Cocoa, coffee and tea push up global food import bill for wealthier countries
14/11/2024
In a briefing to the UN Security Council, FAO warns of imminent famine in northern Gaza due to escalation of conflict, collapse of agrifood systems and constraints to humanitarian access
13/11/2024
FAO officially joins the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
13/11/2024
The Organization will play a prominent role as it will host the Alliance’s support mechanism at its headquarters in Rome
New UN report: Rise in nitrous oxide emissions endangers pathway to 1.5°C, the ozone layer, and human health
12/11/2024
COP29: FAO says agrifood systems transformation holds solutions for the climate crisis
12/11/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses COP29 climate change conference in Baku
FAO Food Price Index rises in October, to highest level in 18 months
08/11/2024
Unhealthy dietary patterns drive $8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems
08/11/2024
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum 2024 opens in Fiji to share agrifood transformation solutions
05/11/2024
Unlocking the Potential of Agriculture in Refugee Settings
10/09/2024
Geneva Peace Week 2024: Bridging Conflict, Hunger, and Peace
16/10/2024
Geneva - In 2024, conflict's devastating impact on hunger and food systems has reached unprecedented levels. Conflicts displace large populations, severing their connections to homes, lands, adequate food and livelihoods.
In relat...
Geneva press engagement on food security and agrifood systems transformation: September and October 2024
31/10/2024
Geneva - In the context of the biweekly Press Briefings organized by the United Nations Information System (UNIS) in Geneva, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG) regularly contributes to ensure agrifood system issues are on the agenda and FAO activities and message...
First meeting between FAO Divisions and the Swiss Food and Nutrition Valley (SFNV) following the Letter of Intent
24/09/2024
In a meeting in Rome on 24 September 2024, FAO and SFNV discussed joint objectives and reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate in the areas of innovation and healthy diets and nutrition. FAO’s Office of Innovation (OIN), as well as Food and Nutrition (ESN) and Partnerships and UN Collabo...
Engagements in trade related events in Geneva and Rome
31/10/2024
FAO at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum
This year’s WTO Public Forum was themed “Re-globalization: Better Trade for a Better World” and explored how re-globalization can make trade more inclusive, ensuring its benefit...
Seventh Edition of the SIDS Solutions Dialogue
07/10/2024
Geneva - The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG), in collaboration with the Office of SIDS, LDCs, and LLDCs (OSL), the liaison offices in Brussels and New York as well as the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, organized the seventh session of the SIDS Solutions Dialogue. ...
FAO Briefing Highlights Support for CARICOM Members
01/10/2024
Geneva - Representatives from CARICOM members gathered in Geneva for a hybrid briefing by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), focusing on critical issues affecting the region, including food security, aquaculture, and climate resilience.
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Partnerships to empower refugees and host communities through agriculture-based livelihoods
11/09/2024
Geneva - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reiterated their commitment to global humanitarian efforts by signing a Letter of Extension (LoE) to their existing Memor...
New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots alongside the looming La Niña climate threat in others
31/10/2024
Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories
FAO's call for agrifood systems transformation resounds at UN Biodiversity COP16 in Colombia
01/11/2024
FAO adds to data coverage of employment in agrifood systems
01/11/2024