As we mark the 20th edition of our FAO Geneva newsletter, we wish to take this opportunity to thank you all for the great support and interest in this journey to bring FAO closer to you all! We hope the information we regularly share in these newsletters 

FAO, Italy, Lazio and Rome join planting ceremony ahead of G20 Summit and COP 26

High-level virtual GLOBAL SOLUTIONS FORUM – Acting together to end child labour in agriculture (GSF)

FAO at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)

G20: Strengthening the link between food, health and finance sectors

“To feed the world and protect nature we need Glasgow to be forward-looking, ambitious and transformative”Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of FAO, talks about how agri-food systems are part of the solution to the climate crisis ahead of COP26

Desert Locust upsurge may be declining but remaining swarms require vigilance in East Africa and Yemen

Green Cities Initiative

Helping countries cope with desert locusts Learn how FAO monitors and responds to invasions of this devastating crop pest.

Join FAO Geneva team! We are looking for a talented and committed young professional to work on technical and programmatic support related to Environment, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services from a Food System perspective. Apply now for t

FAO updates its Members on the implementation of the Strategic Framework 2022-31

Making a difference, together The Hand-in-Hand Initiative brings countries together to accelerate agricultural transformation.

Half of Afghanistan’s population face acute hunger as humanitarian needs grow to record levels

Animal disease threats: FAO launches new global information system

FAO calls for greater RBA collaboration to implement UN Food System Summit outcomes

Global Symposium on Salt-affected Soils (GSAS21) 

FAO Geneva, the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture and other partners, joined hands to commemorate World Food Day (WFD) in 2021 with a series of activities organized in Geneva and throughout Switzerland. The extensive engagement of partners and the publ

World Food Day 2021: FAO hails new momentum and energy on agri-food systems despite unprecedented crises

On World Food Day, UN calls for strengthened and inclusive local food system for displaced and host communities GENEVA – Scaled-up investments in local food systems are critical to ensure sustainable food security and nutrition for forcibly

Celebrating efforts to strengthen local food systems for displaced and host communities On 15 October, FAO in partnership with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) held an event aimed at spotlighting how the in