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Small Island Developing State leaders join FAO Director-General to explore pathways to resilience
10/12/2020
10 December 2020, Brussels/Rome - The world's Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face special food-security strains due to climate change, rising oceans, and high reliance on food imports and tourism, which have declined sharply due to the COVID-19 pan
At FAO’s virtual tea, Female World Activists raise voice in unison against Gender-based Violence
07/12/2020
7 December 2020, Rome - Female world activists gathered today at FAO’s virtual tea to discuss ways to address gender-based violence within the context of women, peace and security. They shared insights on how to empower women for more sustainable agri-foo
FAO Director-General cites inclusiveness, market access and innovations as key to food security in the COVID-19 context
03/12/2020
3 December 2020, Rome - Ensuring the free movement of food across the world and well-functioning markets has been a central pillar of the global response to COVID-19 pandemic but difficulties with access to food at national level still remain, FAO Directo
Future of food systems will define our future and trade should play a crucial role
02/12/2020
2 December 2020, Rome/Geneva - Agri-food systems transformation is a global priority that will define humanity’s future and trade should play a crucial role in that change, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation
COVID-19: Director-General calls for “coordinated, coherent response” in European Parliament address
02/12/2020
2 December 2020, Rome/Brussels – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the European Parliament’s Development Committee that the current public health crisis must not be allowed to
Director-General updates Council on FAO's work and engagement in the past 16 months
30/11/2020
30 November 2020, Rome - In his address to the 165th Session of the FAO Council today, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, made a comprehensive report on the UN agency's work and engagement
Opening statement by FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu for the 165th Session of FAO Council
30/11/2020
FAO Director-General updates the Council on FAO's most important activities, shares the status of implementation for the decisions of the last Council session and presents new proposals and initiatives.
Director-General praises FAO partners and invites them to scale up funding for agri-food systems transformation and sustainable agriculture
27/11/2020
27 November 2020, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today thanked Members of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) for their financial support and invited them to strengthen t
FAO and Argentina together to fight hunger and promote food security globally
26/11/2020
26 November 2020, Rome/Buenos Aires – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening collaboration on eradicating hunger and achieving food security in
Unified approach, political engagement and bold action to transform agri-food systems
24/11/2020
24 November 2020, Rome/Geneva – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today that unified action, political engagement and bold initiatives are needed to transform global agri-food system
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