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Bilateral meeting with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic, H.E. Vladimir Vnuk
14/05/2024
Rome – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic, H.E. Vladimir Vnuk, met today at FAO headquarters in Rome on the margins of the 34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe. The State Secretary was joined at the meeting by H.E. Matej Hudec, Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to FAO.
Bilateral meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova, H.E. Vladimir Bolea
13/05/2024
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and His Excellency Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova, met at FAO headquarters in Rome ahead of the Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia (ERC) to discuss areas for further cooperation between FAO and Moldova.
Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Albania, H.E. Anila Denaj
13/05/2024
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Her Excellency Anila Denaj, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of Republic of Albania, met at FAO headquarters in Rome ahead of the Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia (ERC) to discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation between FAO and Albania.
Bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador, H.E. Gabriela Sommerfeld
13/05/2024
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met H.E. Gabriela Sommerfeld, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador, at FAO headquarters in Rome.
Director-General sets out several reasons for enhanced and coordinated work to protect plant health at International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) event
13/05/2024
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for stepped up efforts to protect plant health, underlining that “safeguarding the health of plants means that we are safeguarding the health of the planet.” Qu was speaking at an event to mark the International Day of Plant Health 2024.
Bilateral meeting with the Chair of the International Civil Service Commission, Mr Larbi Djacta
10/05/2024
New York - On the occasion of his travel to New York, the FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu, met with Mr Larbi Djacta, Chair of the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC).
Director-General emphasizes need to make sure science, technology and innovation is suitable, accessible and affordable for all
09/05/2024
New York –  Science, technology and innovation offer “vast” potential for progress in ensuring food security and nutrition, reducing poverty and safeguarding the environment while boosting sustainable agriculture, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said on Thursday.
Director-General addresses High-Level Segment of 19th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests
09/05/2024
New York – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today addressed the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19).
Bilateral meeting with the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture of Germany, H.E. Claudia Müller
09/05/2024
New York - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with H.E. Claudia Müller, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture of Germany, in New York, to discuss the need for coordinated action across all agriculture sectors to facilitate the transformation of global agrifood systems, while thinking strategically and linking global agendas – from the Global Forest Goals to the SDGs, to the Global Biodiversity Framework.
During Cornell University visit QU Dongyu emphasizes the important role of young people in agrifood system transformation
09/05/2024

Ithaca, New York - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu visited Cornell University and its food and agriculture research hub, Cornell AgriTech – a place where science, innovation and agrifood system transformation meets.

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