7/12
2023
7 December 2023 | World Soil Day celebration from New York
07/12/2023
World Soil Day 2023 and its campaign aim to raise awareness on the importance and relationship between soil and water in achieving sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. WSD is a unique global platform that not only celebrates soils but also empowers and engages citizens around the world to improve soil health.
31/10
2023
FAO SIDS Solutions Dialogue: Can an agrifood systems approach help achieve healthy diets, reduce NCDs, and improve climate resilience in the SIDS?
Virtual Event, 31/10/2023
A vital discussion on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), this event is part of the SIDS Solutions Dialogue series by FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, and New York, together with the FAO office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs and the FAO Nutrition Dialogue Series by FAO Geneva and the FAO's Food and Nutrition Division.
16/10
2023
Global meets local at the World Food Day celebration in New York
16/10/2023
The FAO Liaison Office in New York partners with the New York Botanical Garden in celebration of World Food Day 2023, under the theme, “Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave no one behind.”
3/10
2023
Outcomes of INC-2 and solutions to address plastic pollution in agriculture, Second FAO briefing on the role of plastics in agriculture
Hybrid Event, 03/10/2023
Following the first briefing organized by LOG and OCB titled “FAO and INC-2: the role of plastics used in agriculture”, LOG, LON and OCB are organizing a second briefing to give an update to Member States on the outcomes of INC-2, the zero draft of the Treaty prepared by the INC Chair, and their implications for the agriculture sector.
16/9
2023
26/9
2023
FAO at UNGA78 and SDG Summit 2023
Hybrid Event, 16/09/2023 - 26/09/2023
The 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) will open from United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday, 5 September 2023, with the High-Level Week of UNGA78 spanning from 19 to 25 September.
12/7
2023
Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Hybrid Event, 12/07/2023
On 12 July 2023 from 10 AM to 12 PM (New York Time), FAO and its co-publishing partners will be launching, for the fifth time, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report at a Special Event in the margins of the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).
10/7
2023
19/7
2023
FAO at HLPF 2023
Hybrid Event, 10/07/2023 - 19/07/2023
The 2023 session of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), will take place from 5 to 18 July, in New York, and will include a
22/5
2023
22 May | World Bee Day celebration from New York
Hybrid Event, 22/05/2023
World Bee Day 2023 celebration from New York
'Bees and other pollinators: building resilience, supporting communities'
22/5
2023
26/5
2023
Review Conference on the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
Hybrid Event, 22/05/2023 - 26/05/2023
FAO at the Resumed Review Conference on the UN Fish Stocks Agreement 2023.
19/5
2023
19 May | International Tea Day celebration from New York
Hybrid Event, 19/05/2023
International Tea Day is an opportunity to celebrate the cultural heritage, health benefits and economic importance of tea.
17/5
2023
19/5
2023
High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework
Hybrid Event, 17/05/2023 - 19/05/2023
The High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 will take place from 18-19 May 2023 at the United Nati...
11/5
2023
UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on Middle-income Countries
Hybrid Event, 11/05/2023
'Accelerating the achievement of the SDGs in middle-income countries, with a focus on the environmental dimension'
8/5
2023
12/5
2023
FAO at the 18th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
Hybrid Event, 08/05/2023 - 12/05/2023
At its 18th session, the United Nations Forum on Forests will discuss the implementation of and progress on the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030. The interlinkages betwee...
5/5
2023
FAO Chief Economist briefing from New York – FAO Food Price Index for April 2023
Virtual Event, 05/05/2023
5 May 2023 @ 12 PM (EDT) | Tune in to the briefing to journalists by the FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, on the latest FAO Food Price Index update for the month of April 2023.
2/5
2023
4/5
2023
FAO at the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
Hybrid Event, 02/05/2023 - 04/05/2023
The eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 3 to 4 May 2023. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC Her Excellency Lachezara Stoeva who has appointed two co-chairs – H.E.
25/4
2023
27/4
2023
FAO at the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023
Hybrid Event, 25/04/2023 - 27/04/2023
The 2023 ECOSOC Youth Forum is convened by the President of ECOSOC and co-organized by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and the Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, in collaboration with the United Nations Inter Agency Network on Youth Developm...
18/4
2023
4th SIDS Solutions Dialogue: A joint initiative of the FAO Liaison Offices in Geneva, Brussels and New York and the FAO Office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs
Hybrid Event, 18/04/2023
FAO reaffirms its commitment to climate action on agriculture and food security, with a focus on the transformation of agrifood systems.
17/4
2023
20/4
2023
FAO at the 2023 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum
Hybrid Event, 17/04/2023 - 20/04/2023
The global economic outlook remains fragile amid a highly challenging environment. Countries are facing difficult economic policy trade-offs and recent shocks are threatening to further reverse progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Both immediate and longer-term measures are urgently needed to effectively finance responses to multiple overlapping crises while scaling up es...
17/4
2023
28/4
2023
FAO at the 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
17/04/2023 - 28/04/2023
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high- level advisory body to the Economic and Social Council. The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22, with the mandate to deal...
13/4
2023
FAO Chief Economist press briefing | Launch of FAO Report on The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems
Virtual Event, 13/04/2023
The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but across agrifood systems.