Cairo/Khartoum – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) raises a dire warning about the escalating food crisis in the Sudan. As conflict and economic decline continue to ravage the country, urgent and intensified humanitarian su

In our current agrifood system, some methods of production, processing, and consumption contribute to climate change. Deforestation, intensive farming practices or excessive use of natural resources all play a role. However, adopting sustainable agricultural practices can make a positive impact and provide a solution to slow down climate change.

Juba – The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the

Rome- The UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) closed on Wednesday at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) after three days of high-level events, meetings and dialogues bringing together over 2000 participant

Rome - The world is making progress towards ending the loss of mangrove forests, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Found on the coastlines of 123 countries worldwide, over 20 percent of mang

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LOGin is a feature interview series regularly organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG). Through LOGin, we meet with FAO’s core leadership and discuss a corporate initiative. This month, we met Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, t

Food standards save lives by playing a crucial role in preventing food borne illnesses – that was the main message at a high-level hybrid event organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organizatio

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a comprehensive, practical and accessible toolbox designed to help all those operating in the food sector adhere to international food hygiene standards.The toolbox, who

Geneva - The Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly (WHA76) was held from the 21-30 May 2023 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, focusing on the theme of “WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all”.FAO actively contributed to discussions on various

Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations and the FAO Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division recently hosted a Deep Dive and Discussion on the Status of Rural Women in the Agrifood Systems Report in Geneva. Inviting five

Geneva – Shukri Ahmed, Deputy Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience together with Kyungnan Park, Director of Emergencies at the World Food Programme (WFP), jointly addressed the Geneva press corp on the recently published The Hunger Hot

Port-au-Prince/Santiago de Chile – According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis (March 2023), 4.9 million people in Haiti - nearly half of the country's population - are experiencing high levels of acute food insecu

Rome – Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, a new UN early warning report has found. The report spotlights the risk of a spill-over of the Sudan crisis -

Director-General thanks FAO Council for “strong solidarity”

Geneva – Beate Scherf, FAO Animal Production Officer at the Animal Production and Health Division together with Patrizia Fracassi, FAO Senior Nutrition and Food Systems Officer at the Food and Nutrition Division, addressed the Geneva press corp on the lat