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International Day of Forests - Join the Photo contest: Celebrate a tree that supports your well-being!
05/03/2021
To celebrate the International Day of Forests on 21 March and this year’s theme, Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being, we’re asking you to take photos of the closest tree to your home that makes you feel better.
FAO joins global commemorations on the World Wildlife Day 2021: celebrating forests and livelihoods
03/03/2021
Read about Madagascar’s communities, who have started new businesses to improve their lives and wildlife conservation
Digital version of the FAO flagship Report "The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020"
02/03/2021
This new interactive story shows how well-functioning markets can foster development and economic growth
FAO welcomes UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur work on the right to food
02/03/2021
The impact of COVID-19 in the implementation of the right to food was one of the issues discussed today at the interactive debate held on virtual format with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Mr. Michael Fakhri. During the meeting, Mr. Fakhr
Urgent aid needed to fight humanitarian crisis in Yemen, says FAO Director-General
01/03/2021
FAO is seeking $90 million that could assist 6.3 million people
FAO’s Investment Centre doubles down on efforts to create more robust and sustainable agri-food systems
26/02/2021
Read Q&A with FAO Investment Centre Director
FAO participates in the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council session in Geneva
26/02/2021
The 46th session of the Human Rights Council commenced on the 22 February in Geneva, the agenda of the session has several topics that are closely related to FAO’s mandate and work, including on the right to food, right of children, environment and povert
Transforming agri-food systems is powerful lever for achieving global goals
26/02/2021
In address to Rome’s storied Lincei science institute, FAO Director-General QU outlines Four Betters approach, calls for holistic and systemic...
Building momentum on the ethical approach towards Artificial Intelligence endorsed by Pope Francis
26/02/2021
Pontifical Academy for Life, FAO, IBM and Microsoft mark the first anniversary of the Rome Call for AI Ethics
IN FOCUS: Working with the private sector to build the world we want
25/02/2021
FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechdol speaks about why engaging with the private sector is so important for achieving the SDGs
FAO and IAEA deepen and broaden their collaboration
25/02/2021
UN agencies upgrade their joint work to use nuclear technologies for food and agriculture
Make #NotWasting food a personal resolution
23/02/2021
How you can avoid food waste no matter the holiday
FAO pledges to scale up direct use of digital financial transfers
23/02/2021
Director-General says joining the Better Than Cash Alliance will spur more innovation and financial inclusion
COVID-19: Our hungriest, most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis”
22/02/2021
In this interview, Dominique Burgeon, Director of FAO's Emergency and Resilience Division, explains the particular challenges COVID-19 poses in vulnerable communities already coping with high levels of hunger due to pre-existing crises -- and how the Orga
FAO honoured to take the rotating chairmanship of the Tripartite
18/02/2021
The shared priority is to translate the common vision into a One Health Global Action Plan
UN and Government of Somalia call for urgent scaling up of emergency response as 2.65 million Somalis are projected to be in acute hunger
17/02/2021
FSNAU-FEWS NET report indicates large-scale food and nutrition insecurity due to multiple threats
There’s always time for a podcast!
17/02/2021
Listen to stories from around the world and deepen your knowledge with these FAO podcasts
One Health
17/02/2021
FAO promotes One Health in work on food security, sustainable agriculture, food safety, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), nutrition, animal and plant health, fisheries, and livelihoods.
Director-General in dialogue with all FAO representatives around the world
16/02/2021
In mid-January, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu stated his vision to the Organization’s senior managers that 2021 will be the year of continued efficiency and increased...
#WorldFoodSafetyDay 2021 / Tune in to the launch of the campaign, 18 February 15:00 CET
15/02/2021
On 18 February 2021 at 15:00 CET the World Food Safety Day campaign for 2021 will be launched with the announcement of the theme for this year’s celebration.