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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
Readout of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s meeting with Erica Barks-Ruggles, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, US Department of State
02/12/2021
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu and Erica Barks-Ruggles, Senior Bureau Official (SBO), Bureau of International Organization Affairs, US Department of State, met today and discussed cooperation between FAO and the United States of America (USA).
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Readout of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s bilateral meeting with Abdallah Bou Habib, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon
02/12/2021
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu today met with Abdallah Bou Habib, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon.
During their discussion, the Director-General confirmed FAO's continued commitment to supporting the agrifood sector in Leban
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriate of Yemen
01/12/2021
Rome--FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu met with Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriate of Yemen.
The Director-General confirmed FAO's continued commitment to supporting the people of Yemen to resume and increase nutritious foo
FAO in 2022: Time for extraordinary efforts to continue walking the talk
29/11/2021
In 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) must make “extraordinary” efforts to achieve tangible on-the-ground progress towards reducing hunger, making agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable,
Transforming Africa’s agrifood systems requires coordinated policies across sectors
26/11/2021
Rome – To make them more sustainable, the transformation of agrifood systems across Africa needs a “cross-sectoral, holistic, coherent and coordinated policy environment,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said to
New “rooftop farm” at FAO highlights how innovative technology can help safeguard agro-biodiversity
17/11/2021
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today unveiled a prototype rooftop farm at its Rome headquarters, an initiative that highlights how innovative technology contributes to making agri-food systems more sustainable and
FAO and KSrelief to scale up cooperation on humanitarian work, data-driven development
17/11/2021
Rome – The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) announced an ambitious new five-year Strategic Joint Cooperation Agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday.
Readout of FAO Director-General’s meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
10/11/2021
Rome--FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Ruslan Kazakbaev, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Director-General and the Minister discussed UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). The Director-General noted the active role of the K
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