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Boosting private-sector engagement in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
20/04/2022
Rome - QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), praised private-sector actors for “stepping up” to contribute to eradicating hunger and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and urged
FAO Director-General and President of Senegal discuss better nutrition, digital innovation and African Union collaboration
17/04/2022
Dakar – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and President of Senegal Macky Sall met at the presidential palace in Dakar today for a bilateral meeting focusing on FAO’s collaboration with Senegal and the African Union. The two discussed mutual ambitions to leve
Director-General meets President of Equatorial Guinea at FAO Regional Conference for Africa in Malabo
13/04/2022
Malabo – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today met the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, on the first day of his visit to Africa. The meeting took place on side-lines of the 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Co
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Luigi Di Maio
08/04/2022
Rome - Today the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met virtually with H.E. Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.
The Director-General and Minister Di Maio discussed the current crisis in Ukraine and the signifi
Director-General meets Chilean Vice President and several Ministers to discuss ways of strengthening collaboration
05/04/2022
Santiago de Chile – The FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu, concluded his trip to Latin America and the Caribbean region with a one-day visit to Chile, where he was received by the acting Vice President and Minister for the Interior and Public Security, Iski
Director-General at Latin America and the Caribbean FAO town hall: “We have to do more and we have to do better”
05/04/2022
Santiago, Chile – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu visited FAO’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday, and held a hybrid town hall meeting with all FAO staff in the region.
During the town hall, he spoke about the results of the
In Buenos Aires, FAO’s Director-General and President Alberto Fernández of Argentina discuss global food security and agrifood systems
04/04/2022
Buenos Aires – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, arrived on Sunday in Argentina for a two-day visit and was received by the President Alberto Fernández at the Olivos presidential palace.
During the meeting, the Director-General and President Fernández ana
President Laurentino Cortizo of Panama makes a strong commitment to FAO’s mandate
02/04/2022
Panama City - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, was received by the President of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, in the capital city during his one-day visit to the country with their discussions focusing on ways the Organization can support the Central Americ
Director-General holds in-person meetings with 25 Latin American and Caribbean FAO Members during the Regional Conference in Ecuador
02/04/2022
Quito - During the 37th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (Ecuador, 28 March – 1 April), the Director-General QU Dongyu held in-person bilateral meetings with representatives of 25 Members out of a total of 33.
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Hand in Hand to produce food and preserve biodiversity based on science, education and agritourism
01/04/2022
Quito – On the margins of the 37th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Ecuador, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, visited a rural community where family farmers produce diversified food while protecting and re
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