On 12 May, in the context of the Humanitarian Newtworks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW 2022), IFRC and FAO held an event entitled "Responding to food crises through building community resilience to climate related and other social-economics shocks". This

Afghanistan: Humanitarian assistance averted a food security catastrophe in the harsh winter months, but hunger persists at unprecedented levels

33rd session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe

The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) is an annual humanitarian conference, one of the largest events of its kind, which provides a collaborative space for practitioners and experts from a large variety of humanitarian stakeholders includ

FAO and the World Food Forum Launch Young Scientists Group

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Digital technologies: key accelerator of agrifood systems transformation and rural development

Mr. Josef Schmidhuber, Deputy Director, Markets and Trade Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), briefed UN based correspondents on. the latest FAO's Food Price Index. Mr. Schmidhuber said there was a stabilization of food prices at a ve

On 6 May, FAO and WFP organised a joint briefing on the findings of the 2022 Global Report of Food Crises, as well as the priorities for consideration. 2021 saw a serious surge in the number of people afflicted by acute food insecurity. 193 million peopl

FAO Food Price Index eases in April

GENEVA HEALTH FORUM – THE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES THROUGH PEACE BUILDING May 5, 2022 , 14h Dominique Burgeon, Director FAO LOG participated in a a panel discussion on health and peace during the Global Health Forum (GH

FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue Series launched in high-level event The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and the Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) launched today a Nutrition Dialogue Series in collaboration with the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels. The FAO

Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says

Joint FAO WFP briefing to partners on Friday, 6 May 2022 at 11 hours (CEST). Topic: 2022 Global Report on Food CrisesIn light of the staggering rise in acute food insecurity across the world, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F

High-Level Event for the launch of the Global Report on Food Crises 2022

Surging food prices: FAO calls for import financing facility for poorer nations at G20 meeting

Interview with Manuel Barange the Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.   1.    Celebrating the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) is a grea

On 7 April, FAO and WFP organized a joint briefing on the food security situation in the Horn of Africa, given the ongoing drought which follows three consecutive seasons of below-average rains. Rainfall across the Horn during the month of March has been

FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue SeriesDescriptionAgrifood systems transformation - Policies and practices to support healthy diets and development outcomes across the SDGs

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