FAO launches Platform for the Empowerment of Rural Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
06/08/2025
The new digital tool aims to support governments, organizations, and communities in developing inclusive public policies and concrete actions that promote leadership, rights, and the comprehensive empowerment of rural, indigenous, Afro-descendant, and young women in the region.
FAO promotes solutions for more equitable and sustainable agrifood systems at a regional forum on the 2030 Agenda
07/04/2025
The Organization led a series of side events during the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2025, addressing key issues such as sustainable trade, gender equality, youth participation, and the role of Afro-descendant peoples in agrifood systems.
FAO strengthens its commitment to ending violence against women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean
20/11/2024
The Organization has implemented Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) protocols to ensure safe and equitable environments in its teams and projects.
FAO launched a program to empower rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean
20/08/2024
The initiative is a regional program that empowers rural women through biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration. It will implement pilot actions in Honduras, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic.
FAO welcomes the celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026
02/05/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the resolution adopted today by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer.
FAO to mobilize US$ 8.15 million for the empowerment of rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean
06/03/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will implement two regional projects designed to empower rural women and promote sustainable development.
FAO report: Heatwaves and floods affect rural women and men differently, widen income gap
05/03/2024
New study shows how the effects of climate change on income and adaptation in rural areas vary with gender, wealth and age.
FAO launches eighth edition of the regional campaign Rural Women, Women with Rights
04/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with 32 co-organizers, launched the 2023 version of the Regional Campaign Rural Women, Women with Rights.
This is the eighth edition of this intersectoral campaign, which aims to build a regional platform f...