FAO in Geneva
The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (FAO in Geneva) is working with partners to achieve FAO’s corporate goal and the wider Sustainable Development Agenda. It works as an advocacy and partnership platform, to ensure FAO’s role and impact is well understood... find out more.
Through the FAO in Geneva Thematic Dialogue Series, it is also championing key thematic issues of importance to FAO, its members and partners, leveraging key field work of the Organization.
Recent and upcoming events
6/ 6
2024
FAO in Geneva One Health Dialogue: Upstream Prevention for the Emergence and Spillover of Pathogens
Virtual Event, 06/06/2024
Building on the lessons learned from the implementation of the One Health approaches in the context of forests and with the presence of FAO experts from the Forestry Division and Animal Production and Health Division and partners, this One Health Series organized jointly by FAO Geneva Office and FAO One Health Technical Working Group will showcase concrete examples of how the One Health approac...
21/ 5
2024
World Bee Day 2024 celebration in Geneva
Genf (Switzerland), 21/05/2024
On the occasion of the World Bee Day 2024, and for the third consecutive year, the co-organizers - Permanent Missions of Slovenia and Switzerland and the UN and FAO Offices in Geneva, with co-sponsorship of the Mission of Kenya this year, are pleased to invite you for the celebration event “Bee Engaged with Youth”. The presentations and interactive activity will be followed by a honey tasting.
Highlights
IN FOCUS
Climate action
Actions to make agriculture sustainable are among the most effective measures to help nations adapt to and mitigate climate change.
DIALOGUE SERIES
New Dialogue series on Agroecology
Agroecology and its principles are increasingly recognized as a promising pathway for providing sustainable solutions to the issues of food security and nutrition
Publications
FAO Flagship publications
FAO’s State of the World publications provide a comprehensive overview
of the most pressing global issues associated with food and agriculture.
WEBSITE
FAO emergencies and resilience
In emergencies, FAO saves lives, safeguards livelihoods, and lays the foundations for resilience.
In Depth
FAO Observances
- International Year of Camelids 2024
- UN Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028) - Led by FAO and IFAD
- UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) - Led by FAO and WHO
- UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) - Led by FAO and UNEP