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Sustainable energy is vital to lifting people out of poverty and hunger, FAO Director-General tells UN-Energy meeting
11/01/2022
Rome – United Nations agencies and their partners should work closer together to make agrifood production more sustainable and energy-efficient, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu told a UN energy meeting today.
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FAO Director-General accepts Lamp of Peace award on behalf of UN Secretary-General
18/12/2021
Assisi, Italy – Franciscan monks today awarded UN Secretary-General António Guterres the Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis, recognizing commitment to the peaceful existence of people and actions to promote dialogue among them.
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FAO 2021 Employee Recognition Awards go to 200 employees and 18 teams
16/12/2021
Rome - Two hundred individual staff members and 18 teams were honored on Thursday at the annual Employee Recognition Awards event of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a ceremony preceded by a Town Hall meeting and followed
FAO and China’s Ministry of Natural Resources sign new Memorandum of Understanding
14/12/2021
Rome- FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today had a bilateral meeting with the Minister for Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China Lu Hao, during which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed. Guang Defu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
Readout of Signing Ceremony between the FAO Director-General and Shameem Ahsan, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy and Permanent Representative to FAO
13/12/2021
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to FAO, Shameem Ahsan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of the Sheikh Mujib Bangladesh Room at FAO Headquarters. The establishment o
FAO and Peru sign new Memorandum of Understanding
09/12/2021
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru, Oscar Maúrtua de Romaña, today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration between the UN agency and one of its founding Members.
FAO Director-General highlights importance of mountain tourism at Rome’s Quirinale Palace
09/12/2021
Rome – Mountain tourism needs to be more sustainable and equitable, said the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, at a high-level event hosted by His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic at
Readout of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s bilateral meeting with Victor Vasiliev, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation
07/12/2021
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Victor Vasiliev, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, today met to discuss the close collaboration between the Organization and the country. Alexander Yakovenko, Rector of the Diplo
Director-General closes 168th Council, calls for extraordinary efforts leading to extraordinary results
04/12/2021
Rome – The 168th Session of the FAO Council ended today with Members approving documents to help guide the Organization’s future work.
“All your debates and thought-provoking ideas have been appreciated,” Director-General QU Dongyu said in closing remark
Leveraging Mediterranean potential to transform agrifood systems
03/12/2021
Rome –Advantages of the Mediterranean region present many opportunities to transform agrifood systems affected by the climate crisis and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of th
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