Interview with Chief of FAO Development Law Service, Blaise Kuemlangan
27/02/2023
Blaise you are Chief of the Development Law service at FAO. But I suspect you don’t really do typical lawyer work. Can you tell us what exactly your service does?
The...
Water in the center of FAO’s sustainable development efforts
27/02/2023
At the invitation of the Economic and Social Committee (EESC), FAO’s Land and Division Director LI Lifeng participated at a high-level hearing led by the EESC Consultative Commission on Industrial...
FAO Office Ukraine updates the European Parliament’s AGRI Committee on its activities
28/02/2023
The impacts of the war in Ukraine have severely disrupted the country’s agricultural production and food exports, jeopardizing both local and global food security.
Upon invitation by the Committee on Agriculture...
Coming up: FAO at the European Humanitarian Forum 2023 on 20-21 March
01/03/2023
The second edition of the European Humanitarian Forum is taking place in Brussels on 20-21 March 2023. The Forum is bringing together policymakers and international humanitarian partners to discuss humanitarian policy and strategy,...
Summary of the Rome Water Dialogue report now available!
02/03/2023
Water is central to agriculture that accounts for 72 percent of global freshwater withdrawals, to other economic sectors and is core to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. While...
International Women’s Day 2023: Bridging the digital gender divide is essential for unleashing women’s potential in rural areas, say UN food and agriculture agencies
08/03/2023
FAO-IFAD-WFP push to enhance rural women and girls’ digital capabilities and tackle the barriers they face to access technology to be equal contributors to our agrifood systems.