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Exploring empirical indicators on food imports, food security and vulnerability in the Near East and North Africa region
15/12/2022
Geneva – The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, in collaboration with FAO Markets and Trade Division, organized its last Agricultural Trade Talks of the year, looking at empirical indicators on food imports, food security and vulnerability applied to the Near
One Health tools and the opportunities for their rationalization and application to country contexts
13/12/2022
Geneva – FAO, in collaboration with partners of the Quadripartite, including the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE), organized the seventh One Health Dia
Yemen: FAO welcomes an additional $150 million multi-agency contribution from the World Bank to strengthen resilience and address growing food insecurity
13/12/2022
Yemen: FAO welcomes an additional $150 million multi-agency contribution from the World Bank to strengthen resilience and address growing food insecurity
FAO’s Statistical Yearbook for 2022 goes live
12/12/2022
FAO’s Statistical Yearbook for 2022 goes live
Greening Agricultural Subsidies – Understanding the WTO Debate
12/12/2022
Agricultural subsidies can play a critical role in advancing certain public policy objectives when applied appropriately. However, adverse spillover effects of subsidies have led to a growing debate on subsidies’ contribution to sustainability.
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Geneva Press Briefing: International Mountain Day celebrations with the theme “Women move mountains”
09/12/2022
Geneva - Rosalaura Romeo, FAO Mountain Partnership Secretariat Coordinator a.i., addressed the Geneva Press Corp on the International Mountain Day celebrations at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in
International Mountain Day 2022: FAO aims spotlight on gender equality
09/12/2022
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked International Mountain Day 2022 with a high-level event at its headquarters in Rome, a series of celebrations around the world and a new study that sheds light on the is
FAO 171st Council: Extraordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Results
05/12/2022
Rome - For the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 has been as “extraordinary” as promised, in terms of circumstances, efforts and results, Director-General QU Dongyu said today in opening remarks to the 171st Session of th
Global food prices overall hold steady in November
02/12/2022
Global food prices overall hold steady in November
Geneva Press Briefing: Market conditions for the major food commodities have eased, but concerns remain
02/12/2022
Geneva - UpaliGalketiAratchilage, FAO Senior Economist addressed the Geneva Press Corp on the latest updates of the FAO Food Price Index for November 2022 at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Genev
Geneva Press Briefing: Strategic policy options to activate key triggers for agrifood systems transformation
02/12/2022
Geneva – Lorenzo Giovanni Bellù, FAO Senior Economist, addressed the Geneva Press Corp on the FAO’s new corporate report Future of Food and Agriculture – Drivers and triggers for transformation at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Nation
In 2023, FAO will require $1.9 billion to reach 48 million people with life-saving and livelihood assistance
01/12/2022
In 2023, FAO will require $1.9 billion to reach 48 million people with life-saving and livelihood assistance
Social Protection for Inclusive Climate Action
01/12/2022
Geneva – The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP), in collaboration with partner agencies, organized a dialogue on Social Protection for Inclusive Climate Action as part of its Social Prote
FAO and Pacific nations weigh local innovations as solutions to growing climate and nutrition challenges
29/11/2022
FAO and Pacific nations weigh local innovations as solutions to growing climate and nutrition challenges
Rome Water Dialogue highlights urgency of sustainably managing planet’s stressed water resources
29/11/2022
Rome Water Dialogue highlights urgency of sustainably managing planet’s stressed water resources
Rome Water Dialogue - Special event on the road to the UN 2023 Water Conference
27/11/2022
Rome Water Dialogue
Special event on the road to the UN 2023 Water Conference
Quadripartite welcomes new political commitments in fight against antimicrobial resistance
24/11/2022
Quadripartite welcomes new political commitments in fight against antimicrobial resistance
On the road to COP15: highlighting the role of sustainable agriculture in safeguarding biodiversity
22/11/2022
Geneva – The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, in collaboration with the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB), organized a hybrid briefing on the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), welcoming representatives of the Permane
World Fisheries Day: FAO and the Vatican urge social protection for fishers
21/11/2022
World Fisheries Day: FAO and the Vatican urge social protection for fishers
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 21-25 November 2022
21/11/2022
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 21-25 November 2022