Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries with 1 in 5 people assessed in need of critical urgent action
24/04/2024
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Rome - According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) nearly 282 million people in 59 coun...
Gaza: FAO contributes to fighting malnutrition and starvation
05/04/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is delivering 150 tonnes, out of a total of 1500 tonnes, of animal fodder to 2 450 livestock-keeping households in the Gaza Strip to safeguard surviving animals and support local production of fresh nutritious food like mil...
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
10/04/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
Towards Blue Transformation: Discover what sustainable aquatic food systems look like
11/04/2024
What does the ideal aquatic food system look like?
For starters, it would be able to provide sufficient aquatic food for our growing population in a sustainable way. It would contribute to improving the rights and incomes of communities that are dependent on fisheries and aquaculture and...
FAO guide to new International Day of Potato sets scene for first-ever observance on May 30
15/04/2024
As the world prepares to celebrate the first-ever International Day of Potato next month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is shining a spotlight on the enormous importance of this crop that feeds billions of us and on the further potential to be tapped.
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FAO Director-General says political commitment and more investments are critical in the fight against Peste des Petits Ruminants
09/04/2024
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu today called for urgent collective action and increased funding to eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) during a meeting organized at FAO headquarters by the Friends of PPR group formed by...
Advancing Forest Policies: Insights from FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment Team at an event in the European Parliament
02/04/2024
Anssi Pekkarinen, Senior Forestry Officer and Team Leader of Global Forest Resources Assessment of FAO’s Forestry Division participated virtually in a roundtable discussion on the European Union’...
One Planet, One Health: Five of the many issues FAO is tackling through the One Health approach
04/04/2024
The interdependence of health between people, animals, plants and the environment is undeniable.
The One Health approach recognizes this intricate web of life. Designed to balan...
Driving Sustainability: Innovation and Digitalization for Climate Action in Agrifood Systems
27/03/2024
Marti...
FAO Brussels Director in Luxembourg: presenting FAO’s Activities and exploring future partnerships
22/03/2024
Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, paid a visit to Luxembourg to hold discussions with Pierre Treinen, Director-General at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Viticulture. The meeting provided an excellent opportunity to exchange on matters of mutu...
In Focus: FAO response to global food security challenges
03/04/2024
FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero addresses the 2024 edition of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture
26/03/2024
With the title “Restoring the opportunity for food systems transformation”, the 2024 edition of the Annual Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) took place in Brussels 26-27 March. The Forum for the Future of Agriculture is an annual gathering that has been held in Brussels since 2008...
FAO at the European Humanitarian Forum 2024
18/03/2024
The third edition of the European Humanitarian Forum took place in Brussels in a context of sharply increasing humanitarian needs around the world.
Co-hosted by the European Commission and Belgium as President of the Council of the European Union, the Forum br...
FAO's Blue Transformation at the spotlight during European Ocean Days
06/03/2024
FAO Assistant Director-General and Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division Manuel Barange was invited to deliver the keynote address at the first
International Ocean Governance and the role of partnerships at the centre of the GFCM Executive Secretary intervention at EP Intergroup event
20/03/2024
Miguel Bernal, Executive Secretary of FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) participated in a panel discussion on international ocean governance and the Sustainable Ocean Initiat...
FAO addresses global food security and climate challenges at CODEV session
22/02/2024
David Laborde, FAO Director of Agroeconomics and Policy, was invited to contribute to the discussions of the Council Working Party on Development Cooperation and International Partnerships (CODEV-PI) on 22 February 2024, under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. J...
FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean closes with renewed commitment to transform agrifood systems
21/03/2024
The 38th Regional Ministerial Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ended today with a renewed commitment to FAO's Strategic Framework...
Red Sea shipping disruptions likely to exacerbate the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen - new FAO report warns
25/03/2024
The escalation of the Red Sea crisis is poised to accelerate the increase in shipping costs, delay the delivery of essential food or lead to a complete suspension of trade routes and closure of Yemeni ports, a new
Haiti: Escalating violence and economic shocks compound hunger crisis
25/03/2024