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Bilateral meeting with H.E. Mohieldin Salem Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sudan
23/09/2025
New York - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Mohieldin Salem Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sudan, on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York. 
Bilateral meeting with H.E. John Steenhuisen, Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of South Africa
18/09/2025
Cape Town, South Africa - The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and His Excellency John Steenhuisen, Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of South Africa, met on the margins of the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting, under the Presidency of South Africa.
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
18/09/2025
Cape Town, South Africa - The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, and His Excellency Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met on the margins of the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting being held in Cape Town under the Presidency of South Africa.
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FAO Director-General calls for New Social Pact to transform agrifood systems
12/09/2025
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for a New Social Pact that aligns human, artificial, ecological and social intelligence with fraternity, food, technology and regeneration at its core.
FAO Director-General opens second launch of the 2025 Review of the World Marine Fishery Resources in Rome
09/09/2025
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today opened in Rome the second launch of the 2025 Review of the World Marine Fishery Resources, the most comprehensive and participatory global assessment of marine fish stocks ever conducted.
FAO Director-General’s Papal Audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
01/08/2025
Vatican City - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, had a Papal Audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican City today, which was their first official meeting following the inauguration Mass of the Holy Father’s Pontificate on 18 May 2025. 
FAO at the UNFSS+4: Putting youth, science and innovation, targeted investments and trust-based partnerships at the centre of agrifood systems transformation
31/07/2025
Addis Ababa/Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu led the Organization’s participation in the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy and including a series of events and initiatives led or co-led by FAO.
At UNFSS+4 closing, FAO Director-General says youth, science, technology and innovation, targeted investments and trust-based partnerships are key to transform agrifood systems
29/07/2025
Addis Ababa - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu in his remarks to the closing of the United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment here today urged for targeted investment, youth empowerment, and stronger partnerships to drive forward the transformation of global agrifood systems.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Kashim Shettima, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
29/07/2025
Addis Ababa - Today, the FAO Director-General met with His Excellency Kashim Shettima, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the margins of the UNFSS+4 Stocktake in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
At the UNFSS+4, FAO Director-General points to unlocking private sector investment by de-risking innovation and creating enabling environments
29/07/2025

Addis Ababa – “As we embark on this discussion on the transformation of agrifood systems it is critical that we be reminded of the global situation to have a clear understanding of the critical need for closer collaboration, on the need to align our actions for investments, and on the need to hold ourselves accountable,” FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu said today in his opening remarks of the “Transforming Food Systems Together” plenary session of the United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4).

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