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Director-General hails colleagues with 25 years of service and welcomes new staff
13/01/2020
13 January 2020, Rome – Director-General QU Dongyu today personally presented engraved silver medals to colleagues who have served the Organization for 25 years, thanking each for their dedication, determination, engagement and contribution.   Short bio
FAO Director-General meets the EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
16/12/2019
16 December 2019, Brussels - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRIFISH). The Director-G
FAO hails Europe’s forest restoration ambitions
16/12/2019
16 December 2019, Brussels - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today hailed the European Union's pledge to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and praised commitments to protect and restore the world's forests.
Director-General and Egypt's President deepen ties in support of rural youth and women
16/12/2019
15 December 2019, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on the margins of the World Youth Forum. The President expressed appreciation for the Director-General's support to and parti
FAO Director-General and EU Commissioner for Trade discuss investments in agriculture
16/12/2019
16 December 2019, Brussels - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Phil Hogan, European Union Commissioner for Trade, on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRIFISH).  The Director-General praised Commissioner
FAO Director-General meets with Mr. François Roux, Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Council
16/12/2019
16 December 2019, Brussels - The head of Cabinet, on behalf of the President of the European Council, welcomed the first visit of the Director-General to the European Union. The Director-General congratulated Mr François Roux with the appointment of Charl
FAO and Arab League share commitment to end poverty and hunger
15/12/2019
15 December 2019, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, today discussed their joint efforts to end poverty and hunger as they met on the sidelines of the World Youth Forum
Director-General meets with Prime Minister of Moldova
15/12/2019
19 December 2019, Rome – Prime Minister Ion Chicu of the Republic of Moldova visited FAO headquarters today to meet with Director-General QU Dongyu to discuss ongoing projects and confirm willingness for close collaborations. The Director-General and the
FAO and Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs sign Letter of Intent to support women and young people
15/12/2019
December 15, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Egypt’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, today signed a Letter of Intent (Loi) aimed at strengthening their collaboration to support the country’s rural women and youth
Need to harness youth’s potential to achieve to end hunger
15/12/2019
16 December 2019, Sharm El-Sheikh - Youth face immense challenges, reason why it is imperative to scale up youth-focused initiatives and harness their potential to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2.
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