Rome – A technical discussion explored the disproportionate impact that pesticides have on Indigenous Peoples, and how to better protect them. The meeting happened as a follow-up on the recommendation of the UN Permanent Forum...

Join us for an interactive side event of the Committee on World Food Security CFS 50!

 12 October 2022/ 18:30 CEST | 

The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is convening a three-day special symposium focusing on the need for Asia-Pacific governments and stakeholders to transform the region’s agrifood systems to ensure enoug...

Join us for an interactive event at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum!

14 October 2022 | 12:00 CEST 

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Rome - Counting for about two per cent of the Indigenous Peoples’ population worldwide, Indigenous hunter-gatherers are among the most invisible societies in the world. However, their food and knowledge systems show unique and common elements of sustainability and resilience....

It's not every day headquarters has a nomadic tent on its premises! As part of the week-long celebrations that make up the World Food Forum, a delegation...

Under the 2022 theme “Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet.”, the World Food Forum (WFF) took place fro...

Rome - Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge are central to a sustainable future, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food an...

Rome. The first-ever global Coalition on Indigenous Peoples' food systems was launched at FAO headquarters in Rome, resulting from the UN ...

Rome – Advancing on the priorities identified by Indigenous Youth in the 2021 UN Global Forum on Indigenous Youth and Indigenous Youth Global Declaration on Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems, an Indigenous Youth delegation wit...

Celebrating a special VirtualiTea and conversation with Indigenous women on their scientific knowledge, the importance of nurturing Mother Earth and preserving biodiversity

At COP27, countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and momentum of COP 26 in Glasgow last year, nations are expected to demonstra...

Apply until 16 December 2022!

Learn about the Garifuna people, a nation within nations, from President Egbert Higinio & Ambassador Cynthia Ellis!

FAO published the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in

The Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems, endorsed by the FAO Committee on Agriculture at its 27^th session in 2020...

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is the largest global gathering of Indigenous Peoples, taking place from 17-28 April 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The...

The White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Peoples' food systems was key for the recognition of the game-changer nature of Indigenous Peoples´ food and knowledge systems on sustainability and resilience by the Scientific Committee of ...

Indigenous Peoples have long held a deep connection with nature and have a profound understanding of the...

As we mark five months since the passing of a cherished soul, the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit (PSUI) would like to honour and remember Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan. She was a Maori artist, poet, and activist from Aotearoa (New Zealand) who impacted our hearts and the causes she championed.

H...