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Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Marina Silva, Minister of Environment of Brazil
12/11/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan - FAO Director General, Qu Dongyu, met with H.E Marina Silva, Minister of Environment of Brazil on the margins of COP29.
Bilateral Meeting with the COP29 President, H.E Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Ecology of Azerbaijan
12/11/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan - FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu, met with COP29 President H.E Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Ecology of Azerbaijan, on the margins of COP29.
FAO Director-General inaugurates Food and Agriculture Pavilion at COP29, highlighting agrifood systems' crucial role in climate action
12/11/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan– The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu officially opened today the Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the UN Climate Conference COP29 in Baku. This collaborative space, hosted in partnership with the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR), aims to drive decisive action in addressing the impacts of the climate crisis on food and agriculture.
QU Dongyu stresses role of digital innovation at UN Digital and Technology Network Meeting
11/11/2024

Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, today addressed global experts at the UN Digital and Technology Network Meeting, emphasizing the crucial role of digital transformation in tackling the world’s most pressing challenges, including food insecurity and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Director-General addresses the Joint Meeting of FAO Programme and Finance Committees
11/11/2024
Rome – It is a pivotal time for global development challenges and partners need to take longer-term perspectives, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu,, said Monday in his opening address to the Joint Meeting of the Programme and Finance Committees.
Director-General tours urban gardening project in California
08/11/2024
Los Angeles - Director-General QU Dongyu toured an innovative grassroots project to promote urban gardening here on Friday.
In Samoa, FAO Director-General visits Samoa-China Agricultural Technical Assistance Project, Onshore Aquaculture Facility and key local markets
08/11/2024

8 November, Apia, Samoa – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu visited the Samoa-China Agricultural Technical Assistance Project, as well as an Onshore Aquaculture Facility and local farmers and markets, during a two-day official visit to this Pacific island nation.

Bilateral meeting with The Honourable Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Prime Minister of Samoa
07/11/2024
Apia, Samoa - The FAO Director-General met with Samoa’s Prime Minister, The Honourable Fiame Naomi Mataafa, to advance collaborative efforts toward agrifood systems transformation and sustainable development for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
In Fiji, FAO Director-General visits sugar cane farms and China-Pacific Island Countries Juncao Technology Demonstration Center for mushroom cultivation
07/11/2024
Nadi, Fiji - As part of his official visit to Fiji, where he opened the SIDS Solutions Forum 2024, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu visited sugar cane farms and the China-Pacific Islands Countries Juncao Technology Demonstration Center for mushroom cultivation, which uses a type of grass rather than the traditional logs or sawdust as a base.
Bilateral meeting with His Highness Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, Head of State of Samoa
07/11/2024
Apia, Samoa - The FAO Director-General met with His Highness Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, Head of State of Samoa, to discuss collaborative efforts for sustainable development and regional cooperation.
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