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FAO is “working against time” on climate change, Director-General emphasizes
08/09/2021
8 September 2021, Rome - Sustainable agri-food systems are a "critical part of the actions and solutions" to the climate crisis, food insecurity and biodiversity loss, which are global crises the world is facing today, Director-General QU Dongyu told Memb
Goal of ending hunger by 2030 is “reachable”
19/08/2021
19 August 2021, Rome/Wellington - The world can get back on track to achieve the goal of eradicating hunger by 2030 “with the right balance of interventions,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO Director-General in visit to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in north-eastern Italy stresses the importance of innovation for the transformation of agri-food systems
06/08/2021
5 August 2021, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, highlighted the need for innovation and digital technologies for agri-food systems transformation during a visit today to the Friul
G20: FAO Director-General calls for closing of digital divide
05/08/2021
5 August 2021, Trieste - QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today called for a closing of the digital divide and reiterated FAO's commitment to promote the use of digital technologies, bil
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Equipment of Senegal, Moussa Baldé
29/07/2021
29 July 2021, Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today met with H.E. Moussa Baldé, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Equipment of the Republic of Senegal.The Minister thanked the Director-General for the strong partnership and collaboration with
Readout of the meeting between the FAO Director-General and Dato’ Haslina Abdul Hamid, Secretary General for Agriculture and Food Industries of Malaysia
29/07/2021
29 July 2021, Rome – In their meeting today Dato’ Haslina Abdul Hamid, Secretary General for Agriculture and Food Industries of Malaysia congratulated the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu on the successful organization of the Pre-Summit. She also highly pr
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food of Guatemala, José Ángel López Camposeco
29/07/2021
29 July 2021, Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food of Guatemala, José Ángel López Camposeco, had a bilateral meeting today.
The Minister noted that Guatemala, in macroeconomic terms, was not affecte
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Minister for International Development of Canada, Karina Gould
29/07/2021
29 July 2021, Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Minister for International Development of Canada, Karina Gould, met virtually to discuss further collaboration between FAO and Canada.
The Minister commended the Director-General for the s
FAO Director-General and world leaders outline pathways to end hunger
28/07/2021
28 July 2021, Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told world leaders and other participants in the Pre-Summit to the UN Food Systems Summit that there was an acute need for ren
Readout of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s meeting with Ambassador Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), African Union Commission and Ibrahim Assane Mayak
28/07/2021
28 July 2021, Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu today met with Ambassador Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), African Union Commission and Ibrah
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