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Director-General meets with UN Deputy Secretary-General, briefs her on Hand-in-Hand Initiative
14/11/2019
14 November 2019, New York - Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met here today.
The Director-General thanked her for her support for FAO and the Rome-based UN agencies focused on food
FAO Director-General meets UN agency heads on SDGs
14/11/2019
14 November 2019, New York – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu participated today in a meeting of the chiefs of United Nations bodies engaged with the Sustainable Development Goals.
The meeting, held in New York, was productive as the principals of numerous
Director-General meets with President of the UN General Assembly
14/11/2019
14 November 2019, New York - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said his meeting with Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the President of the United Nations General Assembly was " very positive" and that he anticipated strong cooperation in harnessing agriculture in the
FAO Director-General and UN Women Executive Director to step up collaboration
14/11/2019
14 November 2019, New York - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. The counterparts participated in a meeting of the Chief Executives of United Nati
Director-General and Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission discuss stronger collaboration
13/11/2019
13 November 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Guilherme da Costa, Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, together with three Vice Chairs – Mariam Eid from Lebanon, Purwiyatno Hariyadi from Indonesia and Steve Wearne fro
Pope Francis expresses his support for FAO in meeting with the Director-General
12/11/2019
12 November 2019, Rome – Pope Francis today received FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu for a meeting at the Vatican during which the pontiff expressed his strong support to FAO’s mandate of eradicating hunger and to the Organization’s initiatives, activities
Director-General and African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture discuss stronger partnership
11/11/2019
11 November 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, to explore ways to collaborate further on common objectives.
The African Union Commissioner
Director-General and Indian Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare discuss agricultural production
11/11/2019
11 November 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare of India, on the sidelines of the eighth governing body session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Re
Director-General and CEO of Elanco Animal Health discuss stronger collaboration
11/11/2019
8 November 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Jeff Simmons, President and Chief Executive Officer of Elanco Animal Health, to explore ways to collaborate further on issues of common interest.
The CEO of Elanco Animal Health commen
Director-General and Pakistan Minister of State for Climate Change discuss agriculture development
07/11/2019
7 November 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Zartaj Gul, Minister of State for Climate Change of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, to explore ways to work more closely together on climate-resilient agriculture and poverty reductio
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