FAO's participation in the 2019 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) was rich and diverse. 24-26 June - During the three days of the ECOSOC HAS, FAO proposed an exhibit presenting some of the very concrete ways in which it provides livelihood-saving

FAO and UNECE today organized the Conference and expo on sustainable natural resources and their value chains - Nuts. The joint event started by an exhibition and tasting of nuts and dry fruit from all over the world co-hosted by The Ambassadors of Kyrgy

Director of FAO Geneva, Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, today delivered the keynote address to the 2019 cohort of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Indigenous Fellowship Programme. "At FAO, our goal is a world without

23 June 2019, Rome – Qu Dongyu of China was elected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today. Qu Dongyu received a total of 108 votes out of 191 cast, constituting a majority in the first round. The ele

An Information Session organized by FAO and the South Centre in collaboration with Permanent Missions of Ghana and Norway Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health problem and a hurdle for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

The presentation of the draft Inter-Agency Plan of Action (IAPoA) for achieving the trade-related targets of Sustainable Development Goal 14 was held by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Conference on Tr

Geneva – FAO and UNDP join-forced with the CADRI Secretariat to organize a side event on “Do’s and don’ts on disaster risk reduction strategy development” at the Sixth Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction. The event was chaired by H.E. Makeda Antoi

FAO presents a multi-country cost-benefit analysis on disaster risk reduction at farm level. Geneva - Dr Stephan Baas, Strategic Advisor on resilience at FAO headquarters in Rome presented the study during a session on Making disaster risk reduction (DRR

23 April 2019, Geneva - International trade is a very important tool for tackling hunger but countries must also guarantee that globally traded food is of good quality, safe and healthy, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today at the Intern

FAO Geneva hosted a visit of twenty-two students from the International School of Geneva (ISG) who took part in the FAO’s Essay and Drawing Competition held in February-March 2019.  The Competition was one the events that FAO Geneva organized to mark the

On 4 April 2019, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva co-organized with the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva a Humanitarian Liaison Working Group (HLWG) session on “Reducing Food Insecurity and Hunger in Conflict Settings”. Over 25

"Sharing the Gains from Trade: Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Agro-food Value Chains" Tuesday 2 April 2019. Palais des Nations, Geneva.  FAO supports Member Countries’ effective engagement in the formulation of trade agreements that are conduci

On 28 March, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva organized an event at the Palais des Nations to present the World Livestock Report 2018 “Transforming the livestock sector through the sustainable development goals”. Representatives from the Permanent Mission

At the request of Hon. Hassan Houmed Ibrahim, Ministre délégué auprès du Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances, on 26 March 2019, Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and Mr. Julio Pinto, Animal Health Officer, met

International Day of Forests (IDF) – Forests and the SDGs, 21 March Palais des Nations, Room VIII, 10h30 to 11h45 The International Day of Forests 2019 is commemorated under the theme “Forests and Education” with a slogan “Learn to Love Forests”.  It un

Animal diseases can have a major impact on trade and food security. The Republic of Cameroon set its objective to be a major exporter of livestock products in its Growth and Employment Strategy Paper (2010-2020). This required improving the quality of mea

On 20 March 2019, a group of students from His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (Dubai/UAE), visited the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva. Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Director of FAO Geneva welcomed the students and gave them a shor

Deputy Director-General Programme, Dan Gustafson represented FAO at the Yemen High-Level Pledging Conference held in Geneva on 26 February 2019, along with FAO Representative in Yemen, Salah El Hajj Hassan, and the Geneva Liaison Office Director, Carolyn

FAO participated to a workshop of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative (FPGH) on “Best Practices on Nutrition in the Fight Against non-communicable diseases” (NCDs) that was held at WHO Headquarter on 16 November 2018. Starting in 2008, Global

Goal of the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan The goal of the conference is to show the solidarity of the international community with the Afghan people and the government in their efforts for peace and prosperity; and for the Afghan government to renew i