FAO at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) 2024

24/06/2024 - 28/06/2024

Since 1998, the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) has been an essential platform for discussing the activities and issues related to strengthening the coordination and effectiveness of the humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. The HAS provides a key opportunity f...

FAO-CARICOM SIDE EVENT at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States Delivering concrete solutions for SIDS through the FAO Global Roadmap: Achieving SDG2 without breaching the 1.5 C threshold

27/05/2024

This side event, organized by FAO and CARICOM, aims to highlight how this framework can support SIDS to deliver on the ABAS, as well as to engage SIDS...

ICSP-17 SIDE EVENT: Mainstreaming climate change into international fisheries governance, The case of regional fisheries bodies

16/05/2024

This side event, organized by FAO, aims to discuss the role of RFBs in addressing the impacts of climate change on transboundary fisheries management, highlighting ongoing efforts, and exploring the potential for regional coordination frameworks

FAO at the 9th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs

Hybrid Event, 09/05/2024 - 10/05/2024

The ninth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will be held from Thursday, 9 May, to Frid...

FAO at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19)

Hybrid Event, 06/05/2024 - 10/05/2024

Addressing Global Food Insecurity and Famine Risk: Reinforcing Collective Impact - Round Table Policy Dialogue

29/04/2024

Urgent, coherent and effective collaboration is required to effectively address the unacceptable high levels of acute food insecurity and risk of famine and to safeguard the important investments made by the international community into food crisis contexts.

FAO at the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum 2024

22/04/2024 - 25/04/2024

The ECOSOC Financing for Development (FfD) process stands as a pivotal avenue, providing a distinctive opportunity to foster alignment among United Nations Member States, UN agencies, International Financial Institutions, and non-state actors. 

FAO at the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024

16/04/2024 - 18/04/2024

The 2024 ECOSOC Youth forum revolve around the overall theme of the UN High-level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF) on “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions.” 

FAO at the 23rd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

15/04/2024 - 26/04/2024

The 23rd Session of the Forum on Indigenous Issues will convene, in person only, under the theme “Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth”. 

SIDS Solutions Dialogue - Agricultural Trade in SIDS: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Hybrid Event, 09/04/2024

The aim is to contribute to the efforts ahead of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, taking into consideration the specificities of SIDS and the potential role of trade to contribute to agrifood systems transformation.

FAO at CSW68

11/03/2024 - 22/03/2024

CSW68 is under the priority theme ‘Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective’. 

COP28 Outcomes: Addressing climate change through agrifood systems solutions

Hybrid Event, 30/01/2024

Organized by the FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, New York, and Washington D.C, the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and the Environment and the UN Envir...

Achieving SDG 2 without breaching the 1.5 °C threshold: A Global Roadmap

24/01/2024

 Join us for a unique opportunity for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and development partners to discuss the package of solutions contained in the FAO Global Roadmap - with agrifood systems transformation at the core - and how this strengthens other actions to support sustainable development in SIDS. 

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.

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 October 2023 | World Food Day celebration from 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.”

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.

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.

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).

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