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A Great Green Wall for Cities
21/09/2019
FAO’s Director-General announces new plan to support nature-based solutions to climate change.
World Bank’s Humberto Lopez and FAO’s Director-General agree on strengthening collaboration in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
20/09/2019
20 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Humberto Lopez, World Bank Acting Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, in talks today agreed for the need to boost action and income generating opportunities for poor peo
International Finance Corporation and FAO, a good match to boost agri-business in developing countries
20/09/2019
20 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Karin Finkelston, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice President of Partnerships, Communication and Outreach, today met to discuss expanding the cooperation between the two orga
The Global Environmental Facility and FAO: working together to minimize the impact of the agricultural sectors on the environment
20/09/2019
20 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agreed today for the need to strive towards the more efficient and speedier preparation and implementation of joint p
Inter-American Development Bank and FAO to work closely together to help farmers in the Caribbean and Central America
20/09/2019
20 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno met today to discuss closer cooperation between their two organizations.
They agreed that FAO and the IDB will work
The World Bank’s Yang sees much convergence with FAO’s work
19/09/2019
19 September 2019, Washington DC – Shaolin Yang, Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Administrative Officer, in talks today with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu agreed that there exists much convergence between their two organizations.
Their disc
FAO and World Bank complement each other’s work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
19/09/2019
19 September 2019, Washington DC – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and World Bank Vice President, Sustainable Development, Laura Tuck, today discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two organizations, including on the Hand-In-Hand Initiative which
US Secretary of Agriculture Perdue confident that Director-General Qu can usher new era at FAO
19/09/2019
19 September 2019, Washington DC – United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today congratulated FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu for taking up the position, and during their meeting he also envisaged strengthening collaboration with FAO.
In part
Italy and FAO advance awareness on the benefits of Mediterranean diet
18/09/2019
18 September 2019, Rome - Access for all to healthy diets such as the Mediterranean diet is critical for achieving the Agenda 2030, and such diets must be protected and promoted. That was the main message at an event today organized by the Government of I
Bright young sparks to help ignite FAO’s way forward
18/09/2019
18 September 2019 - The FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu has launched a new Youth Committee charged with tapping into the potential of young employees to create a more dynamic workforce.
Young people are often catalysts for change and can help build a more
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