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Opening statement by FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu for the 165th Session of FAO Council
30/11/2020
FAO Director-General updates the Council on FAO's most important activities, shares the status of implementation for the decisions of the last Council session and presents new proposals and initiatives.
Director-General praises FAO partners and invites them to scale up funding for agri-food systems transformation and sustainable agriculture
27/11/2020
27 November 2020, Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today thanked Members of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) for their financial support and invited them to strengthen t
FAO and Argentina together to fight hunger and promote food security globally
26/11/2020
26 November 2020, Rome/Buenos Aires – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening collaboration on eradicating hunger and achieving food security in
Unified approach, political engagement and bold action to transform agri-food systems
24/11/2020
24 November 2020, Rome/Geneva – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today that unified action, political engagement and bold initiatives are needed to transform global agri-food system
Representatives of African governments at FAO hail concrete actions taken under the Director-General’s leadership
23/11/2020
23 November 2020, Rome – Director-General QU Dongyu today met the Africa Regional Group, which brings together Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors from FAO’s African Members, to discuss important aspects of the UN agency’s recent work and achievemen
Director-General urges African Union to keep focus on food security amid pandemic
23/11/2020
23 November 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu urged African nations to maintain their focus on fostering robust and resilient agri-food systems as a central part of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He spoke at a Ministerial meeting of t
FAO urges G20 to support farmers, protect the vulnerable and invest in innovation
22/11/2020
22 November, Rome/Riyadh - QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, today called on G20 members to address the impacts of COVID-19 on agri-food systems by boosting farmers productivity, scaling up social
The digital road ahead for the world’s agri-food systems
20/11/2020
20 November 2020, Rome/London – People-centered intensification of digital technologies is the path to making the world’s agri-food systems capable of delivering heathy diets for all and using our planet’s finite natural resources more efficiently, FAO Di
Pope Francis meets Director-General and renews his encouragement and support for FAO’s work
20/11/2020
20 November 2020, Rome – Pope Francis today received FAO Director-General QU Dongyu for a meeting at the Vatican during which the pontiff reiterated his concern over hunger and strongly encouraged FAO in its efforts to combat this scourge worldwide.
The
Director-General highlights the potential of the bioeconomy to promote sustainable agri-food systems
20/11/2020
20 November 2020, Rome/Berlin – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today highlighted the importance of bioeconomy to help promote sustainable agri-food systems and also address the impacts
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