FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium

24/02/2025

As more than 150 countries convene in Rome for the resumed session of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16.2), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for bold acti...

21/02/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has received $11.9 million in contributions from the Government of Japan to scale up its emergency and resilience activities in humanitarian contexts across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. This funding will support 14...

20/02/2025

Unfinished biodiversity negotiations are back on the table.  After a groundbreaking session in Cali, Colombia, delegations are reconvening in Rome to tackle unfinished business that will be critical for biodiversity action – with transforming agrifood systems emerging as a central element...

20/02/2025

Ariljska Malina, a plump, vibrantly coloured raspberry, is one of Serbia’s crown jewels.

Often referred to as “red gold”, this local berry is a beloved delicacy, whether eaten freshly picked, baked in cakes, dipped in chocolate, or turned into juices, preserves, or other culinar...

20/02/2025

Food security is about peace, stability, and human dignity, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told G20 Foreign Ministers gathered in Johannesburg to discuss the global geopolitical situation.

According to the 

17/02/2025

“One of the founding principles of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the requirement for all implementation and follow-up processes to be participatory and inclusive,” emphasized Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the Office of Sustainable Development Goals at the FAO, during a recent c...

18/02/2025

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu paid tribute to Ethiopia’s agrifood systems during a meeting with the country’s prime minister and while visiting several agricultural facilities on the margins of an African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa.

Qu was invited to address a High-Level Side Even...

18/02/2025

The international conference Worldwide Perspectives on Geographical Indications: Innovations and Traditions for Sustainability kicked off today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...

18/02/2025

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for two new projects valued at over $130 million to bolster climate resilience and promote sustainable development in Kenya and Serbia.

The initiatives led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) represent a m...

18/02/2025

Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to restore drylands and degraded lands in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific to tackle the detrimental social, economic and environmental impact of land degradation and desertifi...

17/02/2025

“I love the ocean,” says Saiasi Sarau, a sturdy Fijian sailor with a broad smile. “It has been good to me ever since I started fishing as a kid,” he reflects, as he gazes over the calm waters of the harbour of Mauritian capital, Port Louis.

Fishing is the only way of life in the village ...

14/02/2025

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa today that “bold investments” are needed to achieve our collective vision for economic growth and development in Africa, a continent that continues...

12/02/2025

With a lifelong drive toward philanthropy and an academic background in economics, Solongo Ganbold found her way to microbiology later in life, as she helped her mother on her PHD research. It was honeybee venom (apitoxin) that captured her interest for its potential in treating patients with ...

11/02/2025

Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) elearning Academy, have launched a new certified e-learning course 

06/02/2025

The current era is marked by escalating conflicts, increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and disasters, and profound economic shocks that drive migration as people seek to escape harsh conditions.

Against this backdrop, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...

20/01/2025

Berlin – Bioeconomy as a driving force of the agrifood transformation promises a future where agriculture feeds the world while nurturing planet and people. In the final communique of the 2025 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin, 

28/01/2025

Brussels, Belgium – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Ghent University (UGent) have agreed today to formalize and strengthen their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The signing took place on the sidelines of the

28/01/2025

The side event that took place on the sidelines of the FAO-Belgium strategic dialogue provided an interesting platform to highlight Belgium’s role in transforming agrifood systems. Organized by Belgium, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Food Program...