Rome, 10 July 2024. Small-scale fisheries play a vital role in the lives of millions of people worldwide, contributing to the provision of nutritious food, income, culture, and livelihoods in...

Fifteen years ago, from 2006 to 2009, Prof. Elisa Morgera worked as an Associate Legal Officer at the Development Law Service of the FAO Legal Office (LEGN). Now, in her...

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 3-5 June, 2024. The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme unveiled its innovative Legal Hub at a side event of the recent 20th Meeting of Parties (MoP20) of...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to host a Legal Diagnostic Tool Validation meeting from June 17-19, 2024. This event, which is part of...

19 May 2024 - Johannesburg, South Africa. The establishment of a regional parliamentary alliance on food security and nutrition would strengthen the Southern African region’s actions towards addressing hunger and...

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)....