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19/12/2025
The United Nations General Assembly’s decision to make 16 November the annual International Day of the Mediterranean Diet is a welcome initiative to help foster awareness and appreciation of the importance of healthy diets, sustainability and territorial traditions in achieving food security and ...
17/12/2025

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved eight projects led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) worth nearly $60 million designed to help seven countries improve their management ...

16/12/2025

The FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium and the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy brought together international organizations, national authorities, and experts to discuss food inflation and price monitoring, based on the findings of the State...

15/12/2025

Under the theme “Securing Europe’s Food and Agriculture”, the 2025 edition of the Agri-Food Days was held in Brussels. This annual conference brings together leaders, experts, and stakeholders for three days of discussions on the future of...

12/12/2025

FAO Brussels visited the city’s oldest urban farm, La Ferme du Parc Maximilien, on the occasion of the installation of new educational information panels about the animals and plants of the farm.  

These FAO-funded pa...

12/12/2025

Renewable water availability per person has continued to decline by a further 7 per cent over the past decade, while pressure on already scarce freshwater resources is increasing in several regions, according to the 

11/12/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today celebrated International Mountain Day (IMD) 2025 at its headquarters in Rome, under the theme “Glaciers matter for water, food and ...

11/12/2025

Every year on 11 December, the world pauses to celebrate International Mountain Day, a United Nations observance established in 2002 to remind us of the towering role mountains play in sustaining life, nature, and economies. 

This year’s the...

11/12/2025

FAO reaffirmed its strong commitment to supporting São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) in its transition toward a sustainable blue economy during the São Tomé and Príncipe Investment Forum 2025. 

Representing the Organization, Lionel Kinadjian, Fisheries ...

09/12/2025

Isis Núñez Ferrera, newly appointed Urban Agrifood Systems Coordinator at FAO’s Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, visited Brussels. The role reflects FAO’s strategic decision to strengthen its engagement with cities and surrounding territories as key entry points f...

08/12/2025

Director-General QU Dongyu opened the Third Global Working Conference (GWC) of FAO Representatives on Monday by calling on participants to adopt a proactive, agile, and forward-looking approach to ensure FAO’s strategies, programmes, and technical support remain aligned with the evolving needs...

08/12/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday launched the Villages Recognition Initiative, which celebrates the vital role of rural villages in advancing sustainable agrifood systems, conserving biodiversity, preserving food traditions and local knowledge, and fo...

05/12/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked World Soil Day 2025 with a global celebration in Rome under the theme “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities.” The Day underscores the...

05/12/2025
World food commodity prices declined in November, led by lower international quotations for all major staple foods except cereals, according to the 
05/12/2025

We celebrate World Soil Day (WSD) annually on 5 December to raise global awareness about the role soils play in agricultural development, ecosystem functions and food security.

Endorsed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the ...

04/12/2025

The UN today recognized three new World Restoration Flagships in Australia, Canada and South Africa, anchored in Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge. Announced ahead of the 7th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), the new initiatives...

03/12/2025

Introduction: A River at the Heart of the Community 

Along the Serei Saophoan River, also known as the Sisophon River, in Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, the Phniet Koh Pong Satv Community Fishery (CFi) has relied...

03/12/2025

FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji participated in a roundtable discussion on ‘’A new pact between producers and consumers’’ held on the occasion of the launch of EAT Europe’s study on ‘Comparative Mapping of Food Sust...