FAO Director-General QU Dongyu receives leaders from Brazil, Lesotho, Djibouti, Eswatini, Jordan and Bangladesh at FAO’s Rome headquarters
31 countries and six regional initiatives take center stage at FAO flagship event
QU Dongyu and Lula da Silva highlight the importance of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty
See how FAO’s Shock-Driven Food Crisis Facility enables timely, targeted interventions when they’re needed most.
On 16 October, join World Food Day to transform agrifood systems, ensure healthy diets, and create a sustainable future for people and the planet.
Data analyses, policy recommendations, and actions on the ground.
Explore the new edition featuring FAO's best and latest knowledge products!
Join FAO, UN-Habitat and partners for this conference on urban development for sustainable, healthy and more resilient cities.
Explore how this new global initiative will bring together cultures, innovation and knowledge to highlight the power of agrifood systems in advancing sustainable development.
QU Dongyu and Lula da Silva highlight the importance of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty
In rural Düzce, Türkiye, where forests and biodiversity abound, many young people leave for city jobs. But 22-year-old Züleyha chose a different path: beekeeping. With training and determination, she’s turning hives into hope. Watch the video to see how an FAO project is nurturing a new generation of beekeepers, empowering women and youth, boosting production, and expanding market opportunities.
Join us to grow a peaceful, sustainable and bright future for all.
What is food? Food is life. Food is memory, roots, land, and the knowledge of our ancestors. Food is a right, not a privilege. Eighty years ago, the world made a promise to grow, share, feed communities and live better through food. This World Food Day, October 16, let’s all walk together hand in hand. Honour traditions. Cultivate innovation. Harvest a better future. To leave no one behind.
The interactive FAO World Hunger Map 2025 presents the latest global estimates of hunger and food insecurity.
Explore current trends across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions, track progress toward SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and switch between the two SDG Target 2.1 indicators to get a clear view of today's food security landscape: SDG Indicator 2.1.1 on the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) and SDG Indicator 2.1.2 on the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES).
Figures in the interactive map come from the 2025 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI). The report points to a decrease in world hunger, with 8.2% of the world population affected in 2024, down from 8.7% in 2022. Going beyond hunger, 28% of the global population faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024. Hunger and food insecurity improved in parts of Asia and in South America but deteriorated in Africa.
For more, read the full SOFI 2025 report.
Explore new dashboards on programme, budget and HR, alongside updated project data, for deeper insights into how we work.
The Director-General’s Medium Term Plan 2026-29 and Programme of Work and Budget 2026-27.
The FAO Data Lab for Statistical Innovation modernizes the statistical business process, with a specific focus on emergency contexts, when having access to timely information is very important.
A world free from hunger and malnutrition where food and agriculture contributes to improving the living standards of all
FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.
FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.
Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.
FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.
FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.
FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.
FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.
FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.
FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.
FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.
FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.
FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.
The future will not be shaped by technology alone, but by how well we align innovation with the needs of people and the planet’s resources.