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Bilateral meeting with The Honourable Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan
18/03/2026
Manila - FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met with The Honourable Dasho Tshering Tobgay Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, on the margins of the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026, hosted at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila.
In the Philippines, FAO Director-General addresses high-level Asian Development Bank event, showcases AI tools and visits fishing villages and ecotourism site
18/03/2026
Manila – There is positive but still inadequate and uneven progress in tackling food insecurity in the Asia and the Pacific region, where around 25 million people escaped hunger in 2024, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at a high-level event hosted during the Asia and Pacific Food System Forum 2026 hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Mariano Assanami Sabino Lopes, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Social Affairs and Minister for Rural Development and Community Housing of The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
17/03/2026
Manila - FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and H.E. Mariano Assanami Sabino Lopes, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Social Affairs and Minister for Rural Development and Community Housing of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste met on the margins of the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026, hosted at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila.
Bilateral meeting with Mr Yingming Yang, Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
17/03/2026
Manila - FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and Mr Yingming Yang, Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), met on the margins of the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026, held at the ADB headquarters in Manila.
Bilateral meeting with Mr Masato Kanda, President of the Asian Development Bank
17/03/2026
Manila - FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and Mr Masato Kanda, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), met at the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026, hosted at the ADB headquarters in Manila.
Bilateral meeting with The Honourable Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr, Secretary for Agriculture of the Republic of the Philippines
16/03/2026
Manila - The FAO Director-General met today with The Honourable Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr, Secretary for Agriculture of the Republic of the Philippines, during his official visit to the country.
FAO is fully committed to promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in all its work and policies, leaving no one behind, Director-General says
11/03/2026
Rome – Promoting the inclusion of disabled people is vital for building efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems that are productive and equitable, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said Wednesday.
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Director-General addresses 20th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures
09/03/2026

Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for greater vigilance, innovation and collaboration in responding to increasingly frequent and severe pest invasions that threaten farms, forests, livelihoods and global food security.

Qu delivered his remarks at the ope...

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FAO Director-General highlights policy innovation, financing and gender equality to accelerate agrifood systems transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean
06/03/2026

Brasilia/Rome –FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, has concluded his visit to Brazil where he participated in the 39th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 39). 

Bilateral meeting with H.E. Óscar Mario Justiniano Pinto, Minister for Productive Rural Development and Water of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
05/03/2026
Brasília – FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met with His Excellency Óscar Mario Justiniano Pinto, Minister for Productive Rural Development and Water of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, on the sidelines of 39th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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