FAO emergencies director Rein Paulsen calls for greater investment in emergency agriculture during a visit to Sudan

FAO marked the 20th anniversary of its Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health (EMC-AH), recognizing two decades of support to countries facing animal health emergencies, during the side event held at the margins of FAO Global Conference for Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems. The event also marked the launch of EMC-AH+, an enhanced platform designed to strengthen country ownership, emergency preparedness, coordination and response.

From FAO Country Office in Somalia

Local conditions, and challenges, vary enormously for a sector providing a third of the world’s protein

Launch of new online hub brings together livestock data and tools to support early warning, preparedness and decision-making

Geneva – The WTO Public Forum is the WTO’s largest annual outreach event, providing an opportunity for stakeholders from around the world to discuss the latest developments in global trade and explore ways to strengthen the multilateral trading system.   

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The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG), in collaboration with the FAO Office of Youth and Women (OYW) through the World Food Forum (WFF) Global Youth Action Initiative, launched the FAO in Geneva Youth Dialogue series on 17 September 2026.

From FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

On 17 September, the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo convened the High-Level Interinstitutional Dialogue on the resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva.

FAO hosts high-level event marking 10 years of the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture

Countries are invited to place forests at the heart of food and nutrition policies

From FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

The next phase of collaboration will prioritize plant and animal production, sustainable agrifood systems transformation, and science and innovation as key areas of joint work

In this interview, Beth Bechdol, FAO Deputy Director-General, outlines the impact of the floods on rural communities and the urgent path towards agricultural recovery

FAO, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) convened a joint informal briefing on Forced Displacement and food insecurity

Success of Agreement on Port State Measures to eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing hailed as countries gather for COFI discussion on global fisheries and aquaculture challenges

Director-General urges governments to further implement the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries

FAO at the International Youth Day 2026 celebrations in Geneva

Adverse weather, Middle East Conflict, and Black Sea trade logistics mostly behind higher quotations for major food commodities