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
2/12
2025
The Right to Food and Women in Agriculture: Voices of Women Farmers
Hybrid Event, 02/12/2025
The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, in collaboration with the FAO Right to Food Team of the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP), invites you to a hybrid briefing session on “The Right to Food and Women in Agriculture: Voices of Women Farmers”
18/11
2025
From Warning to Action: Safeguarding Agricultural Livelihoods Before Disasters Strike
Geneva (Switzerland), Hybrid Event, 18/11/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan, are convening a dialogue to present the findings of FAO’s forthcoming 2025 flagship report, The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security.
Highlights
365 DAYS OF ACTION
FAO’s 80th anniversary
A global call to write the next chapter of FAO’s journey together. Join us as we kick off celebrations early to build an unforgettable anniversary.
IN FOCUS
Climate action
Actions to make agriculture sustainable are among the most effective measures to help nations adapt to and mitigate climate change.
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.
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