FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

9/11

2026

20/11

2026

Antalya (Türkiye), 09/11/2026 - 20/11/2026

The 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), hosted by Türkiye in Antalya, will take place from 9 to 20 November. The Conference is a defining moment in global efforts to tackle climate change and ensure food security for present and future generations.

26/11

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 26/11/2026

On 26 November 2026, FAO together with the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic and will hold the forum “Women in Agriculture: From Achievements to New Opportunities”. The forum marks the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly.

20/11

2026

Jalal-Abad Region (Kyrgyzstan), 20/11/2026

FAO colleagues will join local authorities, community members and project partners to plant apple trees and establish community orchards. 

19/11

2026

20/11

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 19/11/2026 - 20/11/2026

On 19–20 November 2026, as part of World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), FAO, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) will hold a joint awareness-raising event at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K. I. Skryabin (KNAU) in Bishkek. The event will also mark the International Year of Rangelands an...

19/11

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 19/11/2026

On 19 November 2026, FAO and the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan will hold a round table on pasture management and monitoring. It will bring together representatives of government institutions, development partners, research organizations and pasture user associations to discuss how pastures are managed and monitored in Kyrgyzstan and how these sys...

13/11

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 13/11/2026

On 13 November 2026, a technical workshop on diet modelling will be held with FAO support as part of the development of national food system-based dietary guidelines. The workshop will present the preliminary outcomes of the diet modelling exercise, which will then be reviewed and validated by the members of the technical task team. 

12/11

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 12/11/2026

On 12 November 2026, a technical workshop will be held with FAO support on the development of food system-based dietary guidelines for Ky...

9/11

2026

12/11

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Issyk-Kul Region (Kyrgyzstan), 09/11/2026 - 12/11/2026

From 9 to 12 November 2026, FAO will hold a national capacity-building workshop on the collection, management and reporting of data on animal genetic resources (AnGR) in the Kyrgyz Republic, within the framework of a regional project. Participants will be introduced to FAO’s Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS). They will also discuss the current nat...

4/11

2026

6/11

2026

04/11/2026 - 06/11/2026

From 4 to 6 November 2026, FAO will hold a three-day online training for food safety inspectors on HACCP inspection, covering preparation for inspections, prerequisite programmes and the preliminary steps of the HACCP system. The training will strengthen inspectors’ capacities to assess whether food business operators comply with HACCP-based requirements and with food traceability requirements.

4/11

2026

04/11/2026

The upcoming meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Commission on Agriculture is scheduled for 4 November 2026. The Committee will discuss the proposals for the main theme for the 45th Session of the ECA in 2027. In the context of reviewing the implementation of the regional workplan in Europe and Central Asia, the Committee will receive presentations on Financing sustainable agr...

19/10

2026

30/10

2026

Yerevan (Armenia), 19/10/2026 - 30/10/2026

The seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be hosted by the Government of Armenia in Yerevan from 19 to 30 October 2026. Bringing together representatives from 196 Parties to the CBD and a wide range of stakeholders,

6/11

2026

Belgrade (Serbia), Hybrid Event, 06/11/2026

The hybrid workshop marks the transition of the Climate-Adaptive Silviculture (CAS) package from its development phase to its first operational application under the project “Enhancing the resilience of Serbian forests to ensure energy security of the most vulnerable while contributing to their livelihoods and carbon sequestration (FOREST Invest)”.

30/10

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 30/10/2026

On 30 October 2026, FAO will hold a workshop for staff of the Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service on applying a risk-based ...

23/10

2026

25/10

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 23/10/2026 - 25/10/2026

From 23 to 25 October 2026, FAO and the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic will celebrate World Food Day at the Old Square in Bishkek. Under the 2026 theme “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.”, FAO will host an exhibition showcasing innovations and good practices introduced with FAO support in Kyrgyzstan, alongside interactive activities for g...

22/10

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 22/10/2026

At the final workshop, FAO will present the final approved Guidelines Document on the creation of artificial glaciers, together with the new “Artificial Glacier – Reservoir – Farmer” system equipped with drip irrigation. Participants will review the results of testing the system in the field and discuss the next steps for scaling up the approach across the country.

16/10

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 16/10/2026

On 16 October 2026, as part of the World Food Day 2026 celebrations together with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Kyrgyz National ...

9/10

2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 09/10/2026

On 9 October 2026, FAO will hold a training on food composition data in Bishkek. The training is designed for national institutions and specialists who generate and hold food composition data. Participants will strengthen their knowledge of internationally recognized approaches to collecting, compiling, documenting and checking the quality of food composition data, and will discuss how the...

29/9

2026

22/10

2026

29/09/2026 - 22/10/2026

In addition to the FAO-organized World Food Day 2026 flagship events in Budapest, the World Food Day week in Hungary offers the public many more activities. In mid-October, public institutions, universities, museums, science centres, international organizati...

15/10

2026

31/10

2026

15/10/2026 - 31/10/2026

World Food Day (WFD), celebrated annually on 16 October, is the flagship global campaign of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to raise awareness of food security, nutrition and sustainable agrifood systems. To mark World Food Day 2026, FAO launches a city-wide programme of events across Budapest and in the cities of Kecskemét, Mo...

29/9

2026

Virtual Event, 29/09/2026

Through a series of webinars, FAO aims to raise awareness about the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment (VG-GEWGE), and explore how their policy and pr...