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Global cities and governments launch Glasgow Declaration ahead of COP26
14/12/2020
With less than a year to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26), major cities, regions and governments joined forces to launch an ambitious call to slash emissions...
Working with the upcoming Portuguese Presidency of the Council
14/12/2020
After six months of closely an successfully working with the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union and a good number of joint events and initiatives during the...
The European Green Deal and Nature-based Solutions
14/12/2020
A virtual dialogue hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) strengthened the momentum towards nature-based solutions (NbS) for people, biodiversity...
A Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices
11/12/2020
The European Commission met with a group of stakeholders to discuss the Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices, due to be released in June 2021. The code...
A ‘Forest-First Approach’: supporting the effective implementation of deforestation-free supply chains in producer countries
11/12/2020
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) presented the preliminary findings of a new research report that outlines the need for new approaches to support smallholder farmers while addressing deforestation at the...
FAO Brussels Dialogue - Weathering COVID-19 in Small Island Developing States: a pathway to resilience
10/12/2020
Leaders from Small Island Developing States joined the sixth FAO Brussels Dialogue “Weathering COVID 19 in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): a pathway to resilience”, which raised awareness on their...
Growing agribusiness in Africa
10/12/2020
How can we grow African agribusiness? How do FAO and UNIDO assist governments in attracting sustainable and responsible investment? How do we reduce the risks of what appears to be...
Black Sea –Common Maritime Agenda 2020 Regional stakeholder conference
10/12/2020
The Black Sea Assistance Mechanism (BSAM) organized a regional stakeholder conference to summarize challenges and discuss future action for the maritime sector in the Black Sea Region. Representatives of the...
Presenting COVID-19 response in ACP countries to the Council of the EU
08/12/2020
FAO, together with its sister-agencies the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) discussed a transition towards sustainable agri-food systems and support to African Caribbean...
Scaling up parliamentary action to enhance responsible investment in agriculture
07/12/2020
Increasing investment in agriculture and, more importantly, improving the quality of investment so that it benefits those most in need, is one of the most effective strategies for reducing hunger...
FAO Council approves new private sector engagement strategy
04/12/2020
The FAO Council today wrapped up its 165th Session. The new Strategy for Private Sector Engagement has been approved. Members also welcomed the Outline of the Strategic Framework 2022-31 and the Outline...
Fisheries for sustainable development: FISH4ACP Programme Steering Committee
04/12/2020
The FISH4ACP Steering Committee gathered to discuss the progress, challenges and activities of the programme and its second year of implementation to unlock the potential of fisheries and aquaculture in...
Free, Prior and Informed Consent for Indigenous Peoples
04/12/2020
475 million indigenous people live in 90 countries across the world. FAO, together with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) co-organized a workshop to promote...
Towards the 2021 UN Summit on Food Systems and an enhanced Africa-Europe partnership on sustainable agriculture
03/12/2020
The “Africa Europe Days”, organized by Friends of Europe and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation together with a consortium of partners, presented a programme of virtual dialogues from 2-9 December. On...
International Platform for Digital Food and Agriculture can bring huge benefits to the sector
03/12/2020
The equity and efficiency of the world's agri-food systems could benefit enormously from digital technologies, and making sure that happens requires coordinated and inclusive promotion of innovative techniques and a...
Forecasting fish distribution and abundance in the Atlantic Ocean: The challenge of balancing exploitation and sustainability
03/12/2020
The European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development” organized an event on “Forecasting fish distribution and abundance in the Atlantic Ocean: The challenge of balancing exploitation and...
Director-General calls for “coordinated, coherent response” in European Parliament address
02/12/2020
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, participated today for the first time at a session of the Development Committee of the...
The Future of Food
02/12/2020
The virtual ‘Future of Food’ Conference was organized by EIT Food gathering more than 350 delegates, including EU policymakers and other key stakeholders active in agrifood research, innovation and education, along...
Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme in the spotlight before OACPS Subcommittee
02/12/2020
Project Coordinator of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, Hubert Boulet, presented the programme at the Organisation of African, Caribbean and (OACPS) Subcommittee on Sustainable Development meeting chaired by the...
FAO-Turkey: Exploring opportunities to further expand an extensive collaboration
01/12/2020
The FAO Brussels office met with His Excellency Mehmet Kemal Bozay, the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the European Union and his team to discuss the extensive collaboration...