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FAO and the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution: the role of plastics used in agriculture
11/05/2023
Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG), together with the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) organized an Informal Dialogue on “FAO and the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution: the role of p
Geneva Briefing on the 2023 Global Report on Food Crises
09/05/2023
Geneva - FAO and WFP organized a joint Geneva Briefing, to provide an overview of the 2023 Global Report on Food Crises, highlighting the current food crisis situation and insights on the drivers and potential solutions. Especially, the briefing provided
Fisheries Stock Assessment and Sustainable Fisheries Management
06/05/2023
Geneva – The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, in collaboration with the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, organized the first session of the Geneva Fisheries Trade Talks series of 2023 at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to discuss the global fisheri
Geneva press briefing: Increase in April's global food prices index, marking the first rise in a year
05/05/2023
Geneva – Upali Galketi Aratchilage, Senior Economist at the FAO Markets and Trade Division, addressed the Geneva press corp on the latest updates of the FAO Food Price Index for April 2023 at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Nations Inf
FAO at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week 2023
05/05/2023
Geneva - The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) is an annual humanitarian conference, one of the largest events of its kind, that brings together practitioners and experts from various humanitarian stakeholders, including UN agencies, NGOs
FAO Council begins, Members discuss the Organization’s Programme of Work and Budget 2024-25
24/04/2023
FAO Council begins, Members discuss the Organization’s Programme of Work and Budget 2024-25
EMG Nexus Dialogue on Sustainable Nitrogen Management
20/04/2023
Geneva, Switzerland - The Environment Management Group (EMG), together with UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and FAO, organized a Nexus Dialogue on Sustainable Nitrogen Management at the International Environment House in Geneva, Switzerland. This dialogue
Advancing Human and Planetary Health: Enabling Healthy Diets and Addressing Climate Change
19/04/2023
Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and the Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) organized the seventh issue of the FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue Series on “Advancing Human and Planetary Health: Enabling Healthy Diets and Addressing Climate Change”.
Boosting Small Island Developing States’ ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
18/04/2023
Boosting Small Island Developing States’ ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Crop seeds return from space in IAEA/FAO project to help feed a warming world
17/04/2023
Crop seeds return from space in IAEA/FAO project to help feed a warming world
Geneva Press Briefing: Food price falls for the twelfth month in a row
11/04/2023
Geneva - Upali Galketi Aratchilage, FAO Senior Economist at the Markets and Trade Division, addressed the Geneva press corp on the latest updates of the FAO Food Price Index for March 2023 at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Nations Inf
At regional forum, FAO urges actions on agrifood systems transformation
04/04/2023
Sustainable development is a pressing issue that requires global attention. To ensure that no one is left behind, it is essential that agrifood systems be made more sustainable, equitable and resilient.
FAO's Participation at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council
04/04/2023
Geneva – FAO participated in the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council that took place in Geneva from 27 February to 4 April 2023 and contributed to several events.
During the session, the Council held various thematic discussions, including on the ri
Almost half the world’s population lives in households linked to agrifood systems
03/04/2023
Rome - Around 1.23 billion people were employed in the world’s agrifood systems in 2019, and more than three times that figure, or almost half the world’s population, live in households linked to agrifood systems, according to new research by the Food and
LOGin: Interview with Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist on the Hand-in-Hand Initiative
31/03/2023
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. As the first edition, we talked with Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economis
On first-ever International Day of Zero Waste, FAO puts the spotlight on bioeconomy
30/03/2023
On first-ever International Day of Zero Waste, FAO puts the spotlight on bioeconomy
Iraq: Safety, credit and opportunities are all key for displaced farmers to return home
28/03/2023
Iraq: Safety, credit and opportunities are all key for displaced farmers to return home
Quadripartite call to action for One Health for a safer world
27/03/2023
Quadripartite call to action for One Health for a safer world
FAO welcomes the outcomes of UN 2023 Water Conference
24/03/2023
FAO welcomes the outcomes of UN 2023 Water Conference
Geneva Press Briefing: Update on global plant pests and their devastating impact on food security
24/03/2023
Geneva – Osama El-Lissy, Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) addressed the Geneva press corps on the current global problem of plant pests and the devastating impact on food security at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized b