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FAO Director-General calls for transformational change in the way we manage our forests and food systems that depend on them
05/10/2020
5 October 2020, Rome - Transformational change is needed in the way we manage our forests and their biodiversity, produce and consume our foods and interact with nature, if we want to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic and achieve the Sustainab
FAO and CropLife International strengthen commitment to promote agri-food systems transformation
02/10/2020
2 October 2020, Rome/Brussels - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CropLife International today renewed and strengthened their commitment to work together and find new ways to transform agri-food systems and promote rura
FAO and the United Kingdom underscore commitment to help address the root causes of food insecurity and prevent famine
01/10/2020
1 October 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today had a meeting with Nick Dyer and congratulated him for his recent appointment (2 September 2020) as the United Kingdom’s first Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs.
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Young employees and UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth swap ideas to bolster youth-led actions
30/09/2020
30 September 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Jayathma Wickramanayake, young employees from FAO and youth from across the world met today to spark and share ideas on how youth can play a greater role i
Biodiversity is a bulwark against poverty and hunger
30/09/2020
30 September 2020, Rome/New York - Biodiversity underpins most of the world's economic activities, particularly in the agri-food sector, so the pace of its erosion must be contrasted with holistic, coherent and collective efforts, FAO Director-General QU
FAO teams up with UNWTO to boost sustainable rural tourism to help strengthen rural economies and conserve ecosystems
29/09/2020
29 September 2020, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations (UNWTO) today joined forces to promote sustainable tourism in rural areas with the aim of supporting rural
New report highlights huge challenges facing food systems to deliver healthy diets
29/09/2020
29 September 2020, Rome – Facing huge challenges to deliver healthy diets and ensure food security for all, food systems must urgently become more resilient and sustainable, according to the latest report from a high-level panel in partnership with the Un
FAO's Committee on Agriculture focuses on how livestock sector transformation can contribute to achieving the SDGs
28/09/2020
28 September 2020, Rome - The agricultural sectors and livestock farming in particular must shift towards sustainability to enhance their contribution to food security, nutrition and healthy diets and build back better to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic an
Director-General presents Phase 4 of return plan to headquarters to FAO senior managers
25/09/2020
25 September 2020, Rome - The Director-General QU Dongyu today held a virtual meeting with FAO senior managers, from the level of director and above, to present and discuss the Phase 4 of the Organization’s gradual return plan of employees to headquarters
Codex Alimentarius is a driving force for ensuring food safety and trade standards during COVID-19, says FAO Director-General
24/09/2020
24 September 2020, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today praised the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission as a driving force for ensuring international food safety and trade
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