
FAO Council approves plan to establish Office of Youth and Women
08/12/2023
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

FAO Director-General champions agrifood systems as the climate solution at COP28
04/12/2023
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

Reunión bilateral con Excmo. Sr. David Choquehuanca Céspedes, Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
04/12/2023
Roma - El Sr. QU Dongyu, Director General de la FAO, se reunió con el Excmo. Sr. David Choquehuanca Céspedes, Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, en la Sede de la Organización en Roma.
El Vicepresidente expresó su aprecio al Director Gene

Bilateral meeting with the President of Slovenia - H.E. Nataša Pirc Musar
03/12/2023
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

Bilateral meeting with the President of Montenegro - H.E. Jakov Milatović
01/12/2023
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

COP28: FAO and Italy strengthen collaboration on climate action in agriculture
01/12/2023
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

El Director General visita la “mayor granja vertical del mundo” antes de la apertura de la COP 28
30/11/2023
Dubái – El Sr. QU Dongyu, Director General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), visitó hoy Bustanica, empresa de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos que cuenta con la “mayor granja vertical del mundo”, antes de par

Bilateral meeting with the Secretary of Animal and Plant Health of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil - H.E. Carlos Goulart
29/11/2023
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

Reunión bilateral con el Excmo. Sr. Santiago Peña Palacios, Presidente del Paraguay
28/11/2023
El Sr. QU Dongyu, Director General de la FAO, se reunió con el Excmo. Sr. Santiago Peña Palacios, Presidente del Paraguay, en la sede de la Organización en Roma.
El Director General dio la bienvenida al Presidente en su primera visita a la FAO y destacó...

Reunión bilateral con el Sr. José Emilio Esteban, Subsecretario de Inocuidad de los Alimentos del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos de América
28/11/2023
Roma ‑ El Sr. QU Dongyu, Director General de la FAO, y el Sr. José Emilio Esteban, Subsecretario de Inocuidad Alimentaria del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos de América (USDA), se reunieron en paralelo a la celebración del 46.º período d