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FAO and EU work together to prevent transboundary animal diseases and reduce food loss and waste
05/06/2020
5 June 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the European Union Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, today discussed ways to strengthen collaboration on a number of issues, including the prevention of transboundary anima
Director-General celebrates the “big FAO family” in first virtual town hall meeting with FAO staff around the world
04/06/2020
4 June 2020, Rome –The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today held the second virtual town hall meeting with FAO personnel. This time Qu interacted with FAO employees that work in decentralized offices around the world, following the first meeting in April
EU and FAO renew commitment to make agriculture more innovative and environmentally friendly
03/06/2020
3 June 2020, Rome – Janusz Wojciechowski, the European Union Commissioner for Agriculture and FAO Director-GeneralQU Dongyu renewed their commitment today to work together to make agriculture more innovative and environmentally friendly, with the aim to c
Towards healthy diets for all
02/06/2020
2 June 2020, Rome - FAO is working to update its vision for and strategy on nutrition and this initial work has been presented and discussed today with representatives of FAO’s Members.
When it comes to nutrition, FAO’s aim is to achieve a world where al
Fisheries and aquaculture production must be sustainably maintained
01/06/2020
2 June 2020, Rome - Fisheries and aquaculture have an enormous role in meeting the world’s food security needs, which makes assuring their sustainable development essential, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted today at a High-Level Meeting on Susta
Strong women tell powerful tales of change and identity at FAO’s virtual tea
31/05/2020
1 June 2020, Rome - More than 300 members of FAO’s Women Committee tuned in to a virtual tea today to listen to inspiring tales of passion and perseverance from Graça MachelandNatalia Kanem, both of whom emphasized the importance of women knowing their ow
FAO looks for more efficiency and effectiveness by proposing to adjust its Programme of Work and Budget
31/05/2020
1 June 2020, Rome - The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu held today a virtual informal seminar for Members’ Permanent Representatives to the UN agency in order to provide them with information and listen to their views regarding the proposed adjustments to
UN agencies and Italian Red Cross sign cooperation agreement to prevent COVID-19
27/05/2020
Red Cross volunteers will continue to assist with temperature screenings at the premises of 26 UN agencies operating in Italy.
First International Tea Day sees call for joint action to ensure sustainability of tea sector
22/05/2020
Celebrating the cultural heritage, health benefits and economic importance of the iconic beverage
21 May 2020, Rome - FAO today marked International Tea Day by stressing the crucial need to ensure the sustainability of tea production - a basis for the l
World Bee Day 2020: FAO calls for more to be done to safeguard our tiny food heroes, amid alarming decline
21/05/2020
Protecting bees and beekeepers is crucial in times of COVID-19 to support livelihoods
20 May 2020, Rome - By cherishing bees and other pollinators, not only do we safeguard the environment and create a sustainable ecosystem, but also support the livelih
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