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APEC Summit: FAO says radical transformation needed to address food loss and energy transition
14/11/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses Ministerial Session on Sustainable Growth for a Resilient Development
Cocoa, coffee and tea push up global food import bill for wealthier countries
14/11/2024
FAO’s new Food Outlook report tracks main food and beverage markets and looks at olive oil and fertilizers
In a briefing to the UN Security Council, FAO warns of imminent famine in northern Gaza due to escalation of conflict, collapse of agrifood systems and constraints to humanitarian access
13/11/2024
Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience calls for urgent diplomatic efforts to save lives
FAO officially joins the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
13/11/2024
The Organization will play a prominent role as it will host the Alliance’s support mechanism at its headquarters in Rome
COP29: FAO says agrifood systems transformation holds solutions for the climate crisis
12/11/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses COP29 climate change conference in Baku
New UN report: Rise in nitrous oxide emissions endangers pathway to 1.5°C, the ozone layer, and human health
12/11/2024
The United Nations Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment reveals urgent need for action to mitigate N₂O emissions to prevent catastrophic climate, environmental, and health impacts
Unhealthy dietary patterns drive $8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems
08/11/2024
About 70 percent of global hidden costs stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable diseases, particularly in more industrialized agrifood systems
FAO Food Price Index rises in October, to highest level in 18 months
08/11/2024
Global cereal production and trade likely to decline from last year
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum 2024 opens in Fiji to share agrifood transformation solutions
05/11/2024
Platform co-organized by FAO and the Government of Fiji showcases impact and scalability of innovation in the Pacific
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FAO's call for agrifood systems transformation resounds at UN Biodiversity COP16 in Colombia
01/11/2024
Through several events and new publications, FAO put the spotlight on agrifood systems as biodiversity solutions
FAO adds to data coverage of employment in agrifood systems
01/11/2024
Expanded FAOSTAT feature offers more insights into who is doing the work to keep the world fed
Quadripartite partners organize High-Level One Health Meeting in collaboration with the Brazil's Ministry of Health at the G20 Summit
01/11/2024
It highlights the necessity of effective governance, multisectoral coordination, legal frameworks, political commitment, and sustainable financing to tackle global health challenges
Geneva press engagement on food security and agrifood systems transformation: September and October 2024
31/10/2024
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) regularly contributes to ensure agrifood system issues are on the agenda and FAO activities and message...
Engagements in trade related events in Geneva and Rome
31/10/2024
FAO at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum
This year’s WTO Public Forum was themed “Re-globalization: Better Trade for a Better World” and explored how re-globalization can make trade more inclusive, ensuring its benefit...
New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots alongside the looming La Niña climate threat in others
31/10/2024
Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories
The genetic revolution can support food security, tackle the climate crisis and protect biodiversity
29/10/2024
At World Food Prize 2024, FAO Director-General champions ways science and innovation can contribute to transforming agrifood systems and bring people and cultures closer together
Democratic Republic of the Congo: FAO sounds alarm over persisting high levels of hunger
28/10/2024
New data reveals that about a quarter of the population continues to face Crisis or Emergency levels of food insecurity
At UN Biodiversity COP16, FAO steers countries to find solutions in agrifood systems
25/10/2024
Progress towards landmark COP15 pledges now depends on integrating agrifood systems into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
FAO to co-implement 21 new projects with $109 million in second round of Pandemic Fund financing
23/10/2024
The initiatives will enhance pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in 32 countries, advancing global health security through the One Health approach
G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting: FAO calls for increased focus on Africa amid rising hunger
23/10/2024
Director-General QU Dongyu underlines FAO commitment to the G7 Apulia Food Systems Initiative put forward by Italian Presidency