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Strengthening South-South and Triangular Cooperation for global agricultural development and transformation
28/02/2022
Rome/Beijing - Effective cooperation between countries in the Global South and other development partners is critical in reversing the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic which is pushing more people into poverty and hunger.
COVID-19 crisis: extending social protection to rural populations is key to recovery
24/02/2022
Rome – The expansion of social protection for rural populations is a prerequisite for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 and must be at the core of the post-pandemic recovery policies, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and
Traditional ceremony congratulates 44 FAO employees for long service
22/02/2022
Rome – “Be like the tiger – be bold, be fearless and be strong!” The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, exhorted FAO employees all over the world to keep on delivering in challenging times and circumstances to help transform agrifood systems to end rural po
Read-out of FAO Director-General’s meeting with Christian Hofer, Director-General of the Federal Office for Agriculture of Switzerland
18/02/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Director-General of the Federal Office for Agriculture of Switzerland, Christian Hofer, today met virtually to discuss further collaboration between FAO and Switzerland.
Director-General Hofer underlined th
Social protection is key to COVID-19 recovery, FAO says
07/02/2022
Rome/New York – Social protection schemes have played a key role in helping the world’s poor recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and should be expanded, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, t
Post-pandemic world: sustainable agrifood systems are key to a healthy, inclusive, and green recovery
04/02/2022
New York/Rome – Shifting towards more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems will play a central role in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Director-General of t
Healthy soils for a healthy people and planet: FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation
28/01/2022
Rome/Berlin - Reversing soil degradation is vital if we want to feed a growing global population, protect biodiversity and help address the planet’s climate crisis, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),
FAO Director-General welcomes Ambassador Foumane of Cameroon as Chairperson of the Africa Regional Group
27/01/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today welcomed Ambassador Sébastien Foumane of Cameroon as the new chairperson of the Africa Regional Group in Rome, taking over from Ambassador Jackline Lumumba Yonga of Kenya.
The Director-General commended Ambassa
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and H.E. Muhammad Karim Al-Khafaji, Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Iraq
27/01/2022
27 January 2022, Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today met virtually with H.E. Muhammad Karim Al-Khafaji, Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Iraq.
The Director-General expressed his appreciation to the Government of Iraq for hosting
Readout of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s meeting with Michael S. Regan, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
25/01/2022
Rome/Washington, D.C. - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu and EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan - together with Ambassador Cindy McCain, Permanent Representative of the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies - met virtually today to discuss cooperation between FA
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