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Africa Regional Group Handover Ceremony: FAO Director-General welcomes Ambassador Jezile of South Africa as Chairperson of the Africa Regional Group and thanks the outgoing Chairperson Ambassador Foumane of Cameroon
18/01/2023
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today welcomed Ambassador Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile of South Africa as the new chairperson of the Africa Regional Group in Rome, taking over from Ambassador Sébastien Foumane of Cameroon.
The Director-General, wishi
Read-out of the Director-General’s bilateral meeting with the President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj
11/01/2023
Tirana – Today the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with the President of the Republic of Albania, H.E. Bajram Begaj, during a two-day visit to the country.
The President welcomed the Director-General to Albania and expressed his appreciation for FAO
Read-out of the Director-General’s bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama
11/01/2023
Tirana – Today the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania.
The Prime Minister welcomed the Director-General to Albania and thanked him for undertaking an engaging two-day programme that showcase
FAO Director-General meets Albanian farmers and academia
11/01/2023
Tirana – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met smallholder farmers and experts at the Agricultural University of Tirana on the second and final day of his visit to Albania.
These engagements followed a meeting with President Bajram Begaj for what was his fi
Read-out of the Director-General’s bilateral meeting with the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of Albania, Frida Krifca
10/01/2023
Tirana – Today the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with Frida Krifca, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of Albania, amid a bilateral visit to the country.
The Minister expressed her appreciation for FAO's strategic partnership and close
200 colleagues and 19 teams win FAO 2022 Employee Recognition Awards
15/12/2022
Rome - A highlight of the new culture of “listening to each other” at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) took place Thursday, with 200 individuals and 19 teams winning Employee Recognition Awards.
The awards, now in their
FAO Town Hall Meeting: Director-General QU Dongyu highlights extraordinary results of Employee Satisfaction Survey and declares 2023 the Year of Excellence
14/12/2022
Rome - Propelled by markedly improved employee job satisfaction and deep-going changes to improve efficiency and results at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Director-General QU Dongyu looked forward to a year of excel
Director-General launches FAO Global Action Plan to prevent child wasting
12/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General, QU Dongyu, officially launched on Monday the new FAO Global Action Plan to prevent child wasting in 15 countries.
“Child wasting represents a particularly daunting challenge that we need to urgent
Readout of the Director-General’s bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra, Maria Ubach Font
09/12/2022
Rome - Today the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met at FAO headquarters in Rome with Maria Ubach Font, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra.
The Director-General thanked Minister Ubach Font for the longstanding support of Andorra for the UN Mountain
Unison prevails as 171st Session of FAO Council comes to successful end
09/12/2022
Rome - QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) applauded the successful conclusion of the 171st Session of Council, reminding participating delegates that the current global food security situation
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