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FAO Director-General met Dr David Nabarro Strategic Director, 4SD (Skills, Systems and Synergies for Sustainable Development)
02/03/2021
Today, 2 March 2021, the FAO Director-General, Mr QU Dongyu, and Dr David Nabarro Strategic Director, 4SD, had a virtual meeting, to discuss FAO’s role in global efforts for Agri-Food Systems Transformation and the Organization’s support to the preparator
Safeguard biodiversity to strengthen food security, FAO Director-General says
02/03/2021
2 March 2021, Rome – In his opening remarks this morning at the Second Meeting of the Group of National Focal Points for Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, highlighted the “historic” task of formulating a “global respo
Urgent aid needed to fight humanitarian crisis in Yemen, says FAO Director-General
01/03/2021
1 March 2021, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appealed for urgent aid to fight the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as UN agencies work to prevent a large-scale famine in the co
Transforming agri-food systems is powerful lever for achieving global goals
25/02/2021
25 February 2021, Rome - A holistic redesign of the world's agri-food systems can make outsized contributions to achieving global pledges such as ending hunger by 2030, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said in a keynote lecture at Italy's historic Accademia
FAO supports China-Latin America and the Caribbean partnership to boost agri-food systems
25/02/2021
25 February 2021, Mexico City/Beijing/Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today addressed the 2nd China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum on Agriculture,
FAO and EU stand together for transformed agri-food systems
25/02/2021
25 February 2021, Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today met virtually with European Union (EU) Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to FAO to discuss the UN agency’s priorit
FAO and Oman step up joint efforts to address water scarcity and transform agri-food systems
23/02/2021
23 February 2021, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today held virtual talks with Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources
Africa Regional Review on Least Developed Countries: FAO calls for bold, urgent action to support the world’s most vulnerable
22/02/2021
22 February 2021, Rome/Lilongwe – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today urged for bold and urgent action to protect and enhance the resilience of the most vulnerable populations, partic
FAO and Japan urge increased responsible investment for greener, stronger agri-food systems
19/02/2021
Rome/Tokyo, 19 February 2021 – Japan is stepping up funding for FAO in three key areas, Vice-Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Makoto Osawa told Director-General QU Dongyu, as the two official
FAO honoured to take the rotating chairmanship of the Tripartite
18/02/2021
18 February 2021, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today took over the rotating chairmanship of the Tripartite Secretariat from the World Organisation for Animal Health's (OIE) Di
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