32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa
Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Hybrid Event, 11/04/2022 - 14/04/2022
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The 32nd Session of the Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) will put a spotlight on FAO's Strategic Framework and the Four Betters: Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment and a Better Life for all, leaving no one behind. ARC32 will
be held in hybrid mode, both in-person in Malabo and via Zoom.
The conference documentation will be in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. Interpretation will be in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese.
This year’s event hashtag is #ARC32.
News
FAO News
African countries commit to raise ambitions for Sustainable Development Goals
African countries have committed to raise their ambitions and accelerate their actions towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including ending poverty and hunger.
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Africa’s new harvest: sustainable development by innovation for transformation
A promising transformation has already started in Africa’s farmlands.
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Amid worsening hunger crisis, African countries meet at UN forum on food and agriculture
More than 50 government ministers from African member countries are taking part in the hybrid conference, as well as representatives from observer countries, the African Union, donor organizations, civil society and the private sector.
Press Releases and Selected Media Coverage
- African countries commit to raise ambitions for Sustainable Development Goals
- FAO Director-General opens Africa Regional Conference amid worsening hunger crisis
- African countries to define regional agrifood systems priorities
- Media coverage: CNBC Africa interview with FAO ADG Abebe Haile-Gabriel
- Equatorial Guinea to host UN FAO regional conference in April
- Africa’s new harvest: sustainable development by innovation for transformation
Speeches
- 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa. Closing remarks by Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General
- Statement by FAO Director-General on the official launch of the FAO-AUC investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa
- Day 3: Opening Statement By Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General
- Déclaration de l'Observateur permanent du Saint-Siège auprès de la FAO, du FIDA et du PAM
- Day 1 Opening Remarks: FAO ADG Abebe Haile-Gabriel
- Consultation with Civil Society Organizations: opening remarks by PROPAC
- Consultation with Civil Society Organizations: opening remarks by FAO ADG Abebe Haile-Gabriel
Presentations
- Investing in Ecosystem Restoration for a MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems transformation in Africa Africa Open
- Priorities in the Africa Region under the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31
- FAO Science and Innovation Strategy
- Priorities in the Africa Region under the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31
- One Health Platform: prevention of future pandemics through effective cross sectoral engagement