FAO in Geneva Thematic Dialogue Series

The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in Geneva is championing key thematic issues of importance to FAO, its members and partners, leveraging key field work of the Organization through the organization of Thematic Dialogue Series. The result of a close partnership with the technical divisions and decentralized offices, as well as external partners, the FAO in Geneva Dialogue Series aim to inform and encourage discussion as well as promote related contributions and impacts of FAO and partners while contributing to inform and feed Geneva-level (and beyond) policy making.

One Health Dialogue Series

Joint FAO-WFP Geneva Briefing on Food Security

Since April 2021, FAO LOG and the Global Office of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Geneva hold regular briefings for the Member States, UN agencies, Academia and NGOs to share the latest updates, trends, and analysis on acute food insecurity worldwide and foster in-depth discussions on the situation in specific countries and regions. The joint briefings focus on food insecurity with a dedicated attention to food crises, forced displacement and anticipatory action (Agriculture and food emergencies, Resilient agrifood systems, Nutrition for the most vulnerable).

Agriculture Trade Talks

Through the Agriculture Trade Talks Dialogue Series, FAO supports Members’ efforts to formulate trade policies that are conducive to improved food security by strengthening evidence and analysis, providing capacity development, and facilitating a neutral dialogue away from the negotiating table.

Fisheries Trade Talks

The FAO in Geneva Fisheries Trade Talks, organized in close collaboration with FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, provides an opportunity to examine the most recent trends in fisheries and aquaculture markets and the challenges associated with sustainability. The Fisheries Trade Talks inform on the existing and emerging FAO knowledge and tools for transforming aquatic food systems and promoting their responsible and sustainable utilization and management while highlighting the interconnectedness of international instruments and the potential support FAO can provide for specific trade-related fish themes.

Social Protection Dialogue Series

The FAO in Geneva Social Protection Dialogue Series, organized in collaboration with the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP), aims to raise awareness on the role of social protection as a key instrument for poverty reduction and inclusive growth in rural areas. It stresses the need to increase investments at domestic and international level, to expand social protection coverage, adequacy and comprehensiveness, and thus contribute to more resilient and sustainable rural livelihoods.

Environment Dialogue Series

The FAO in Geneva Environment Dialogue Series is organized in close collaboration with FAO's Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) and in partnership with UNEP.

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Dialogue Series

The FAO Global SIDS Solutions Dialogue Series is a joint initiative of the FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva and New York. It is incorporated into the SIDS Solutions Platform that aims to encourage innovative intra- and interregional knowledge exchange to incubate, promote, scale up and replicate locally grown ideas to accelerate the achievement of agriculture, food, nutrition, environment and health related SDGs in SIDS.

Nutrition Dialogue Series

The FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue Series, organized in close collaboration with FAO’s Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) and the Liaison Office in Brussels, aims to share experiences and practical insights on how intervening in agrifood systems can support better nutrition and other development outcomes across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).