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Bilateral meeting with H.E. Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan
23/09/2024
New York - On the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with the Prime Minister of Bhutan, H.E. Tshering Tobgay. The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude for FAO’s support during the COVID-19 pandemic, when urban workers who lost their jobs in service industries benefitted from a FAO peri-urban food production initiative to bridge the livelihoods gap during the crisis, saving lives. He also expressed his deep concern that Bhutan’s subsistence farmers were highly vulnerable to the increasing risk of climate shocks and requested FAO’s support in building resilience in the country’s agrifood system.
Bilateral meeting with Ms Michele Sison, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs of the United States of America
22/09/2024
New York - On the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Ms Michele J. Sison. The Assistant Secretary was joined by Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome, Jeffrey Prescott.
Bilateral meeting with Mr Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
21/09/2024
New York - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Mr Ibrahim Thiaw, in New York in the lead up to the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.
Bilateral meeting with the President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Philémon Yang
21/09/2024
New York - On the margins of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with the President of the General Assembly (PGA) H.E. Philémon Yang in New York.
In Honduras, Director-General visits pioneering school, coffee and crop research projects
20/09/2024
El Jarín, Honduras – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is poised to strengthen its collaboration with Honduras to foster the transformation of its agrifood system to become more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable, Director-General QU Dongyu said here while wrapping up a series of field visits in the Central American country.
Bilateral meeting with the State Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment of Honduras, H.E. Lucky Medina
19/09/2024
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - During his visit to Honduras, FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu, met with H.E. Lucky Medina, State Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment of the Republic of Honduras. The Minister of the National Institute of Forest Conservation (ICF), H.E. Luis Soliz, was also present at the meeting.
Bilateral meeting with the State Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, H.E. Laura Suazo
18/09/2024
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - During his visit to Honduras, FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu met with Her Excellency Laura Suazo, State Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Honduras during which the Office of the Minister provided the Director-General with a presentation on the joint work between the Organization and the Ministry.
President of the Republic of Honduras, H.E. Xiomara Castro
17/09/2024
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with the President of the Republic of Honduras, Her Excellency Xiomara Castro, during his visit to the country.
Bilateral meeting with the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, H.E. Luis Arce Catacora
16/09/2024
La Paz, Bolivia - During his visit to Bolivia, FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu, met with His Excellency Luis Arce Catacora, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, during which they exchanged views on the current food security situation in the country and discussed current and future collaboration between FAO and Bolivia.
Bilateral meeting with the Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, H.E. David Choquehuanca Céspedes
16/09/2024
La Paz, Bolivia - During his visit to Bolivia, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met with His Excellency David Choquehuanca, Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, during which they discussed the current food security situation in the country and areas for further collaboration between FAO and Bolivia.
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