The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to support the implementation of a landmark United Nations (UN) treaty aimed at conserving and sustainably using marine biological diversity in waters beyond national jurisdiction. The agreement will come into force in Ja...

On the margins of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) presented its updated blueprint for 

On the opening day of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), FAO Director-General QU Dongyu participated in four high-level events, where he outlined strategic pathways to transform global a...

After three years as a news correspondent, Nino Tadiashvili decided to transition to agricultural production – a long-standing family tradition in the Gavazi village of the Kakheti region in Georgia.

“I would not call this a change of professions,” she emphasizes, “but a creative transfo...

Long trips to the open sea and hours of waiting to catch fish will no longer be the norm for more than 1,500 fish-dependent households in East Sepik Province.

These fishing families are now benefitting from seven inshore Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) deployed near the islands of Wallis...

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) remains one of the most serious transboundary animal diseases worldwide. It is a highly contagious viral disease that spreads rapidly among cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. FMD spreads rapidly through direct contact between animals, con...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for a New Social Pact that aligns human, artificial, ecological and social intelligence with fraternity, food, technology, and regeneration at its core.

Qu was invited to address a high-level roundtable organized by 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, has launched the 2025 national livestock vaccination campaign to safeguard the livelihoods of over three million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists across the country, gripped by a...

The current highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak is an unprecedented crisis, demanding an urgent, science-driven response. 

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a highly contagious transboundary disease with zoonotic potential affecting both animal and human heal...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the entry into force of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which aims to phase ...

09/09/2025
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today opened in Rome the second launch of the 2025 Review of the World Marine Fishery Resources, the most comprehensive and part...

Nineveh, Iraq – 2 September 2025 – A high-level delegation from the European Union (EU), led by Ms. Henrike Trautmann, Director for the Middle East, Northern Africa and the Gulf, and Mr. Lennart Deridder, Chargé d’Affaires and Head of Cooperation in Iraq, visited Shaqoli and Al-Hamdania in Nineve...

05/09/2025
Rome – The benchmark of world food commodity prices remained largely unchanged in August, as increases in meat, sugar and vegetable oil prices offset declines in cereal and dairy quotations, according to the new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...

02/09/2025
Suva, Fiji –In a significant step toward strengthening its economy, Fiji officially launched its first-ever Agribusiness Incubation (ABI) Center today. The center will serve as a dynamic hub for entrepreneurs, offering crucial support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) ...

Zhimin Wu - 28/08/2025
We are well into summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and we are witnessing another severe wildfire season. In May, wildfires were burning throughout Russia’s Far East. In July, wildfires broke out throughout Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria. Fires continue in Portug...

22/08/2025
Joint FAO/UNICEF/WHO/WFP News Release

Rome/Geneva/New York – More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a

09/08/2025
Rome – As famine looms in the Gaza Strip, a new assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) through satellite imagery reveals a staggering reality: 98.5 percent of cropland in the Gaza ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UK  government have launched a new initiative to improve food security, boost rural livelihoods and help Afghan communities better withstand climate and economic shocks.

FAO’s Resilient Agriculture Livelihoods...