The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP), in collaboration with partner agencies including ILO and UNICEF, are organizing a series of dialogues on Social Protection with the objective to ra

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022See the latest updates on the global situation

Dorian Navarro, Statistician at FAO briefed Geneva based correspondents on thenew edition the FAO “Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators” report released on Monday 19 September 2022, complementing the global SDG progress report

Etienne Peterschmitt, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Somalia, speaking from Jallam, stated that the food insecurity in Somalia was reaching catastrophic levels, resembling the famine conditions of 2011. As already mentioned by t

FAO in Geneva Social Protection Dialogue Series - Launch event - Pathways for extending universal coverage of social protection Tuesday, 20 September 2022 Time: 14:30 – 16:30 CEST SAVE THE DATE AND REGISTER NOW HERE.   About the FAO in Geneva Social

Sustainable fishing: Endorsement of transshipment guidelines marks a key move against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing

Window of opportunity to prevent famine in Somalia is closing, Principals of Inter-Agency Standing Committee warn

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Famine in Somalia projected, lives of millions of people are at immediate risk, UN says

Fisheries and aquaculture key to providing food, nutrition and jobs across the world, says FAO Director-General

Boubaker Ben-Belhassen, Director of the Markets and Trade Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), speaking from Rome, informed that the barometer for world food commodity prices, which tracked monthly changes in world prices of five major

World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August

This year’s WTO Public Forum will take place from 27 to 30 September 2022 under the theme "Towards a sustainable and inclusive recovery: ambition to action". The Public Forum is WTO’s largest annual outreach event which brings together Heads of States, pa

Afghanistan: Boosting local food production, generating income and reviving rural markets

Livestock support the livelihoods and food security of almost a 1.3 billion people. @FAO promotes sustainable practices for animal health & welfare and supports livestock farmers & pastoralist communities

The 2022 World Food Forum Flagship Event   17-21 October 2022Save the date!

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First Global Forum of the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028

The City of Geneva, in collaboration with its partners, has been active for many years in the promotion of sustainable food production, in particular through its "Nourrir la ville" (Feeding the city) programme set up by the Agenda 21 - Sustainable City Se

Somalia: “We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now” Interview with Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience