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FAO Director-General and the President of Ecuador discuss ways to transform agrifood systems and promote the country’s main agriculture products
30/03/2022
Quito - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, met on the margins of the 37th Session of the Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC), in Quito. President Lasso was accompanied by the Vice
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi
28/03/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi.
President Ndayishimiye commended the Director-General for his vision and achievements, as well as the strong partnership and collaboration b
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Costas Kadis, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus
23/03/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu today met in Rome with Costas Kadis, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus.
The Minister indicated that Cyprus is promoting the transformation to more sustainable and resilient agrifoo
Pastoralism: Supporting livelihoods, building peace
22/03/2022
Rome/New York – Mobile pastoralism is an important platform for livelihoods in the Sahel region, and improved governance and support can help reduce the risk of conflicts, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Read-out of the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s meeting with Michel Aoun President of the Republic of Lebanon
21/03/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu today met in Rome General Michel Aoun, President of the Republic of Lebanon.
The FAO Director-General highlighted Lebanon’s importance as a partner to FAO. He emphasized FAO's continued commitment to supporting Leba
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister for International Development of Norway
21/03/2022
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu today met virtually with Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister for International Development of Norway.
The Minister conveyed her appreciation for their previous discussions and indicated that she had followed up accordi
Building the resilience of rural people in fragile contexts must remain a key priority
21/03/2022
Brussels/Rome - Building the resilience of vulnerable rural populations in fragile contexts such as conflicts, health crises and natural disasters through agrifood systems transformation must remain a key priority, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food
Latin America and the Caribbean: agrifood systems need to increase their resilience in the face of complex crises – FAO Director-General
16/03/2022
Rome – Latin America and the Caribbean need to increase the resilience of their agrifood systems in the face of complex crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and thereby strengthen the region’s contribution to global food security, QU Dongyu, Director-Ge
AMR: FAO Director-General participates in 4th Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
16/03/2022
Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today joined high-level participants at the fourth Global Leaders Group (GLG) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to discuss future action, includin
FAO Director-General participates in Bold Actions for Food event
15/03/2022
Rome/Davos – Agrifood systems have great potential to help reduce humanity’s carbon footprint, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said Tuesday.
“We need to do more climate smart agriculture,”
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