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Meeting of the Champions of Peace & Health: One Health highlighted as an important pathway for peace
01/06/2022
The second convening of the Champions of Peace & Health occurred on 29 April, co-chaired by H.E. Ambassador Simon Manley, the UK Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, United Nations, and other International Organizations in Geneva,
The Sudan: FAO scales up response to soaring acute food insecurity exacerbated by potential impacts of the war in Ukraine
01/06/2022
The Sudan: FAO scales up response to soaring acute food insecurity exacerbated by potential impacts of the war in Ukraine
Join us for the upcoming session of the FAO in Geneva - One Health Dialogue Series - 13 June 2022
31/05/2022
The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in Geneva will organize on 13 June 2022 the fifth session of its One Health Dialogue Series on the theme "Workforce Development and Strengthening Health Systems," in partnership with the other quadripartite o
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s keynote speech to World Potato Congress in Ireland points to seeds, yields and poverty reduction
31/05/2022
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s keynote speech to World Potato Congress in Ireland points to seeds, yields and poverty reduction
Diarmuid Gavin named FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland
30/05/2022
Diarmuid Gavin named FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland
Second Global SIDS Solutions Dialogue: "Building agricultural resilience in SIDS Tuesday, 31 May 2022
26/05/2022
Globally, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) represent over 66 percent of countries with the highest relative annual losses due to disasters. Due to their small economies and particular geography, SIDS are extremely vulnerable to disasters. This devast
Join us for the celebration of the World Food Safety Day! “Safer food, better health” Tuesday, 7 June 2022
26/05/2022
Celebrate World Food Safety Day!
“Safer food, better health”
You are invited to join a virtual panel discussion
on Tuesday 7 June at 14:00-15:00 CEST
The event will include: Welcome messages from the WHO Director-General and FAO Director-General
A Q&
SEVENTY-FIFTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY - FAO Statement at the General Discussions
24/05/2022
FAO Statement - SEVENTY-FIFTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
22–28 May 2022
General Discussion, 24 May 2022
(pre-recorded Statement by Mr. Dominique Burgeon, Director, FAO Liaison Office with the UN in Geneva)
Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates,
It is a
UNIS Geneva briefing on the latest food security situation in Afghanistan
24/05/2022
Anthea Webb, Deputy Regional Director for Asia at the World Food Programme (WFP), speaking from Bangkok, and Richard Trenchard, Representative in Afghanistan for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), speaking from Kabul, briefed Geneva press corps
The Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly (WHA75): One Health approach has never been more needed
23/05/2022
The discussion on agenda item 16.2, Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies at Committee A of the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly (WHA75) occurred on 24 May, which focused on document A75/17, the final report submitted by
International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines the need for greater sustainability
23/05/2022
International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines the need for greater sustainability
P R E S S R E L E A S E - World Bee Day in Geneva: celebrating the hard-working pollinators with "honey for hope" initiative
20/05/2022
P R E S S R E L E A S E
World Bee Day in Geneva: celebrating the...
UN Security Council meeting: Agriculture is key to lasting peace and security, FAO says
19/05/2022
UN Security Council meeting: Agriculture is key to lasting peace and security, FAO says
Time to transform agrifood systems in response to multiple shocks and worsening food security
19/05/2022
Time to transform agrifood systems in response to multiple shocks and worsening food security
Food security in Ukraine: FAO distributes seed potatoes to vulnerable rural families
18/05/2022
Food security in Ukraine: FAO distributes seed potatoes to vulnerable rural families
FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue Series - Second dialogue
18/05/2022
FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue Series - Second dialogue: “Food Systems for Addressing Acute Child Malnutrition and Advancing Better Livelihoods in Africa’s Drylands: From Research to Action”
The second session of the FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue Se
Geospatial data for more targeted agricultural interventions: FAO receives excellence award
16/05/2022
Geospatial data for more targeted agricultural interventions: FAO receives excellence award
G7: FAO puts forward proposals to address current and future food shortages
13/05/2022
G7: FAO puts forward proposals to address current and future food shortages
FAO Geneva Agriculture Trade Talks: IUU Fishing
13/05/2022
FAO Geneva Agriculture Trade Talks: IUU Fishing
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is found on the high seas and in areas within national jurisdiction, on all scales of fisheries, from artisanal to industrial, affecting all supply chain s
Join us for the Geneva celebration of the World Bee Day 2022: "Honey for Hope" - Friday, 20 May 2022
12/05/2022
World Bee Day 2022: "Honey for Hope" Celebrations in Geneva
Date: Friday 20 May 2022
Time: 11:00-13:00 Geneva/Rome (CEST)
Venue: Palais des Nations, Building H, Lobby
For centuries bees, among the hardest working creatures on the planet, ha