Dubai/Rome - Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) initiated the process for the development of a groundbreaking global roadmap aimed at eliminating hunger and all forms of malnutrition without exceeding the 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris Agreement.

Generally understood as the right to feed oneself in dignity, the right to adequate food is a long-standing international human right to which many countries are committed. Over the last decades, a number of countries have developed and implemented constitutional amendments, national laws, strategies, policies and programmes that aim at the fulfilment for all of the right to food.

Rome -  The benchmark for world food commodity prices were broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher prices of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.

Rome - The percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea has fallen below 60 percent for the first time, following a decreasing trend that started a decade ago, according to a report launched today.

Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, on Wednesday called on Members and all other stakeholders to provide financial, technical and human resources to support the implementation of FAO’s One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative, which can make a real impact to transform agrifood systems.

Johannesburg - Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis, according to a new report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union Commission (AUC), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the World Food Programme (WFP). The report, Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition - Statistics and Trends 2023 highlights alarming statistics on food insecurity and malnutrition that underscore the urgent need for comprehensive action.

Rome –  The 174th Session of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) opened Monday with FAO Director-General QU Dongyu emphasizing that the Organization is well placed to drive much-needed progress on the main challenges facing the world today.

Dubai- Agrifood systems solutions deliver triple wins for climate, people and nature, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu told a high-level event this Saturday at the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai.

Dubai - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to reinforce their collaboration on agrifood trade and food safety.

Dubai - Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agrifood systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told Heads of State and Government reunited at the World Climate Action Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Climate change threatens our ability to ensure global food security, eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. In 2016, 31 percent of global emissions originating from human activity came from agrifood systems.

Rome – The global food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission began its annual meeting today with a special ceremony marking its 60th anniversary. The plenary discussions of the Commission’s 46th session will take place at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome until 30 November.

Rome - The United Nations food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, is meeting on 27 November to 2 December 2023 to adopt food safety and quality standards.

Rome- As the world gears up for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, in a year with soaring temperatures and progressive extreme weather events, attention is turning towards innovative solutions to address the climate crisis.

Rome - The first Plenary Assembly of the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform opened today at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 

Rome - I am profoundly distressed by the loss of lives and the human catastrophe unfolding due to the violence taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in Gaza.

Rome – Amid the looming threat of El Niño expected to severely affect millions of people, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an updated Anticipatory Action and Response Plan to reduce the projected impacts of this climate phenomenon on agricultural livelihoods and food security of the most at-risk and vulnerable populations.

Geneva- The relationship between trade and food security has gained attention on both the trade and development agendas, with trade recognized as one of the means for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Understanding agricultural and trade policies' dietary and health implications is crucial to improving nutrition and combating malnutrition globally.

The FAO Corporate Initiative Spotlight is a feature article series of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, that delves into the heart of FAO’s corporate initiatives. This series explores the inner workings of FAO’s commitment to sustainability, innovation and global food security. For this edition, we met with Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, to talk about the World Food Forum that recently took place from 16 – 20 October 2023.

Recently, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva organized its first Photo Exhibition, celebrating the 2023 World Food Forum (WFF) – an independent, youth-led global network of partners facilitated and hosted by FAO to engage young people in the transformation of agrifood systems.