QU Dongyu addresses the Session on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Middle East during G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting

World Food Week 2024 in Switzerland brought together global themes from World Food Day and the World Food Forum (WFF), uniting efforts to raise awareness on food rights and build sustainable agrifood systems. Celebrations focused on ensuring World Food Day’s theme "The Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future" and supporting World Food Forum’s message "Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow".

Over 8,000 attendees gathered at FAO headquarters in Rome, sparking impactful collaboration to transform agrifood systems

FAO urges immediate and unimpeded access to deliver critical agricultural aid and commercial food production inputs in time for the upcoming winter planting season

FAO rallies global community behind the 2024 theme: Right to Foods for a better life and a better future - Leave No One Behind

The theme of the forum’s third edition is Inclusive Science and Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation, Leaving No One Behind

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.

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.

FAO hosts week-long event in Rome highlighting the importance of Indigenous Peoples in co-creating knowledge for a better future

The Global Youth Forum’s opening ceremony gave voice to young changemakers, setting the stage for impactful discussions throughout the week

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.

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

“Solutions in Africa for Africa”: Director-General highlights the importance of cutting-edge science to transform agrifood systems

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.