FAO and WFP delivered a joint intervention at the Council Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA), under the Cyprus Presidency, providing an updated overview of global food security trends and emerging risks, alongside implications for EU humanitarian engagement.

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FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero Cullen, addressed (remotely) the European Parliament’s Committee on Development, alongside IFAD President Alvaro Lario and ECPDM’s Koen Dekeyser, highlighting the global agrifood implications of the 2026 conflict in the Middle East, including its impact on en...

During the meeting of the European Economic and Social Committee’s Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment (NAT), FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero was invited to present the implications on the global agrifood systems from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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On the occasion of World Milk Day, held under the theme “

Across fields, pastures, forests, rivers and seas, countries are showing that the choices that put food on the table can also build resilience, reduce emissions, halt biodiversity loss and bring degraded land back to life. The goals of the

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Kingdom of Norway reaffirmed their long-standing partnership during a high-level Strategic Consultation held at FAO headquarters on 26 May, underscoring a shared commitment to tackling hunger, strengthening resilience an...

At World Nutrition Day 2026, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, emphasized that food security is not a problem of food production alone but a combination of food availability, food accessibility and food affordability, as well ...

This International Day of Potato, discover the role of this crop in strengthening livelihoods for farmers and value chain actors - from the highlands of the Andes to Africa, Europe, Asia and beyond.

The third observance of the International Day of Potato will be on 29 May 2026 (as 30 May...

The actions taken now will be critical in determining whether the world can manage the shock caused by the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz or face a far more serious food security crisis in the years to come, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, w...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be guided by human dignity, inclusion and solidarity, warning that “technological change is moving fast and we need to ensure social adaptation”.<...

Biodiversity is the foundation of sustainable agricultural production a...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not a temporary shipping disruption but the beginning of a systemic agrifood shock that could trigger a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months. Avoiding such an outcome will require alternative trade routes, restraint on export restrictio...

By observing World Bee Day each year, we can raise awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy, and on the many challenges they face today. We have been celebrating this day since 2018, thanks to the efforts of the Government of Slov...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has called for greater ambition, innovation and partnership to transform global agrifood systems amid mounting pressures on food security and constrained financial resources.

“Never befo...

Eighty years ago, FAO was founded on the belief that collective action, grounded in data and science, could achieve a world free from hunger. Today, that commitment to evidence-based progress is demonstrated in our Programme Implementation Reports (PIR), our main accountability tool for turnin...

15/05/2026
Joint FAO/UNICEF/WFP News Release


Rome/New York/Port Sudan - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today that nearly 19.5 million people – two out of every five people in Sudan - are currently facing crisis levels of...