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Director-General and State Secretary for Rural Affairs of Sweden discuss ways to further strengthen collaboration
17/10/2019
17 October 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with the State Secretary for Rural Affairs of Sweden, Mr Per Callenberg, on the sidelines of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), which is holding its 46th session this week at FAO he
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
FAO Director-General and Minister for Agriculture and Environment of Cabo Verde discuss drought mitigation
17/10/2019
17 October 2019, Rome – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Gilberto Silva, Minister for Agriculture and Environment of Cabo Verde, on the sidelines of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), which is holding its 46th session this week at FA
FAO Director-General and Minister for Agriculture of Nicaragua acknowledge longstanding collaboration
17/10/2019
17 October 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and H.E. Edward Centeno Gadea, Minister for Agriculture of Nicaragua, in talks today reviewed key initiatives and issues of common interest, on the sidelines of the Committee on World Food Security (C
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
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
FAO and Rabobank seek to strengthen strategic partnership
15/10/2019
FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with Berry Marttin, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rabobank, to strengthen the current strategic partnership that aims to promote smallholder investments.
They discussed FAO’s new Hand-in-Hand initiative, which
Diverse and inclusive women’s group to benefit all
15/10/2019
15 October 2019, Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu today launched the first-ever FAO Women’s Committee, providing an inclusive, safe space that reflects the diverse and energetic nature of FAO’s female workforce.
The volunteer-based committee consist
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