World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April, as the economic and logistical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant contractions in demand for many commodities.The FAO Food...

Tackling both immediate and future needs is the key to truly sustainable development, even amid emergency situations like the COVID-19 pandemic. FAO’s Deputy Director-General (Programmes) Beth Bechdol, met with Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General of the...

Members of Parliament from Latin America and Europe  held a virtual meeting today on ways to strengthen cooperation on hunger and malnutrition, especially in light of the added suffering caused by COVID-19. They included Member...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu held virtual talks today with Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships. Both parties agreed to step up joint efforts to support the fight against hunger in times of the COVID-19...

Task Force members included the European Union, the African Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme(WFP) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).