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FAO Director-General and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina discuss vital role of farmers
17/10/2019
17 October 2019, Rome – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Elizabeth Mpofu, General Coordinator of La Via Campesina, on the sidelines of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), which is holding its 46th session this week at FAO headquarters
Director-General and Minister Commissioner for Food Security of Mali team up for food security initiatives
16/10/2019
16 October 2019, Rome – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and H.E. Kassoum Denon, Minister Commissioner for Food Security of Mali, in talks today reviewed key food security initiatives supported by the country.
The Minister Commissioner for Food Security co
Italy’s Prime Minister meets with FAO Director-General
16/10/2019
16 October 2019, Rome – Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy visited FAO for World Food Day and met with Director-General Qu Dongyu during the World Food Day celebrations, at which he proposed that Italy host a planned United Nations summit on food syst
FAO Director-General and the Private Sector Mechanism to promote concrete plans towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
16/10/2019
16 October 2019, Rome – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with representatives of the Private Sector Mechanism, on the sidelines of the World Food Day Official celebration under the theme “Our actions are our future. Healthy diets for a #ZeroHunger
2019 World Food Day Special Event features a lecture by Professor Jeffrey Sachs
16/10/2019
16 October, 2019 Rome - The global World Food Day ceremony at FAO’s Rome headquarters today was followed by a Special Event introduced by Director-General Qu Dongyu and featuring a lecture by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs. In his presentation Sachs outlined
FAO-UNDP collaboration gets stronger
15/10/2019
15 October 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met with Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General and Director, Policy and Programme bureau of UNDP and Michele Candotti, UNDP Chief of Staff.
The meeting reviewed the two agency’s efforts to strengt
Director-General and Minister for Food Security of the United Arab Emirates outline key initiatives
15/10/2019
15 October 2019, Rome – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Al Mehairi, Minister for Food Security of the United Arab Emirates, in talks today reviewed key initiatives supported by the country.
During the meeting, H.E
Director-General and Spanish Director General for Sustainable Development Policies outline crucial role of CFS
15/10/2019
15 October 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Gabriel Ferrero, Director General for Sustainable Development Policies of Spain, to discuss ways to further strengthen collaboration towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Director-General and the Minister for Productive Agriculture and Lands of Venezuela discuss ways of collaboration
15/10/2019
15 October 2019, Rome – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and H.E. Wilmar Alfredo Castro Soltedo, Minister for Productive Agriculture and Lands of Venezuela, met today on the margins of the 46th Session of the Committee on World Food Security.
The Minister
FAO and Libya discuss efforts to boost agricultural development in the North African country
15/10/2019
FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Abdel Basset El Ghenimi, Libya’s Acting Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Marine Resources, in talks today reviewed joint efforts aimed at boosting the North African country’s agriculture sector.
In particular, th
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