In a joint effort with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been supporting the Chilean government in advancing the implementation of the Food Systems Agenda in Chile through two main initiatives. 

Rome, 12 November 2025. Today, the Development Law Service (LEGN) held an unprecedented and impactful global event at FAO headquarters – “Youth at the Decision Table: Shaping the future of agrifood systems through the law”. Hybrid participation brought  together over 300 people, including professionals, experts, activists, students and academics from different disciplines and areas of the globe, to participate in inter-generational discussions around youth, the law and their contributions to support FAO’s mandate, the four betters and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Baku, 20-22 October 2025. The Development Law Service (LEGN) of FAO contributed to the National Policy Dialogue for Agricultural Cooperative Development in Azerbaijan organized by the FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan, under project TCP/AZE/3903 - Promote agricultural cooperatives for increased market competitiveness.

LEGN participated in the Joint FAO/ICARS Regional Workshop, Leaving no one behind in AMR research, policy and practice: integrating gender and equity in AMR One Health solutions. Convened under the FAO–WHO–WOAH Regional Tripartite AMR Project and in collaboration with the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS), the workshop gathered over 100 participants from 24 countries, including experts on One Health, AMR, gender and inclusion, and community-based management.

“Developing an enabling environment for low emission and climate smart and resilient agriculture in Palau” is an FAO project that was created following the approval of a GCF Readiness proposal, which was initiated by LEGN and developed in collaboration with the FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific (SAP) and the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP).

On 2 September 2025, FAO’s Development Law Service (LEGN), with the support of FAO Forestry Team, hosted the online side event “Strengthening Forest Legislation in Latin America and the Caribbean: ForestLEX+”, as part of the Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission, held in Panama City. 

The FAO-led Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, of which the Development Law Service is an integral partner, supports countries with policy and legal reform regarding sustainable management of wildlife and related sectors. An analysis of the entire policy and legal framework in Namibia for SWM was presented to government and industry stakeholders during a workshop held on 22 May 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia. 

The FAO Development Law Service (LEGN) is providingkey supportto the Chilean government in the modernization of Law No. 18910, which establishes Chile’s Agricultural Development Institute (INDAP). Together with theFAORegional Office...

The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) hosted its first-ever Global Workshop on CMS Legislation from 3 to 5 June 2025 at the CMS Secretariat in Bonn, Germany.

Bangkok, 23-24 June 2025 –  At a recent event in Bangkok on 23–24 June 2025, funded by the Regional Tripartite AMR Project, over 140 participants from across Asia, including government officials, private...

Rome, Italy - 16 June 2025. Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the World Bank and other partners, is launching a three-day...

To mark the 2025 Desertification and Drought Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is launching Living Land – Taking a sustainable land management approach in...

The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) held its 4th World Environmental Law Congress from 5 to 7 May 2025 in Rabat, Morocco. Under the theme “Integrated Legal Protection...

On 23 May 2025, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) hosted a high-level side event at its headquarters in Rome, Italy. The event focused on two...

Over 20 legal experts, researchers and development practitioners gathered at FAO headquarters in Rome on 21–22 May 2025 for a key consolidation workshop on FAO’s new legal diagnostic tool dedicated...

As part of the 13th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Aquaculture, the FAO Development Law Service (LEGN) hosted a side event focusing on “Strengthening legal...

On 15 May 2025, FAO presented a draft bill to Chile’s Ministry of Education and the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB), laying the foundation for a new...

From 25 to 28 April 2025, over 90 parliamentarians and government focal points from nine Central African countries were trained in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, within the framework of...

A new Legal Brief published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) explores how gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) can support the realization of women’s and girls’ right...