The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to assist member...

This brochure describes the activities of the Alliance in Brussels and beyond and is being used to engage, inform and attract more Parliamentarians to join the Alliance.

Stronger joint support for Africa’s fisheries and aquaculture was the theme of the event co-organized by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Commission (EC) and...

The German Presidency of the Council of the European Union began on the first of July and FAO Brussels is maintaining regular contact with the Presidency on several key topics....

The COVID-19 global health crisis has been a time to reflect on things we truly cherish and our most basic needs. These uncertain times have made many of us rekindle...

“FAO will always be there as an honest broker to facilitate the dialogue on trade issues of agricultural products between developing and developed countries” said FAO Brussels Director Rodrigo de...

FAO was present at the Politico’s Agriculture and Food Summit, the annual gathering which, this year, took a virtual form. FAO’s Director of the Emergency and Resilience Division, Dominique Burgeon,...

Tackling food loss and waste is essential for the health of the people and the planet. On this International Day, FAO Brussels invites you to discuss solutions to the food...

FAO Brussels welcomed more than 250 participants to the first-ever observance of this International Day. Members of the development community and other partners discussed new strategies, innovation and digitalization, looking...

FAO Brussels Director Rodrigo de Lapuerta presented on 30 September elements of the FAO Response to the COVID-19 in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States in an intervention during the 123rd...

How can companies truly help with this challenge? This was the central question driving discussion at an event hosted by Euractiv, a Brussels media outlet. FAO Director for Food Systems and Food Safety Jamie...

The European Commission launched its multi-stakeholder platform to help protect and restore the world’s forests. FAO represented by its Forestry Division participated in the launching event by providing its extensive...

The Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, Rodrigo de Lapuerta and the Rector of the University of Liège, Pierre Wolper, cosigned the new partnership agreement between their two...

At the invitation of the European Union Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), FAO Deputy Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment Zitouni Ould Dada presented FAO’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery plan to participa

October saw the virtual event “The future of our oceans: Towards a new vision for global fisheries and aquaculture” by the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable...

A wide range of actors were brought together by FAO’s virtual regional dialogue on scaling up the response of food and agriculture sectors to the COVID-19 crisis with the ultimate...

The “From Farm to Fork, Sustainable Food Systems and the EU Green Deal” event organized by IPES-Food and the Club of Rome-EU Chapter highlighted the role of agroecology in supporting...

Experts of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (GFCM) attended the 3rd Steering Group meeting of the Common Maritime Agenda (CMA) for the Black Sea,...

FAO Brussels Director Rodrigo de Lapuerta met with the OACPS Assistant Director General of the Department of Climate Action and Environment, Cristelle Pratt. A fruitful discussion was held on how...

Transformational change is urgently needed in the way we manage our forests and their biodiversity, as well in the way we produce and consume our foods and interact with nature....