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  Monday, 12 July 2021   |   11:00-13:30 (Cairo/Rome time)   BACKGROUND:   The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets the stage for transforming our world through the achievement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity, and to strengthen universal peace. It recognizes that eradicating poverty...

Date and Time: 05 July 2021; virtual webinar of 1.5 hours via ZOOM (10:00am-11:30am) Participants: Directors and Senior Fisheries Officers of Near Eastern and North African countries Languages: English, Arabic and French (simultaneous interpretation will be provided)     Small-scale fisheries is a harsh and hazardous occupation. Every day hundreds of fishers are injured and...

  The inaugural ceremony of dairy processing, marketing, and micro-enterprise centers established under the EU-funded project: Support to agricultural Livelihood of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Ninawa governorate Iraq, implemented by FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture.     The event includes the following activities: Opening ceremony Distribution of milk equipment and...

Register here  Interpretation in Arabic and French will be available Organised by the FAO RNE network on nutrition-sensitive food systems, in collaboration with ESN and the ESP, the event aims to:  Discuss linkages between nutrition and gender equality, based on evidence and lessons learned from programmes implemented in the NENA region, including in situations of...

Oceans are an essential component of the Earth's ecosystem -- a source of biodiversity, food, and life.On 8 June, World Oceans Day will be celebrated worldwide to emphasize their importance in our daily lives. FAO in North Africa and Near-East will join the global celebration by proposing a specific event on...