FAO and Finland scale up technical innovation to help African countries better monitor and manage forest resources

Empowering artisanal fisheries and aquaculture

    IN FOCUS The power of statistics Explore our extensive collectiIN FOCUS The power of statistics Explore our extensive collection of agrifood system statisticson of agrifood system statisticsIN FOCUS The power of statistics Explore our extens

FAO welcomes $10 million USA contribution to its COVID-19 response efforts

Global food prices dip in December 2021

Check out our FAO in Geneva Newsletter December 2021 edition 

Interactive Story  - Is our food supply at risk?  

FAO in Geneva engages towards a new business model The Geneva Office is renewing its approach to liaison work on the road to increased effectiveness As part of corporate transformation efforts triggered by the Director-General, FAO Liaison Offices are b

Annual meeting of FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) discusses 2022-2025 phase

Number of hungry in Asia-Pacific swells by more than 50 million since the arrival of COVID-19

Six ways to reduce food waste How you can avoid food waste no matter the holiday

On 16 December, FAO and WFP held their seventh joint briefing aiming at informing Geneva-based Permanent Representations on the achievements made by the Food Security Cluster in 2021 and requirements for 2022. As of September 2021, out of the 157.3 millio

On 14 and 15 December 2021, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held the first High-Level Officials Meeting as a follow-up to the first Global Refugee Forum held in 2019. The Meeting provided an opportunity for senior government offi

New interactive report shows Africa’s growing hunger crisis  

International Mountain Day 2021 celebration - 'Sustainable Mountain Tourism' 

 On 9 December, Dominique Burgeon, FAO, Director, Liaison Office with the UN in Geneva spoke at the closing session of the 9th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action. As climate change impacts are threatening lives and livelihoods around the glob

The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in Geneva organized today the second webinar of its One Health Dialogue Series, on One Health Governance and Good Practices. In this first part of the webinar, through the voice of its Chief Veterinary Office

Launch of “The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture (SOLAW 2021)" at the Land and Water Days 2021. 

In focus Safeguarding the diversity of plant genetics How an international treaty aims to conserve plant genetic resources

Check out our FAO Geneva Newsletter bringing you a very comprehensive overview of our work in November 2021!