The 10th World Water Forum, Bali, Indonesia (18-25 May 2024), is an event that takes place every three years and brings together international policy and science experts on water.   There is clear...

The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have published a pivotal publication titled "Safeguarding the Right to Adequate Food During...

The United Nations General Assembly has recognized that “cooperatives, in their various forms, promote the fullest possible participation in the economic and social development of all people, including women, youth,...

Rome 29 – 30 April 2024. The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) is a Partnership hosted by FAO, whose aim is to bring together global experts from different...

San Jose, Costa Rica - 8 April 2024. The FAO Development Law Service (LEGN) participated in an initiative led by the FAO Representation in Costa Rica, which received delegates from the...

After more than two decades of work, Mexico leads the way in protecting and promoting the fundamental right to adequate food with the approval of landmark legislation. The new law,...

Athens, 16 April 2024. The Legislative Guide on Combating Crimes in the Fisheries Sector, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) [1] was officially launched during...

Valparaíso, Chile, 18 March 2024. The “New General Fisheries Law” is an initiative of the Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Maritime Interests Commission of the House of Representatives of Chile. The bill...

A range of international experts, including from the Development Law Service, LEGN, met on 21st March 2024at the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic to discuss “Edible Internet: How Food E-Commerce...

Dushanbe, Tajikistan 12-13 March 2024. The FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the Development Law Service of FAO participated in a National Cooperative Forum, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan,...

Since 2023, fellows of the Nippon Foundation[1]  have been visiting the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as part of their capacity building and training programme at...

4 March 2024. On World Wildlife Day, the wildlife conservation community will witness a significant leap forward with the launch of CITES-LEX. This innovative platform, a collaboration between the Food and...

Nairobi, 13-15 February 2024. The Development Law Service participated in a regional workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 13 to 15 February, organized by the UNODC under its FishNet project....

In a significant step toward bolstering plant health, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), under the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) programme, held a series of workshops on phytosanitary protection inthe...

How can FAO better support countries in addressing governance of agrifood systems transformation? Agrifood systems can play an important role in rescuing and accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

On 1 February 2024, the Development Law Service of FAO’s Legal Office (LEGN) hosted a webinar to launch its new e-learning, “Adequate Food: The Human Right of Us All,” tailored...

On 28 November 2023, FAO participated in the launching of the Quadripartite (FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH) One Health Legislative Assessment Tool for Antimicrobial Resistance (OHLAT). The event attracted over...

Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials are nowadays considered the main drivers in the development and rapid spread of drug-resistant pathogens, globally known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In addition to the natural occurrence of AMR, which is a biological process that occurs over time, the evidence shows that the rate of increase in AMR is being triggered, in large part, by the actions and choices of humans.

The digital transformation of agrifood systems is accelerating globally, driven by the emergence of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and blockchain. These technologies are having a profound effect on agriculture, enhancing precision, productivity and real-time decision-making capabilities (Trendov, Varas & Zeng, 2019). IoT sensors, for example, can monitor diverse agricultural variables, ranging from soil moisture to livestock health, enabling farmers to make more informed choices.

On 20 September 2023, during the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Members adopted a new Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR). This landmark Declaration was approved in the context of the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting on PPPR with the theme “Making the world safer: creating and maintaining political momentum and solidarity for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response”.