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Coronavirus could worsen hunger in the developing world
10/04/2020
In this opinion article, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu discusses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security of the world's most vulnerable communities, and what we can do to address them. Read the full story on the World Economic Forum website
Director-General discuss responses to COVID-19 challenges with all FAO Country Representatives
09/04/2020
9 April 2020, Rome – Director-General QU Dongyu today participated in a virtual meeting that for the first time in FAO’s history gathered all the organization’s Country Representatives (FAORs) around the world. The teleconference was set up with the objec
FAO Director-General calls for a collective and collaborative approach to face COVID-19
08/04/2020
8 April 2020, Rome – The COVID-19 pandemic “affects everyone in every country, rich and poor” and tackling it requires planning ahead to anticipate the problems it causes as well as robust international cooperation, FAO Director-General (DG) QU Dongyu sai
Coping with lockdown: Tips from space
06/04/2020
6 April 2020, Rome - Italy’s celebrated Paolo Nespoli spent his 63rd birthday sharing with FAO’s global staff his experience of confinement as a career astronaut. Hundreds tuned in from home isolation to watch him expound on the analogy between spacecraft
COVID-19: Joint Statement by FAO, WHO and WTO Directors-General
31/03/2020
Joint Statement by QU Dongyu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Roberto Azevedo, Directors-General of FAO, WHO and WTO.
World Economic Forum: FAO Director-General speaks against food trade restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic
30/03/2020
30 March 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, today invited the World Economic Forum (WEF) to work with the UN agency in protecting and strengthening food supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Director-General noted that supermarket she
FAO Director-General urges G20 to ensure that food value chains are not disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic
26/03/2020
26 March 2020, Rome/Riyadh - The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, today urged leaders from the G20 countries to take measures for global food systems to continue to work well, particularly in relation to acces
FAO Director-General: "Improved water management in agriculture is essential to deal with climate change."
22/03/2020
On the occasion of the World Water Day, QU Dongyu encouraged all countries and people to prioritize water and sound water resources management.
“We need to care for our only home – our planet Earth – by caring for our forests.”
20/03/2020
20 March 2020 - In this video message, QU Dongyu highlights the need for biodiversity-smart food systems to tackle climate change, deforestation and forest degradation.
FAO Director-General: “women are central” in food systems
06/03/2020
Millions of rural women in developing countries face hurdles and higher food insecurity.
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