Rome – QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, congratulated Members for approving his plan to establish an Office of Youth and Women, saying its actions would serve as “real game changers” for the Four

Dubai - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu led a delegation during the first high-level segment of the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, carrying the message of agrifood systems as the linchpin to climate solutions. From addressing

Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with the Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, H.E. David Choquehuanca Céspedes, at FAO headquarters in Rome. The Vice-President conveyed his appreciation to the Director-General and underli

Dubai - The Director-General of FAO, QU Dongyu, met with the President of Slovenia, H.E. Nataša Pirc Musar, on 3 December on the margins of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The pair recalled their previous mee

Dubai - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with the President of Montenegro, H.E. Jakov Milatović, at the sideline of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) convened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Director-General Qu reiterated FAO’s commitment t

Dubai - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Italy signed today a Letter of Intent aimed at strengthening their collaboration on climate action in agriculture. The agreement, finalized  on the sidelines

Dubai - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today visited Bustanica, a company in the United Arab Emirates that boasts the "world's largest vertical farm," ahead of his participation at the

Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with the H.E. Carlos Goulart, Secretary of Animal and Plant Health of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil (MAPA) of Brazil at FAO headquarters in Rome on the margins of the 46th

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with the President of Paraguay, H.E. Santiago Peña Palacios, at FAO headquarters in Rome. The Director-General welcomed the President on his first visit to FAO and highlighted the potential of Paraguay to transfor

Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Dr José Emilio Esteban, met on the sidelines of the 46th meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).  The Under Secretar