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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.
FAO and Egypt strengthen ties to support rural development, and women and youth in agriculture
14/12/2019
14 December 2019, Cairo - FAO's Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Ezz El Din Abu Steit, Egypt's Minister for Agriculture and Land Reclamation.
The Minister expressed his appreciation for the Director-General’s participation in the World Youth
FAO hails Green Climate Fund and country partners
13/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid – Director-General QU Dongyu and Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Yannick Glemarec today jointly hosted a high-level event to celebrate the partnerships between FAO and GCF, supporting countries to take urgent climate
Director-General visits Córdoba University, highlights the importance of academic collaboration
13/12/2019
13 December 2019, Córdoba - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today visited the Agrifood Campus of International Excellence and Córdoba University, together with Luis Planas, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The visit provided an opportu
Spain has experience and innovation to share in agriculture sector says FAO Director-General
13/12/2019
13 December 2019, Madrid – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today praised Spain’s knowhow and achievements in agriculture and food production when he visited the southern city of Cordoba with Luis Planas, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Greater innovation needed to fight climate change, poverty and hunger
13/12/2019
13 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu called for greater agricultural innovation to tackle the risks of climate change and reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
FAO looks forward to new era of cooperation with Spain
12/12/2019
12 December 2020, Madrid – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met Luis Planas, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in talks that focused on strengthening joint efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Qu said that FAO is l
Need for transformational change to address food security, agriculture and forestry together
12/12/2019
12 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for a transformational change aimed at addressing food security, agriculture and forestry together - through a holistic approach.
Nature-based solutions to climate change must be scaled up across food systems
11/12/2019
12 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has highlighted the key role of agriculture in offering nature-based solutions to address climate change.
Director-General meets with CEO of World Business Council on Sustainable Development
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Peter Bakker, CEO of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, to discuss points of common interest.
Many of FAO’s priorities are important to WBCSD members, who are keen to
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