Fourth SIDS Solutions Dialogue: Outcomes of UNFCCC COP27 and their implications for Small Island Developing States
18/04/2023
The SIDS Solutions Dialogues series is co-organized by the FAO Liaison Offices in Geneva, Brussels and New York, and the FAO Office for Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries. The fourth event of the series focused on the outcomes of the recent United Nations Framew...
FAO Council begins, Members discuss the Organization’s Programme of Work and Budget 2024-25
24/04/2023
Let’s talk Ecosystems! A new podcast series is launched.
29/03/2023
Within the framework of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), FAO and the UNEP Europe Office launched the Let’s Talk Ecosystems Podcast.
The 10 episode Podcast...
Millets: Forgotten then found
14/04/2023
FAO welcomes the outcomes of UN 2023 Water Conference
24/03/2023
On the last day of the UN 2023 Water Conference, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed the outcomes of the three-day meeting and reaffirmed its commitment to actively follow up agreed actions in the new
FAO Director-General meets European Commissioner for International Partnerships
28/03/2023
The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met at FAO headquarters in Rome with H.E. Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships.
The pair discussed the importance of the EU FAO partnership. The cooperation spans a wide range of areas around agrifood systems transfor...
FAO Brussels and Swedish Presidency of Council team up to highlight water as central element for the Agenda 2030
22/03/2023
Water is crucial for transforming our agrifood systems and supporting the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. This was a key message of the World Water Day event celebration co-organized by the
Interview with FAO Representative in Lebanon, Nora Ourabah Haddad
31/03/2023
Nora, you are the FAO Representative (FAOR) in Lebanon, and before that, you were the Organization’s Representative in the Sultanate of Oman. Can you tell us a bit more about the job of an FAO Representative?
I had the privilege ...
Attention to livelihoods in emergencies is the most effective and dignified response that we can possibly mount: FAO Emergencies Chief
17/04/2023
The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and conflicts have created significant food security challenges worldwide in the past years. Currently, millions of people around the world need urgent support in over 45 countries.
But just providin...
Women’s equality in agrifood systems could boost the global economy by $1 trillion, reduce food insecurity by 45 million: new FAO report
13/04/2023
Tackling gender inequalities in agrifood systems and empowering women reduces hunger, boosts the economy, and reinforces resilience to shocks like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Science and innovation for agrifood systems transformation
30/03/2023
Upon invitation by the Permanent Representation of Denmark to the European Union, FAO Brussels participated at an interactive panel discussion with the title “How can the EU better integrate science and innovation to ensure the sustainable transformation of our agri-food system?”&nb...
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FAO Director of Partnerships and UN Collaboration discusses Global Parliamentary Summit preparations in Brussels
30/03/2023
In preparation for the upcoming Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition, FAO Director for partnerships and UN collaboration Marcela Villarreal held a series of meetings with Members of the European Parliament and of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hu...
InfoPoint Event: Sustainable Food Systems Transformation in Bhutan
22/03/2023
The Government of Bhutan, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships, and the FAO Investment Centre participated at an InfoPoint event dedicated to discussing the state of play in Bhutan's food system.
During this event, the c...
FAO at the European Humanitarian Forum 2022
21/03/2023
The European Humanitarian Forum brought together policymakers and international humanitarian partners to discuss humanitarian policy and strategy from a Team Europe perspective. The Forum was organized by the European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Huma...
FAO Brussels Director meets the Ambassador of the Solomon Islands
10/03/2023
On the occasion of the Pacific Week of Agriculture in Fiji, held from 6-10 March 2023, with this year had the theme "Growing Together: Transforming Pacific Agriculture and Forestry”, FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Ambassador Moses Kouni Mose o...
International Women’s Day 2023 - DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality
08/03/2023
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels and the FAO Regional Office for Africa celebrated jointly this year’s International Women’s Da...
Science - policy interface: Inland fisheries and aquaculture advice for FAO members in Europe
20/03/2023
FAO’s European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) held an international symposium on “Inland Fisheries and aquaculture: advances in technology, stock assessment and citizen science in an era of climate change” in Ireland in June 2022. The proceedings of the symp...
Presentation of FAO’s flagship report “The Future of food and agriculture” in Brussels
23/03/2023
FAO Brussels and Ghent University organized a presentation of the flagship FAO report “Future of Food and Agriculture: Drivers and Triggers for Transformation” by the report's lead author FAO Senior Economist Lorenzo Bellù to some 80 master’s and doctorate degree programme students as wel...
FAO’s Green Cities Initiative as a pathway for agrifood systems transformation presented to EU stakeholders
10/03/2023
FAO Brussels presented the Green Cities Initiative during a dedicated FAO Brussels Briefing this month. The Initiative launched in 2020 aims at improving the livelihoods and well-be...
“Feeding citizens and fostering sustainable agriculture: A discussion on climate resilient food systems”
20/03/2023
The Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Raschad Al-Khafaji was invited to participate in a panel debate on sustainable agriculture and climate resilient agrifood systems at the European Parliament.
The event organized by the Australian Mission to th...