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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

Threat of El Niño looms, FAO prepares anticipatory actions with Members and partners

Rome - They span the globe and embrace diverse terrains, from stone terraced cultivation systems, to desert oases, to Indigenous communities deep in the rain forest and high mountains and areas steeped in traditional vine or fruit and olive growing cultur

Five actions for G7 to drive progress to sustainable agrifood systems

In the week ahead of the World Bee Day (20 May), the International Geneva celebrates this day aiming to boost collective pollinator protection through awareness raising and educational activities. This is the sixth celebration in Geneva after the day was

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today kicked off a global celebration for International Tea Day 2023 at its Rome headquarters, ahead of the official day which annually falls on 21 May as designated by the United Na

Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa at 10-year high as crisis spreads to coastal countries

The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (FAOLOG), in collaboration with the Agrifood Economics Division (ESA), organized an event titled "Coffee with FAO" at the UN Palais on 17 May 2023. The purpose of the event was to share and discuss the FAO flagship report

Geneva – Richard Trenchard, FAO Representative in Afghanistan, speaking from Kabul, addressed the Geneva press corp on the warning of a large-scale outbreak of the Moroccan Locust in Afghanistan at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Natio

Representatives of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) met in Geneva, Switzerland from 1 to 12 May 2023, to take legally binding action regarding the impact of hazardous chemicals and wastes on human health and