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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
Director-General meets with Chair of Solar Impulse Foundation
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Bertrand Piccard, the chair and founder of Solar Impulse Foundation, an initiative that aims to find profitable opportunities to protect the environment to discuss prospective collaboratio
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
FAO Director-General kicks off International Mountain Day
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid - Youth are driving the world's climate agenda and can help on all fronts, including bolstering mountain ecosystems, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today in remarks opening International Mountain Day.
Innovative solutions needed in agriculture to respond to climate change
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, said today innovation was vital to build resilience and competitiveness in agriculture and to meet the urgent challenges presented by climate change.
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