The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today addressed the Joint Meeting of the 129th Session of the Programme Committee and the 183rd Session of the Finance Committee, two of FAO’s governing bodies that report to the FAO Council, which will meet from 30 No

Burkina Faso, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen cause for concern but acute hunger on the rise across the globe

Global alliance proposed by Italy and led by FAO aims to put zero hunger goal back on track after pandemic

FAO’s Regional Conference for Europe kicks off hosted virtually by Uzbekistan

Seventy-five years down the line, FAO’s name, ambition, and spirit remain: everything else has changed, and will change further.

Sustainable growth in Agriculture is not only a national priority in all countries but a global endeavor as well, particularly to achieve the SDG-2. There are, however, some perceptions that rules of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) agreements may hin

Largest ever Regional Conference for Africa closes with united call for raised ambitions

This month is an important one in the history of multilateralism and in the efforts to end hunger as both - the United Nations and its specialized agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - are celebrating their 75th anniversary

Monday, 19 October 2020. Geneva took the centre stage in the commemorations of the #WorldFoodDay 2020 that took place on 16 October and celebrated in over 150 countries. Celebrated under the theme “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together: Our Actions are our Fut

Italian ministers and Rome mayor join Director-General to also light up FAO HQ

World Food Day celebration calls for building back better and honours food heroes

Rome-based UN agencies' governing bodies focus on joint programmes, COVID-19 response and UN Food Systems Summit 2021

FAO Special Ambassadors, heads of the Rome-Based UN agencies, and other keynote speakers will join FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu to mark FAO’s 75th anniversary during the global World Food Day ceremony on Friday, 16 October. The digital event will also i

World Food Day 2020  - Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions are our Future.  World Food Day 2020 celebrated under the theme “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions are our Future” will mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Unit

On the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme

Trade plays a key role in achieving food security and sustainability, but it depends on use of trade and trade policy from a developmental perspective.  This was one of the key messages from an event, held virtually on 29th September 2020, jointly organiz

FAO Director-General calls for “reverence of nature” and accelerated action on transforming food systems at UN Summit on Biodiversity  

FAO joins hands with global community in commemorations of the second World Cotton Day on 7 October 2020. “World Cotton Day celebration represents a unique occasion to highlight the important role cotton plays in fighting poverty and hunger and to confir

First International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste observed on 29 September 2020

Session 13 Ensuring Food Security, Sustainably: What Role for Trade? Tuesday, 29 September 2020 Time: 3:00-4.30 p.m. Organized by FAO, IISD, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, this session will seek to explore how policies and interventions shaping