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Green Climate Fund approves $52.5 million for restoring Fiji’s forest landscape to support food security and livelihoods
01/07/2026
FAO-supported project will build climate resilience from forests to coastal ecosystems through a ridge-to-reef approach
Rangelands and Pastoralists at the Crossroads of International Geneva: Advancing Rights, Health, Trade, Nutrition, Environment, Resilience and Sustainability
29/06/2026
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists High-Level Dialogue in Geneva
Farm incomes set to rise over next decade – but volatility puts gains at risk
29/06/2026
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2026-2035 sees agricultural growth rate outpacing carbon emissions over next decade
Gaza Strip’s agriculture and livestock sectors show early signs of recovery amid widespread destruction
26/06/2026
FAO calls for the urgent removal of restrictions on agricultural inputs and support to sustain early recovery gains
Norway and FAO scale up forest monitoring for climate action
24/06/2026
$9.5 million for FAO’s SEPAL to strengthen forest data and unlock climate finance
FAO Investment Centre: Turning potential into progress
24/06/2026
A review of FAO’s investment work in 2025 – and priorities ahead
Celebrating Sustainable Gastronomy Day and Women Farmers in Geneva
23/06/2026
Sustainable Gastronomy Day and the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026 (IYWF2026) celebrations at the Budé farm
El Niño is coming. Here is where the risks to agriculture are highest
22/06/2026
FAO experts map where crops and pasturelands are most vulnerable to drought
FAO and WFP brief Member States on worsening Hunger Hotspots and launch joint El Niño Anticipatory Action Appeal
22/06/2026
FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP) convened a joint informal briefing on Hunger Hotspots, El Niño and Joint Scaling Up of Anticipatory Response, highlighting the deteriorating global food security outlook as emerging El Niño conditions intersect with conflict, economic pressures and climate shocks.
IAEA and FAO launch project to combat resurgent New World Screwworm outbreak in Central America, Mexico and the United States
19/06/2026
Coordinated research and focus on sterile insect technology can contribute to tackling livestock pest
FAO Food Outlook: Global food commodity market trends face rising geopolitical and weather risks
18/06/2026
New edition also explores shipping fuel implications, energy-agriculture market linkages, fertilizer markets, and the global food import bill
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
18/06/2026
Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security
FAO releases most comprehensive dataset to date on women in agrifood systems
17/06/2026
New suite of gender indicators enables deeper analysis across multiple dimensions
New FAO-WFP report warns worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk
17/06/2026
Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate towards catastrophic levels
SOFIA 2026: Global fisheries and aquaculture production reaches new highs
16/06/2026
Report highlights sustainability and equity challenges as sector feeds growing global population
Haiti Food Crisis Update: Needs, Outlook and Response
15/06/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Liaison Office in Geneva and the World Food Programme (WFP) held an informal joint briefing on the food crisis, with a particular focus on the situation in Haiti, examining needs, outlook and response.
FAO calls for stronger prevention and global action as transboundary animal diseases spread across regions
11/06/2026
Animal diseases, including avian influenza, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease and New World screwworm, pose growing risks to food security, trade and livelihoods
FAO Partnership Award honors logistics, youth innovation and integrated development
10/06/2026
Winners from Jordan, Kenya and Switzerland lauded for supporting agrifood systems transformation
FAO urges open trade on all agricultural inputs and efficient fertilizer use amid global food production risks
08/06/2026
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses 181st Session of the FAO Council emphasizing that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not a regional issue but a global food security risk
FAO Food Price Index broadly stable in May even as cereal quotations increase
05/06/2026
New early-season forecasts point to likely declining global cereal harvests and trade in the year ahead