FAO in New York
The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations (UN) in New York has a lead responsibility in developing and implementing policies that enhance FAO's cooperation with the UN system, capitalizing on synergies between our work and that of other UN bodies, agencies, funds and programs, and of Member States.In doing so, we support decision-making processes carried out at FAO headquarters in relation to developments in the UN system, mainly by representing FAO at working and coordination meetings, liaising with permanent delegations to the UN in New York, and establishing partnerships with relevant institutions in the New York area. Find out more.
Highlights

UN coordination
Food Systems Coordination Hub
Latest news from the Hub and on the upcoming Stocktaking Moment.

CAMPAIGN
International Year of Millets 2023
The United Nations General Assembly at its 75th session in March 2021 declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023).
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FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE
The Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Initiative
An evidence-based, country-owned and led initiative to accelerate agrifood systems transformations.

IN THE FIELD
FAO responds to the Ukraine crisis
Data analyses, policy recommendations, and actions on the ground.
Multimedia
A look back at 2022 from FAO New York
17/01/2023
A year of extraordinary challenges and achievements
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What are agrifood systems?
17/01/2022
VIDEO Farming, harvesting, fishing, livestock-rearing, storing, processing, transporting, selling, buying, eating… and disposing of our food are all part of these complex systems.
Play videoFAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
27/10/2022
VIDEO How can we conserve the traditional systems for the sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources?
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Contact
1 United Nations Plaza, DC1-1125 New York, NY 10017, USA
[email protected]
Tel: +1 (212) 963 6036