Publications
Country Programming Framework: Integrating gender issues
29/12/2010
These guidelines provide practical guidance to support FAO representatives and officers from headquarters and decentralized offices in integrating gender equality concerns into the Country Programming Framework (CPF). 32 pp.
Quick reference for addressing decent rural employment
17/12/2010
This handout is a quick reference tool for addressing rural employment and decent work issues. It outlines why rural employment and decent work is so important for rural development, for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and for contributing to FAO’s own work. 2 pp.
FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
26/11/2010
The FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples aims to provide guidance to the agency's various technical units and encourage staff in headquarters and in the regions to engage more systematically and responsibly with indigenous peoples and their organizations. 43 pp.
Abstract: FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
25/11/2010
The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework to guide FAO’s work on indigenous peoples’ issues. It has been developed in close consultation with representatives of indigenous peoples, FAO staff, UN agencies and numerous other partners. At the same time, its content is based on international legal instruments such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007). 4 pp.
Child labour prevention in agriculture: JFFLS facilitator’s guide
11/11/2010
This facilitator's guide offers a vast range of exercises and information to better integrate child labour prevention issues in the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools curricula. 72 pp.
Land and Property Rights: JFFLS facilitator’s guide
10/11/2010
This facilitator's guide offers a vast set of exercises that can be carried out to integrate land and property right issues in the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) programme. 64 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 19
01/11/2010
This issue of the Dimitra Newsletter focuses on the Knowledge Share Fair that was organized by FAO in Niamey, Niger from 15-17 June 2010. The aim of the Fair was to provide a platform for participants to share experiences, knowledge and lessons learned while implementing projects and activities. 24 pp.
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010
26/10/2010
SOFI 2010 focuses on people living in a group of countries in protracted crisis, where the incidence of hunger is particularly high and persistent. The ways in which protracted crises affect men and women differently are also brought to light and analyzed. 62 pp.