers, smallholder producers and biodiversity were on the agenda at this year’s Annual Event for Freshfel Europe, the European Fresh Produce Association. Speaking about...

Worsening soil pollution and waste proliferation threaten the future of global food production, human health and the environment, and require an urgent global response, according to a joint report released...

Each year pollution negatively impacts the lives of millions of people on the planet, and has been at the centre of policies and laws of the European Green Deal. It...

The European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) hosted an expert workshop to support forthcoming EU legislation on mandatory due diligence and supply...