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...

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-...

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 QU Dongyu participated today in a series of high-level engagements at the 

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu is spearheading the Organization’s engagement at the 

Rome/Nice, France – Some of the world’s marine fisheries are recovering under strong, science-based management, but many others remain under pressure, according to a report launched today at the UN Ocean Conference by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It shows jus...

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...

Find out how FAO is working to counter illegal fishing and safeguard marine biodiversity

Pompeii, Italy – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, today inaugurated Sustainable Pompeii (Pompei Sostenibile) – a pioneering educational itinerary designed to connect the city’s archaeological heritage with...

The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels participated in two Masterclasses organized by Nourrir Liège and Campus Festival, as part of the

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

Rome – Less than five percent of the Gaza Strip’s cropland area remains available for cultivation, according to the latest geospatial assessment carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), further deteriorating...

The FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, and New York in collaboration with the FAO Office of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and FAO’s Statistics Division (ESS), organized the eighth edition of the SIDS ...

Strengthening transformative partnerships is central to FAO’s vision of building more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems—a message reinforced during a fruitful exchange between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Benelux Unio...

Stefanos Fotiou, Director of FAO’s Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Director of the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Coordination Hub, made a two-day visit to Brussels to brief European Union (EU) stakeholders on the latest developments and strategic objectives of the upcoming 2nd UN ...

The European Dairy Association (EDA) hosted its annual Dairy Policy Conference in Brussels under the theme “Nourishing a Sustainable Future, Nurturing Innovation.” The event brought together over 150 parti...

At the Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) in Brussels, Viorel Gutu, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, underscored the importance of a systemic and inclusive approach to global food security, fully aligned with FAO’s Strategic Framewo...

The Permanent Representation of Türkiye to the European Union (EU) hosted an event to celebrate the International Day of Zero Waste, occasion to address the urgent issue of waste and its wide-ranging implications. The session started with introductory remarks from Ambassador Faruk Kaymakci, Pe...

FAO and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organized a joint event on "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs): Civil society's involvement in the preparation of VNRs". The event focused on exploring the critical role of civil society in the pr...