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People in Syria need the international community to act now to fight hunger, save lives and pave the road towards recovery and stability
30/06/2020
Watch the Director-General’s video message to the Fourth Brussels Ministerial Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region, 30 June 2020.
Director-General briefs on reporting lines of proposed new structure, aimed to make FAO more flexible and efficient
26/06/2020
26 June 2020, Rome - Director-General QU Dongyu briefed today permanent representatives of FAO member countries on the new reporting lines that go with his proposed changes to the organizational structure, aimed at creating an FAO that is fit-for-purpose,
Director-General invites young employees to learn from retirees and strengthen the big FAO family
25/06/2020
25 June 2020, Rome – FAO today brought together young employees to learn from the experience of the UN agency’s retirees at the first-ever event designed to promote knowledge and inspiration exchange in the fight against hunger and poverty. Five retirees
Time to scale up and support Africa’s Great Green Wall
24/06/2020
25 June 2020, Rome - It is time for coordination and renewed support for the Great Green Wall, Africa's landmark sustainable development programme, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu stressed today.
FAO and the EU highlight the vital role of biodiversity in building sustainable food systems
23/06/2020
23 June 2020, Rome/Brussels - If we want to shift towards healthy and sustainable food systems and build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to re-connect agriculture with ecosystem services and unleash biodiversity's full potential to enhanc
Building a new FAO based on solidarity and inclusiveness
17/06/2020
17 June 2020, Rome – The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today delivered closing remarks in the final session of the Joint Meeting of the UN agency’s Programme and Finance Committees. Over the last 10 days, Members of both committees discussed programmatic
Progress towards implementing the declaration on African food security and nutrition during COVID-19
15/06/2020
African Union-FAO led COVID-19 Task Force holds second meeting
15 June 2020 - The Task Force on the impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition in Africa held its second meeting today to report back on progress made since the first session. The Tas
A new feeling of One FAO that connects all employees
12/06/2020
12 June 2020, Rome – It was a gathering with a difference. Thousands of beaming faces tuning in from places as far-flung as one can imagine. The first ever “town hall” meeting of FAO staff members all over the world was in session, online, on 4 June. The
FAO and the EU ally in boosting agriculture in neighboring countries
10/06/2020
10 June 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Olivér Várhelyi, European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargment (NEAR), today and emphasized the importance of ongoing cooperative support for countries in the EU’s neighboring reg
Making FAO more efficient and inclusive for better production, nutrition, environment and life
08/06/2020
8 June 2020, Rome – The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today addressed the Joint Meeting of the UN agency’s Programme and Finance Committees, which took place virtually for the first time in FAO’s history. From the offset, Qu highlighted his vision of a n
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