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The Human Right to Adequate Food Dialogue with OHCHR
15/10/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Geneva, in collaboration with FAO’s Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), organized the seventh edition of the Social Protection Dialogue Series, sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Brazil. In the context of the 20th anniversary of the FAO Voluntary Guidelines this year, the dialogue focused on “The Human Right to Adequate Food”, featuring a diverse panel including Permanent Representatives, NGOs, and academia.
World Food Forum: More countries are participating in the FAO Hand-in-Hand Initiative’s innovative investment approach
15/10/2024
FAO Director-General opens the third Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum where 29 countries will present 115 high-impact agrifood investments to wide array of potential partners.
Women empowerment leading the change in agrifood systems for a better tomorrow
14/10/2024
Kicking off the World Food Forum (WFF) Flagship Event 2024, on 14 October 2024, the FAO Liaison offices in Brussels (LOB) and Geneva (LOG) collaborated on a joint virtual side event “Women and Girls’ Empowerment Leading the Change in Agrifood Systems”, including an interactive consultation where participants contributed ideas, solutions, and initiatives to address the gender gap in the agrifood systems.
World Food Forum: 2024 global flagship event opens in Rome
14/10/2024
Good food for all, for today and tomorrow - a dynamic week of empowering youth, advancing innovation, and driving bold investments for a sustainable future kicks off at FAO
World Food Forum: putting youth at the forefront in efforts to tackle hunger ensuring good food for all, for today and tomorrow
14/10/2024
The Global Youth Forum’s opening ceremony gave voice to young changemakers, setting the stage for impactful discussions throughout the week
Knowledge and tradition coalesce at the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems
14/10/2024
FAO hosts week-long event in Rome highlighting the importance of Indigenous Peoples in co-creating knowledge for a better future
FAO helps foster new food frontiers with African orphan crops
11/10/2024
“Solutions in Africa for Africa”: Director-General highlights the importance of cutting-edge science to transform agrifood systems
The role of agrifood systems across the Rio Convention Conference of Parties to the United Nations CBD, UNFCCC, and UNCCD
09/10/2024
Brussels/Geneva/New York/Rome - The FAO Liaison Offices in New York, Brussels and Geneva together with FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment and the Division of Land and Water held a briefing on the upcoming Rio Convention’s ‘triple Conferences of the Parties’in 2024. The briefing, moderated by Dominique Burgeon, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, was an opportunity to showcase how agrifood systems can tackle the multiple interlinked challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, food insecurity and poverty.
FAO Announces new Food and Agriculture Museum and Network in Rome during audience with Italian President Mattarella
08/10/2024
Rome – In a historic audience at the Quirinale Palace today, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, alongside Italian President Sergio Mattarella, announced the creation of the FAO Food and Agriculture Museum and Network in Rome. Together, they unveiled the official logo for the museum, which will be inaugurated next year to mark FAO's 80th anniversary, symbolizing a new chapter in the longstanding partnership between FAO and Italy.
One Health Briefing on Avian Influenza: Preparedness and Coordinated Response
08/10/2024
Amid the alarming global spread of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and its evolution in wild birds and mammals, a special episode of the One Health Dialogue Series brought together key stakeholders to discuss avian influenza preparedness and response strategies. The webinar brought together participants from Permanent Missions, UN agencies, NGOs and academic institutions, and provided an opportunity to share the latest scientific findings and knowledge and highlight the contributions of FAO and its partners in the global pandemic risk reduction efforts.
Seventh Edition of the SIDS Solutions Dialogue
07/10/2024

Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG), in collaboration with the Office of SIDS, LDCs, and LLDCs (OSL), the liaison offices in Brussels and New York as well as the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, organized the seventh session of the SIDS Solutions Dialogue. ...

FAO Food Price Index rises in September
04/10/2024
Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.
Gaza: Geospatial data shows intensifying damage to cropland
03/10/2024
Rome – The latest assessment using satellite data produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) shows escalating damage to farmland and agricultural infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, further exacerbating the humanitarian and hunger crisis resulting from the ongoing conflict.
FAO Briefing Highlights Support for CARICOM Members
01/10/2024

Geneva - Representatives from CARICOM members gathered in Geneva for a hybrid briefing by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), focusing on critical issues affecting the region, including food security, aquaculture, and climate resilience. 

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First meeting between FAO Divisions and the Swiss Food and Nutrition Valley (SFNV) following the Letter of Intent
24/09/2024

In a meeting in Rome on 24 September 2024, FAO and SFNV discussed joint objectives and reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate in the areas of innovation and healthy diets and nutrition. FAO’s Office of Innovation (OIN), as well as Food and Nutrition (ESN) and Partnerships and UN Collabo...

Partnerships to empower refugees and host communities through agriculture-based livelihoods
11/09/2024

Geneva - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reiterated their commitment to global humanitarian efforts by signing a Letter of Extension (LoE) to their existing Memor...

Food crisis in Haiti: FAO calls for urgent funding to assist 608,000 people to prevent further starvation and suffering
11/09/2024
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – This week, Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience, along with Adoniram Sanches, FAO’s Subregional Coordinator for Mesoamerica, visited Haiti to support the incoming FAO Representative, Pierre Vauthier in bolstering international cooperation and rising awareness on the dire humanitarian situation on the ground. 
Unlocking the Potential of Agriculture in Refugee Settings
10/09/2024
Insights from the 2024 Joint Roundtable on the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus and Agriculture, Food Systems and Food Security"  
FAO Food Price Index dips slightly in August
06/09/2024

Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined marginally in August, as decreases in quotations for sugar, meat and cereals outweighed increases in those for vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. 

Geneva press engagement on food security and agrifood systems transformation: July and August 2024
31/08/2024
Geneva - In the context of the biweekly Press Briefings organized by the United Nations Information System (UNIS) in Geneva, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG) engages to ensure agrifood system issues are on the agenda and FAO activities and messages are delivered to the UN-accredited journalists. In July and August 2024, two press engagement activities were rolled out to communicate about the latest updates on FAO’s work, including the Media launch of the 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report (SOFI) and the FAO Food Price Index.