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Global Conference on Geographical Indications opens in Rome
18/02/2025
FAO and Italy lead discussions on origin-linked products, sustainability and innovation
“Bold investments” needed to address challenging nutritional burden in Africa, FAO says
14/02/2025
FAO Director-General addresses High-Level Side Event at African Union Summit in Addis Ababa hosted by the King of Lesotho
Listening to change: FAO-supported rural radio initiatives boost climate action
11/02/2025
As the world marks World Radio Day 2025 on 13 February under the theme Radio and Climate Change, it is worth reflecting on the fundamental role of radio in rural communication.
First Thematic Youth Assembly consultation of 2025: Supporting women and girls in decent rural employment
10/02/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF)'s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) Liaison Office in Geneva, the FAO Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division and the International Labour Organization (ILO), hosted its first Thematic Youth Assembly consultation of 2025 on supporting women and girls in decent rural employment.
Benchmark for world food commodity prices down in January
07/02/2025
International quotations for sugar and vegetable oils drive FAO Food Price Index lower
New UN report offers insights into how geospatial technology can advance the global food security agenda
07/02/2025
FAO and UNOOSA emphasize importance of collaboration to make space technologies benefit small-scale farmers
FAO ensures transparency and quality in measuring SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators
06/02/2025
Statement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Gaza: Immediate action must combine emergency relief with the restoration of local food production
28/01/2025
Latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT highlights devastating impact of conflict on agrifood systems infrastructure
New UN Report: 74 percent of Latin American and Caribbean countries are highly exposed to extreme weather events, affecting food security
27/01/2025
From the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Food insecurity deepens in Lebanon following conflict, new report shows
22/01/2025
From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin marks milestone for advancing the sustainable bioeconomy, recognizing FAO’s leadership
20/01/2025
Ministers of Agriculture from across the world agreed to accelerate the transition to a biomass-based economy, with food security, nutrition and climate action at its core
Nitrogen use efficiency must be improved to reduce harm to human and environmental health
20/01/2025
FAO publishes comprehensive report on Sustainable Nitrogen Management in Agrifood Systems
New report highlights critical food system trends and challenges in countdown to 2030
14/01/2025
The Food Systems Countdown Initiative report identifies governance and resilience as pivotal leverage points for food system transformation
FAO calls for urgent action to address widening famine in Sudan
06/01/2025
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol briefs the UN Security Council on Sudan’s food crisis
FAO Food Price Index dips during the month of December
03/01/2025
In 2024 the benchmark measure of world food commodity prices averaged 2.1 percent below its 2023 level
Reviving Gaza’s fishing sector hinges on restoring peace and safe access to the sea
24/12/2024
Once these conditions are met, FAO can assist with projects to repair boats and equipment and to inject emergency funds
Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas
24/12/2024
FAO, WFP and UNICEF urge immediate humanitarian access and action to avert what could become the worst hunger crisis in recent history
Global Environment Facility approves $68 million for agrifood systems solutions
24/12/2024
With FAO’s support, 22 countries access financing to address biodiversity loss, land degradation, climate change, and pollution
FAO's Engagement in Geneva Trade Deliberations in November and December 2024
23/12/2024
Throughout November and December 2024, the FAO actively contributed to key trade-focused discussions and events, providing valuable insights and updates on agricultural and fisheries trade, food security, and sustainable development.
FAO publishes new guidelines for surveillance of influenza in cattle
23/12/2024
It offers advice on how to optimize monitoring and risk mitigation as infections of pathogenic H5N1 strain spread