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Strait of Hormuz crisis: Fertilizer scarcity will affect next harvests and food supplies, FAO warns
07/05/2026
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the Ministerial Meeting of the MED9++ Countries and calls for coordinated action to address disruptions threatening food security
FAO's engagement in trade deliberations in March and April 2026
30/04/2026
Throughout March and April 2026, FAO actively contributed to key trade-focused discussions and events, providing valuable insights and updates on agricultural and fisheries trade, food security, and sustainable development.
New report urges urgent, coordinated financing to reverse rising hunger and transform agrifood systems across Africa
30/04/2026
From FAO Regional Office for Africa
FAO unveils new data domain tracking agricultural research and development trends
30/04/2026
Publicly-oriented agricultural R&D systems surpass $50 billion globally and investment is steadier since 2009
Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
28/04/2026
Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of severe and deadly malnutrition
Strait of Hormuz crisis: FAO Director-General outlines risks, actions and policy responses
28/04/2026
QU Dongyu addresses FAO Council on implications for world food security and agriculture due to supply chain disruptions in the Gulf region
FAO at the 29th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors & UN Advisers (NDM-UN29)
27/04/2026
From 22 to 24 April 2026, the 29th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and UN Advisers (NDM‑UN29) took place at the Geneva International Conference Centre under the theme "One Humanity".
Europe and Central Asia convene in Geneva to accelerate food systems transformation from commitments to implementation at scale
24/04/2026
Countries and partners from across Europe and Central Asia convened in Geneva for the 4th Europe and Central Asia Food Systems Transformation Meeting, part of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub’s 2026 Food Systems Transformation regional Meeting Series supporting country-led pathways toward 2030.
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen, UN, EU and partners warn in new report
24/04/2026
Over the past decade acute hunger numbers have doubled, while funding retreats to 2016 levels
FAO expands free public access to agrifood knowledge through collaboration on Wikipedia
23/04/2026
New agreement with Wikimedia partners will support the integration of FAO knowledge into Wikipedia and other widely used platforms
Ministers meet to reflect on agrifood challenges in vulnerable Asian and Pacific countries
22/04/2026
FAO Regional Conference features a special meeting to support Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Land-Locked Developing Countries
Extreme heat is pushing agrifood systems to the brink worldwide
22/04/2026
New FAO-WMO report assesses risks and identifies adaptation options as rising temperatures pose hazards to people, crops, livestock and fish
Conflict in the Near East region adds pressure on fragile agrifood systems, FAO Director-General warns
20/04/2026
The 38th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC38) addresses growing risks to food security
More than half of Haitians still facing acute food insecurity: Government and partners urge intensified efforts to safeguard progress
18/04/2026
From the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
FAO Regional Conference for Africa: Director-General urges “abundance” narrative for youthful continent
16/04/2026
Technology and trade can drive shift to greater investments in agrifood systems, restoring progress towards ending hunger
Five things you should know about Sudan's food crisis
15/04/2026
Why Sudan's agrifood system is under severe strain in 2026
World Food Forum Africa: Tapping the continent’s greatest asset, people, to drive sustainable agrifood transformation
15/04/2026
Finance, science and innovation are key, FAO Director-General tells the first regional meeting of the Forum
New research provides updated estimates on global forest-sector employment
14/04/2026
Joint study by FAO, ILO and Thünen Institute of Forestry includes first global sex-disaggregated employment estimates for the forest sector
FAO: Protracted Strait of Hormuz crisis could turn into global agrifood catastrophe
13/04/2026
Chief Economist urges anticipatory policy actions to mitigate price and supply crunch for key agrifood inputs
FAO Director-General calls for accelerated action on One Health agenda
08/04/2026
QU Dongyu addresses the fourth annual executive meeting of the FAO‑UNEP‑WHO‑WOAH Quadripartite