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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
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
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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
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
“The situation in the Middle East is catastrophic,” says FAO Director-General
22/10/2024
QU Dongyu addresses the Session on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Middle East during G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting
World Food Forum 2024 closes after a week of collaboration and commitment to "Good Food for All –Today and Tomorrow
18/10/2024
Over 8,000 attendees gathered at FAO headquarters in Rome, sparking impactful collaboration to transform agrifood systems
World Food Week 2024 Celebrations in Switzerland
18/10/2024
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".
Risk of famine remains high across the entire Gaza Strip as conflict intensifies and winter approaches
17/10/2024
FAO urges immediate and unimpeded access to deliver critical agricultural aid and commercial food production inputs in time for the upcoming winter planting season
World Food Day 2024: Global ceremony highlights the right to nutritious safe and affordable foods
16/10/2024
FAO rallies global community behind the 2024 theme: Right to Foods for a better life and a better future - Leave No One Behind
World Food Forum: FAO Director-General opens Science and Innovation Forum 2024
16/10/2024
The theme of the forum’s third edition is Inclusive Science and Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation, Leaving No One Behind