Brussels’ Presentation of the FAO elearning Academy
14/05/2025
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, in collaboration with the FAO elearning Academy, hosted the event “Leveraging knowledge and elearning opportunities to transform agrifood systems” in Brussels.
The event brought together more than 60 participants—including students, r...
FAO Brussels' participation in the conference of the German-speaking farmers in the Eastern region of Belgium
14/03/2025
The future of agriculture took centre stage at a major conference organized by Bauernbund, the association of German-speaking farmers in Belgium, in collaboration with their partners organization in the neighbouring German region (Bauern- und Winzerverband Rheinland-Nassau) and in Luxembo...
FAO spotlights Circular Economy Solutions at EU Green Week
05/06/2025
The 2025 edition of the EU Green Week took place in Brussels from 3 to 5 June. Organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment, this year’s theme was ‘Circular Solutions for a Competitive EU’, highlighting how circularity can drive innovation and sustainability....
High-Level Conference on Cormorant Predation Management Held in Brussels
03/06/2025
A high-level conference on "Management Advice to Reduce Cormorant Predation Impacts" took place at the Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU. The event, hosted under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in collaboration with the European Inland Fisheries and A...
FAO highlights Global Nutrition and Ocean Sustainability at AGRIFAO Council Presentation
26/03/2025
FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji presented a summary of the latest developments in the area of food and agriculture and shared upcoming events and activities at the Council Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (AGRIFAO) of the Council of the European Unio...
FAO Highlights Anticipatory Action at the Council of the European Union
12/06/2025
The Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU invited the FAO Liaison Office Brussels to present the Organization’s perspective on Anticipatory Action (AA) at the Council Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) in Brussels.
The presentation by the L...
Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference 2025 opens with a call for inclusive and responsible innovation
16/06/2025
The Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference 2025 opened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), bringing together p...
FAO study reveals alarming agricultural land degradation in the Arab region
17/06/2025
A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has re...
FAO Investment Centre Annual Review: A Look Back at 2024
18/06/2025
Investing in agrifood systems helps countries achieve better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life. In its latest Annual Review, published today, the Food and A...
FAO Chief Economist Urges Coordinated Action and Innovative Financing at Polish Presidency Events on Food Security
28/04/2025
FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero participated in the Council of the European Union (EU) Working Party on Development Cooperation and International Partnerships (CODEV-PI) Party under the Polish Presidency, alongside representatives from the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Internationa...
FAO and WFP early warning report reveals worsening hunger in 13 hotspots; five with immediate risk of starvation
16/06/2025
Joint FAO-WFP News Release
Rome – A new joint UN report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the world face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and death in the coming months unless there is urgent humanitarian action and a coordinated international effort to de-...
Make the ocean blue again: UN recognizes World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, and Spain
11/06/2025
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution, unsustainable exploitation and invasive species in three continents. These initiatives are restoring almost five mil...
FAO Director-General highlights science, solutions and partnerships at UN Ocean Conference
11/06/2025
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu participated today in a series of high-level engagements at the
In Nice, Director-General spearheads FAO’s engagement at the UN Ocean Conference
08/06/2025
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu is spearheading the Organization’s engagement at the
FAO releases the most detailed global assessment of marine fish stocks to date
11/06/2025
UN Ocean Conference: Youth must drive transformation for aquatic foods to feed billions more people, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu says
09/06/2025
Young people must drive the transformation needed to enable aquatic foods to nourish a global population projected to grow by billions, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, told a youthful audience here on the first official day of the&nbs...
Get to know what undermines sustainable fisheries
04/06/2025
FAO and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii launch “Sustainable Pompeii” Educational Itinerary
22/05/2025
FAO Brussels at the Nourrir Liège and Campus Festival
16/04/2025
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels participated in two Masterclasses organized by Nourrir Liège and Campus Festival, as part of the
FAO Brussels at Wagralim’s International Spring School on Food, Nutrition and Innovation
13/05/2025
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels participated at the First International Spring School on Advances in Food, Nutrition and Innovation, co-organized by Wagralim and