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Bilateral Meeting with H.E. ​​Rwamirama Bright Kanyontore, Minister of State for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries​ of Uganda
10/04/2025
Rome - The Director-General welcomed the Minister and appreciated the long-standingcollaboration between FAO and Uganda. He further appreciated and congratulated Uganda for attaining food security, notwithstanding the prevailing challenges. He reiterated FAO's commitment to continue to provide technical support to the country and to strengthen cooperation.  
Bilateral meeting with H. E. Armands Krauze, Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia
07/04/2025

Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met H. E. Armands Krauze, Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia at FAO headquarters in Rome on the occasion of the 177th Session of the FAO Council.

At FAO Council, Director-General QU Dongyu emphasizes world’s growing need for the urgent and accelerated transformation of global agrifood systems
07/04/2025
The 177th Session of the FAO Council opened on Monday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome.
49th session of the UN High-Level Committee on Management: FAO Director-General highlights need for effective and efficient collaboration
03/04/2025

Rome – Efficiency, effectiveness, and coherent and fraternal collaboration are critical within and across the UN system in order to continue addressing evolving global challenges and achieving excellence, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu noted today at the opening of the 49th session of the High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM).

Bilateral meeting with Toily Kurbanov, United Nations Volunteers Executive Coordinator
02/04/2025
Rome – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met today with Toily Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) at FAO headquarters. 
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In Hainan and Jiangsu, China, FAO Director-General outlines vision of agrifood systems transformation for improved nutrition and food security
28/03/2025

Boao, China – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu set out a multi-layered vision for the transformation of agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable as he addressed the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 on the last day of an official visit to China after a series of bilateral meetings. The trip also saw visits to innovative farms and research institutions helping to put the transformation into practice and advance the Four Betters agenda - better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life for all, leaving no one behind.

Bilateral meeting with H. E. Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy​ of the European Union
21/03/2025
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met today with H. E. Jessika Roswall, Commissioner  for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy​ of the European Union (EU) at FAO headquarters.
Bilateral meeting with H. E. Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans of the European Union
13/03/2025
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met today with H. E. Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans of the European Union (EU) at FAO headquarters.
Director-General addresses Joint Meeting of FAO Programme and Finance Committees
10/03/2025
Rome – Cooperation, consistency and focus are critical for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to pursue its core mandates amidst a rapidly-evolving geopolitical situation and the likelihood of “significant resource mobilization changes for the entire UN system,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said Monday in his opening address to the Joint Meeting of the FAO Programme and Finance Committees.
FAO Director-General underscores evaluation’s role in transforming agrifood systems at Global Conference
05/03/2025
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today emphasized the crucial role of evaluation in enhancing impact, fostering learning and driving innovation during the Joint High-Level Global Conference on Multi-Dimensional Evaluation for Influence and Transformation. The FAO-hosted conference, co-organized by the Independent Evaluation Office of the New Development Bank and the International Development Evaluation Association, brings together global experts to discuss how evaluation can enhance the effectiveness of policies, programs, and investments.
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