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COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis
15/09/2020
Pandemic aggravates pre-existing drivers of acute food insecurity - Democratic Republic of the Congo is now world’s largest food crisis. FAO and partners call for urgent and decisive action.
FAO Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific discusses responses and recovery work on COVID-19 and hunger
01/09/2020
The virtual conference takes place between 1 and 4 September.
Green Climate Fund approves new projects
31/08/2020
FAO helps Côte d’Ivoire, Armenia and Colombia win investment grants for agriculture projects to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
COVID-19 pandemic: impact on food, agriculture sectors
17/08/2020
The impact on food production and supply and FAO’s recommendations
A dynamic new FAO for a better world
05/08/2020
Food and agriculture are at the heart of solutions for many of the challenges...
When we work together, we go further - working with partners to deliver
04/08/2020
Building strong partnerships to advance FAO's work...
IKEA Foundation contributes $3.5 million to FAO's work in eastern Africa
30/07/2020
Initiative seeks to increase self-reliance of vulnerable populations and ...
Contributions to FAO and key achievements in 2019
30/07/2020
FAO maintained its reach and support to over 130 countries last year
FAO unveils platform to help accelerate action on reducing food loss and waste
30/07/2020
The UN agency gears up for the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
FAO Director Torero makes presentation at WTO
28/07/2020
Geneva, 28 July 2020. Mr. Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, made a presentation on behalf of FAO to the World Trade Organization's Committe on Agriculture outlining the supply chain disruptions and a snapshot of policy responses thereon. The FAO Chief Econo
FAO and Russian Federation ramp up fight against desert locust
28/07/2020
$10 million contribution to support FAO's operations in East Africa
United Kingdom supports FAO's desert locust-fighting efforts with £ 17 million
23/07/2020
The added support will help to step up control efforts in Africa and Asia
FAO launches Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform
21/07/2020
The platform will help build stronger food and agriculture sectors post COVID-19
Rising uncertainties from COVID-19 cloud medium-term agricultural prospects
17/07/2020
According to OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2020-2029, the pandemic could further undermine food security
New report identifies 27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises
17/07/2020
FAO and WFP collaborate on a unique analysis of countries on the precipice of what could be the worst food...
FAO - Press Briefing: Healthy Diets are Expensive - Maximo Torero, FAO chief Economist
17/07/2020
Healthy diets are 5 times more expensive & world is not on track to meet SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) - Maximo Torero, Chief Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
FAO launches the new COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme outlining seven key priority areas
17/07/2020
The UN Agency also calls for joint coordinated global response to support food and agriculture
Check out our July 2020 Newsletter!
13/07/2020
As we approach the summer break in our part of the world, this year’s break is bound to be different.
In harder times, women face even greater constraints,” highlighted FAO at the Human Rights Council’s annual debate on Women’s Rights.
13/07/2020
Geneva, 13 July 2020. “Women are among the most vulnerable and consequently those who suffer the most,” highlighted Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Director FAO Liaison Office at Geneva, in her intervention to the Human Rights Council’s annual debate on Wo