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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.
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
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.
IAEA and FAO agree to further strengthen strategic partnership
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on the sidelines of the COP25 Climate Summit.
The talks focused on the unique and strategic
Queen Letizia of Spain meets with FAO’s Director-General
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid – Queen Letizia of Spain in a meeting today with FAO Director-General QU Dongyu expressed her interest for FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative.
The Queen, who is an FAO Special Goodwill Ambassador for Nutrition, was briefed by the Dir
South-South and Triangular Cooperation: a "game changer" for world's most vulnerable, says FAO Director-General
11/12/2019
12 December, Madrid - Innovative partnerships, investment and technical exchange through South-South and Triangular Cooperation are critical for countries especially in the global South to address climate change and achieve the UN's Sustainable Developmen
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