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FAO and European parliamentarians commit to agri-food systems transformation at Brussels briefing
21/05/2021
21 May 2021, BRUSSELS/ROME – Assuring that everyone has access to adequate and healthy food produced in an environmentally-friendly way is a global challenge, and responses to that challenge must also be global, agreed participants at an event today organ
Biodiversity “essential” to the future of food security
20/05/2021
20 May 2021, Rome - Biodiversity is indispensable for food and agriculture, and we need to protect it: that was the main message from QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at the 17th meeting of
“Digitalization is the way of the new life and the new economy”
18/05/2021
18 May 2021, Rome - Digital agriculture can drive the transformation of agri-food systems necessary to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty and build a better future for all humankind, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of th
Read-out of the meeting between FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and the President of UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), The Right Honourable Alok Sharma
11/05/2021
Today, 11 May 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, had a virtual meeting, with The Right Honourable Alok Sharma, President of UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), and Ambassador Marie-Therese Sarch, Permanent Representative of the Un
Director-General hails FAO employees for their dedication and resilience amid pandemic
11/05/2021
11 May 2021, Rome - In April 2020, with much of the world facing severe restrictions on movement, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) had its first-ever global town hall meeting. The event brought employees worldwide together
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General Dr QU Dongyu and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO Director-General
10/05/2021
Today, 10 May 2021, the FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), met virtually and discussed concrete steps to enhance and strengthen the cooperation between FAO and WTO.
The
Urgent and scaled-up action needed to reduce suffering in South Sudan
07/05/2021
6 May 2021, Rome - Urgent and scaled-up efforts to help those who produce South Sudan's food can make a notable contribution to mitigate suffering in a country, where three out of every five people cannot meet their daily food needs, the Director-General
Building political momentum in the fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
04/05/2021
4 May 2021, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today urged the international community to step up joint efforts in advocating for the responsible and sustainable use of antimicrobials – actions that can save the lives of people and animals.
He spoke a
Director-General highlights the different dimensions of Innovation needed to address food security in Africa
29/04/2021
29 April 2021, Rome - Unprecedented challenges including the climate crisis, natural disasters and man-made conflicts mean “we need a new business model” to address food security in Africa, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organizat
Historic opportunities for global action to eradicate poverty, end hunger and reduce inequalities
26/04/2021
26 April 2021, Rome - Addressing the 166th Session of the FAO Council today, Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted the ways the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been providing constant support to Members, including to ove
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