The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, an innovative programme that works together with governments and local communities to conserve wildlife, protect ecosystems and enhance food security, held its Steering Committee...

A better understanding of the potential of agroecological approaches in achieving more sustainable food systems was the focus of the special event “Agroecology - Knowledge to make a difference.” The...

The 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC32), hosted by the Government of Uzbekistan, took place online from 2 to 4 November 2020, drawing the highest attendance...

On 3 November, more than 20 ministers met under the umbrella of the GFCM to share views on how to ensure the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. 

Hand in hand to transform agri-food systems in Europe, Central Asia and beyond By QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations From 2 to 4 November,...

SDG Forum- Belgium invited Dominique Burgeon, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience to join prominent speakers and discuss the added value and challenges for the United Nations...

Protecting wildlife habitats, reducing urban demand for wild meat and early detection of disease outbreaks are among the recommendations to prevent the spread of future pandemics and avoid their damaging...

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on existing inequalities and vulnerabilities in Africa and has triggered unprecedented challenges to the continent’s food systems, despite the fight of farmers,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing food insecurity and malnutrition in many African countries, while in recent years, climate change, conflict, economic slowdowns, and pests have corroded livelihoods and pushed...

FAO officers met with colleagues from the EU Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to take stock of joint...

The UN Brussels Green Deal Working Group co-chaired by UNEP and FAO offices in Brussels held this month a very constructive meeting with members of the Cabinet of Vice-President of...

The annual EU Green Week took place in October this year with the theme “A new beginning for people and nature.”  The week-long event opened in Portugal and closed virtually in...

What synergies are possible between the EU Farm to Fork Strategy and the FAO Framework for the Urban Food Agenda? This question was answered during the ICLEI Breakfast at Sustainability’s event in the framework of...

For the first time ever, an FAO delegation participated in an informal board meeting of the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA), the association of the twelve biggest global food...

FAO’s Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, and the Director of Strategy, Simplification and Policy Analysis at the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Tassos Hanniotis, participated in a discussion...

Transforming cocoa production to improve women’s roles in Agri-Commodity Supply Chains. This was a key theme in a panel discussion hosted by LadyAgri and attended by FAO and partners with...

A high-level Ministerial Roundtable on the Central Sahel was co-organized by Denmark, Germany, the European Union and the United Nations which sought to identify solutions, new approaches, gather political momentum...

Event hosted under the auspices of the European Parliamentary Alliance highlights innovation, sustainability and transforming the cocoa value chain A double-celebration marking World Food Day and the 75th anniversary of the...

Lifting cocoa farmers from poverty, tackling child and forced labor, improving gender equality, ending deforestation, and empowering cocoa farmers’ organizations were some of the main points raised during the panel...

The first in what will be an annual gathering of European stakeholders interested in helping to shape the EU’s path towards sustainable food systems took place on 15-16 October as part...