Cocoa, coffee and tea push up global food import bill for wealthier countries
14/11/2024
APEC Summit: FAO says radical transformation needed to address food loss and energy transition
14/11/2024
Lima – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a radical transformation in how we produce, process, trade, and consume food, as he discussed reducing food loss and waste and securing clean energy for agrifood s...
FAO officially joins the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
13/11/2024
In a briefing to the UN Security Council, FAO warns of imminent famine in northern Gaza due to escalation of conflict, collapse of agrifood systems and constraints to humanitarian access
13/11/2024
New York/Rome - The food security situation in northern Gaza is dire and the latest indications are deeply troubling, said Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience Rein Paulsen in his address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.
Last Friday,
FAO participates at an event of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Making aquaculture a vital part of the European sustainable food system
14/10/2024
Under the auspices of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU in Brussels hosted a workshop titled "Making Aquaculture a Vital Part of the European Sustainable Food System". The event featured speakers from the ...
COP29: FAO says agrifood systems transformation holds solutions for the climate crisis
12/11/2024
Baku—The only way to reduce carbon emissions and restore nature on the path to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is to transform our agrifood systems, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the
Climate change is here. But we are fighting back.
11/11/2024
Climate change is the result of human activities and is a threat to human and natural systems. We can already see its impact.
Global temperatures are rising, extreme weather events are intensifying, severe wildfires are becoming more frequent and water scarcity is worsening.
Throug...
Bioeconomy highlighted during the European Economic and Social Committee public debate
15/10/2024
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) invited FAO to provide a briefing to the 6th Rural Pact Debate, focusing on the development of regional bioeconomy strategies to enhance rural development. The event emphasized the importance of maximizing local resources in rural areas through...
UN Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Youth Affairs, Felipe Paullier visits FAO Liaison Office in Brussels
11/10/2024
On Friday, 11 October 2024, the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels had the pleasure of welcoming the UN Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Youth Affairs, Felipe Paullier at its premises.
The ASG met with the FAO Brussels team and exchanged on how to best ...
Right to Foods for a better life and a better future: The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and FAO invite to a World Food Day Celebration
15/10/2024
The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted a cocktail reception to celebrate World Food Day, gathering friends, partners, and representatives from European Union institutions and Member States.
World Food Day was first proposed by Hungary ...
Seventh SIDS Solutions Dialogue: Driving Blue Transformation for Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems
07/10/2024
The FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, and New York, in collaboration with the Office of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), organized the seventh edition of the SIDS Solutions Dialogue.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum 2024 opens in Fiji to share agrifood transformation solutions
05/11/2024
Nadi, Fiji - Pacific Islands countries began a key gathering here today to work toward agrifood systems transformation that addresses their unique challenges and vulnerabilities particularly in the context of the climate crisis.
Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U...
Unhealthy dietary patterns drive $8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems
08/11/2024
Rome – A refined study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) involving 156 countries confirms that hidden costs within global agrifood systems amount to approximately $12 trillion annually. Of this figure, around 70 percent ($8.1 trillion) arise from unhealthy di...
From hardship to harvest in KazakhstanRural women are being empowered with greenhouses and training
05/11/2024
The eyes of Aishagul Duganova, a 48-year-old mother of three, light up as she talks about her new greenhouse, which is bringing with it new stability amidst her family's health problems and money troubles.
In the village of Koram, around 150 kilometers east of Almaty in Kazakhstan, A...
A DG INTPA InfoPoint on World Food Day: Team Europe committed to support healthy diets and nutrition
16/10/2024
On the occasion of World Food Day, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) organized an InfoPoint lunchtime seminar focusing on nutrition.
In his opening remarks at the event, Leonard Mizzi, Head of the Sustainable Ag...
FAO Brussels launches Students4Food Inspirational Talks, a new event series at Ghent University Ghent
18/10/2024
Driven by the FAO mission to build strong connections with academia and to inspire students and youth to be part of the global efforts of transforming our agrifood systems, the Liaison Office in Brussels was proud to establish the Students4Food Inspirational Talks. Held in the framework o...
FAO Brussels Director meets with Ministers of the Belgian Regional Government of Wallonia: Exploring future partnerships
14/10/2024
Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, recently paid a visit to Namur to hold discussions with members of the Belgian Regional Government of Wallonia. The meetings provided an excellent opportunity to exchange on matters of mutual interest with a common object...
The RESSOURCE+ Project/Sahelian Wetlands Site of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme: much more than a conservation initiative
19/10/2024
Namur, 19 October 2024 - This year’s edition of the Namur Internatio...
FAO adds to data coverage of employment in agrifood systems
01/11/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched five new indicators and overhauled the da...
Quadripartite partners organize High-Level One Health Meeting in collaboration with the Brazil's Ministry of Health at the G20 Summit
01/11/2024
Joint News Release | Rome/Nairobi/Geneva/Paris - The Quadripartite collaboration on One Health – comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN E...