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

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&

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

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

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

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

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

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

G7: FAO puts forward proposals to address current and future food shortages

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

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

  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