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...
Read your way to the COPs 2024
30/10/2024
The triple Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Convention on Biological Diversity , the
The genetic revolution can support food security, tackle the climate crisis and protect biodiversity
29/10/2024
New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots alongside the looming La Niña climate threat in others
31/10/2024
Rome – Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, according to a new United Nations report. The report...
FAO's call for agrifood systems transformation resounds at UN Biodiversity COP16 in Colombia
01/11/2024
Cali, Colombia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded its impactful participation in the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia, where its central messa...
Brussels: from tradition to innovation, a World Food Forum Satellite event
17/10/2024
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels organized a World Food Forum (WFF) satellite event titled "Brussels: A Fully Circular Journey from Tradition to Innovation," ...
UN Brussels Team and DG CLIMA engage ahead of COP-29
23/10/2024
The UN Brussels team Working Group on the Green Deal, which is co-chaired by FAO and UNEP, invited to an exchange between the Brussels-based UN agencies and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA). The meeting discussed key updates related to the upcomi...
Bamboo as a Substitute for Plastic: China-Europe-Africa Forum on Bamboo Technological Innovation and Green Industry Cooperation
17/10/2024
The China-Europe-Africa Forum on Bamboo Technological Innovation and Green Industry Cooperation was held at the China Cultural Center in Brussels, focusing on bamboo as a sustainable alternative to plastic. The event opened with cultural activities, including tea art demonstrations and ba...