“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

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

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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

World Food Day Commemorations 2021 FAO Geneva and Partners Activities in Switzerland  World Food Day 2021 will mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The theme of the World Food Day 2021

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FAO Food Price Index rises further in September

On 6 October, FAO and WFP hosted the fifth joint FAO-WFP monthly briefing aiming at increasing awareness on Anticipatory Action (AA) and providing an update on the situation in the Horn of Africa. During the first part of the briefing, both Agencies high