FAO and Government of Flanders promote application of Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure in Land Law implementation in Malawi
05/01/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Government of Malawi through the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, in November 2021, facilitated a capacity building...
Transforming European economies and societies for a fair, green and prosperous future
12/01/2022
TheRenew Europepolitical group in the European Parliament organized a virtual meeting on the revised regulation concerning Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF). The gathering, moderated by Member of...
Horn of Africa: Swift aid for drought-affected farmers and herders needed to avoid a hunger crisis
17/01/2022
Over $138 million in urgent funding is needed to assist 1.5 million vulnerable people in rural communities in the Horn of Africa whose fields and pastures have been hard hit...
REGISTER NOW: First-ever Global Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Dialogue! - Tuesday, 1 February
18/01/2022
A joint initiative by the FAO Liaison Offices in New York, Geneva and Brussels Brussels to engage the diplomatic community and partners
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) share similar sustainable development...
Moving ahead with the sustainable and inclusive transformation of agri-food systems
20/01/2022
To coincide with the publication of the results of the global Food System Assessment (FSA) undertaken by the European Union, FAO and the agricultural research centre for international development (CIRAD)...
Free, Open-Source Tools developed by FAO are presented to EU Colleagues
24/01/2022
The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector accounts for around 20-25% of global anthropogenic emissions, and is currently one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases. It also...
EU and FAO continue to join forces for sustainable rural development in Papua New Guinea
26/01/2022
Now in its third year, the Programme for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG) is stepping up efforts in 2022 to increase sustainable...
Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Spotlight for 2022
26/01/2022
Recognizing the importance of the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sectoras a sustainable source of healthy and nutritious food, the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 as the International Year...
Healthy soils for a healthy people and planet: FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation
28/01/2022
Rome/Berlin - Reversing soil degradation is vital if we want to feed a growing global population, protect biodiversity and help address the planet’s climate crisis, the Director-General of the Food and...
Exclusive interview with Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the FAO Office of Sustainable Development Goals: "Agrifood transformation is the most powerful catalyser of positive change for the SDGs"
28/01/2022
You joined FAO less than a year ago to become Director of the Office of Sustainable Development Goals, an office newly created by the FAO Director-General. Why this office and why...
A year of innovation and impact for the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme
28/01/2022
“We are now at an exciting and critical stage in the implementation of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme.The four SWM Programme partners are working together to complete studies, draw...
Small Island Developing States: FAO convenes a global dialogue to update on latest initiatives
01/02/2022
The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga last month, followed by last week’s earthquake and aftershocks, have highlighted the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a global meeting...
Small Island Developing States: FAO Liaison Offices convene global dialogue
01/02/2022
The FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva and New York together with the FAO Office of SIDS, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries jointly organized the First FAO Global...
Watch now: Animated story on community-based sustainable wildlife management - #SWMProgramme
01/02/2022
This animation tells the story of Leo and Barbara and the communities they are working with to achieve sustainable wildlife management.
The animation was inspired by six key elements needed...
Submit your nomination NOW for the Champion and Partnership Awards!
08/02/2022
The new annual Awards acknowledge progress in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Awards are open to individuals, organizations, governments, foundations, academia or private sector leaders across the world. ...
Transforming Africa’s agriculture sector to build back better
10/02/2022
Ahead of the European Union– African Union Summit, held 17–18 February, a high-level pre-summit meeting was hosted by the European Parliament delegation for relations with the Pan African Parliament (DPAP). The...
Action to protect the ‘blue food’ sector: The One Planet Summit for the Ocean
11/02/2022
Throughout human history, oceans have provided food and livelihoods for people on the planet. In more recent times, consumption of aquatic foods has grown at twice the rate of population...
Food and agriculture on the agenda of the Council of the European Union
15/02/2022
At the invitation of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which took office on 1 January, FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji briefed delegates of the European...
Mainstreaming migration into rural development
16/02/2022
In the run-up to the European Union–African Union summit, FAO and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) co-organized an event that zoomed in on the close links between rural development...
How can youth-focused interventions help to halt radicalization?
17/02/2022
The Sahel is a region full of potential – with tremendous human capital, rich natural resources and substantial renewal energy opportunities. However, the region is plagued by insecurity that continues...