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FAO 75th Anniversary Observance - World Food Day 2020
19/10/2020
Remarks of the Director-General QU Dongyu.
FAO’s Women’s Committee celebrates its first anniversary inviting an award-winning journalist from Kenya
16/10/2020
16 October 2020, Rome – The FAO Women’s Committee yesterday held a special session to celebrate its first anniversary in the presence of the Director-General featuring as special guest, Kenyan TV anchor and winner of the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Aw
As FAO turns 75, its mission to end hunger and nourish the world is as relevant today as ever
16/10/2020
16 October 2020, Rome - Today, World Food Day marks the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Nobel laureate outlines how new technologies measurably boost farmers
15/10/2020
15 October 2020, Rome - Mobile technologies and digital agriculture hold great promise for the world's farmers, making it all the more important to foster appropriate institutions able to generate innovation whose benefits reach smallholders and disadvant
FAO, WMO and partners call for early warning and early action to avoid disasters
13/10/2020
13 October 2020, Geneva/Rome - As extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and severity, particularly due to climate change, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners have warned that early warning sy
FAO stresses the importance of innovative approaches during meeting of the Committee on World Food Security
13/10/2020
13 October 2020, Rome – Promoting innovation and applying digital technologies in agri-food systems, as well as reducing food loss and waste, are vital to step up the fight against hunger and poverty. This was FAO’s main message at the opening of the High
FAO, IFAD and WFP pledge to strengthen collaboration against hunger
12/10/2020
12 October 2020, Rome - The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert Houngbo, and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme
Statement by FAO Director-General on awarding the Noble Peace Prize to WFP
09/10/2020
The prize is a new engine driving the food security issue to the forefront, underlining the importance of multilateral cooperation.
Developing a new strategy to engage with the private sector towards achieving the SDGs
09/10/2020
9 October 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and high-level senior officers today held a virtual informal consultation with Members on the draft New Strategy for Private Sector Engagement, which is expected to be submitted for the approval of the
FAO and the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean discuss ways to strengthen collaboration
05/10/2020
5 October 2020, Santiago/Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met the Regional Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger (PFH) in Latin America and the Caribbean, Jairo Flores, who is also a Deputy of the Congress in Guatemala, to discu
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