7/ 2
2022
16/2
2022
FAO at the 60th Session of the Commission for Social Development
Hybrid Event, 07/02/2022 - 16/02/2022
The 60th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD60) will take place largely online from 7 to 16 February 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for the social development pilla
3/ 2
2022
4/2
2022
FAO at the ECOSOC Coordination Segment
Hybrid Event, 03/02/2022 - 04/02/2022
The ECOSOC Coordination Segment, will take place on 3-4 February 2022. It will address the 2022 annual theme of ECOSOC and the HLPF “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda fo
1/ 2
2022
FAO Global SIDS Solutions Dialogue
Hybrid Event, 01/02/2022
Tuesday, 1 February 2022 | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM (EST) / 16:00 - 17:20 (CET) A joint initiative by the FAO Liaison Offices in New York, Geneva and Brussels and the FAO Office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs Small Island Developing States (SIDS) shar
9/ 12
2021
60th Session of the Commission for Social Development – Inter-session informal preparatory meeting
Hybrid Event, 09/12/2021
Thursday, 9 December | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (EST) The 60th Session of the Commission for Social Development will be convened with the priority theme of “Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being and dignity
7/ 12
2021
World Soil Day 2021
Hybrid Event, 07/12/2021
The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Ecuador, the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Russian Federation to the United Nations, together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), invite you to a virtual celebration of the World Soil Day 2021 based in N...
15/ 10
2021
World Food Day 2021: Our actions are our future
Hybrid Event, 15/10/2021
Under the World Food Day 2021 theme “Our actions are our future”, the New York-based virtual event will showcase innovative solutions and calls to action to ensure that our agri-food systems deliver enough affordable, nutritious and safe food for all.
4/ 10
2021
Virtual High-level Event: Action in Support of Preventing and Ending Famine Now
Hybrid Event, 04/10/2021
Monday, 4 October | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (EDT) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), and the World Food Programme (WFP) will convene a virtual high-level event on action
30/ 9
2021
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste: Innovating against food loss and waste
Hybrid Event, 30/09/2021
Thursday, 30 September | 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. (ET) The number of people suffering from chronic hunger has risen since 2014, while at the same time tons of food, as well as the natural resources and energy needed to grow and transport it are wasted every
14/ 9
2021
30/9
2021
UNGA 76 Highlights
Hybrid Event, 14/09/2021 - 30/09/2021
The 76th session of the UN General Assembly will take place from Tuesday, 14 September, to Thursday, 30 September 2021. This includes the High-level General Debate, due to take place from Tuesday, 21 September through Monday, 27 September.
14/ 9
2021
Live from Kabul, FAO Director of Emergencies and Resilience briefs on situation in Afghanistan
Hybrid Event, 14/09/2021
Tuesday, 14 September 12:00 p.m. (EDT) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for urgent assistance to help save Afghanistan's next wheat harvest, keep life-sustaining farm animals alive, and avoid a deterioration o
13/ 9
2021
High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan
Hybrid Event, 13/09/2021
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will convene a High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan on Monday, 13 September 2021. The meeting will highlight the acute needs in the country and will underscore
9/ 9
2021
High-level Humanitarian Events: Anticipatory Action (9 September)
Hybrid Event, 09/09/2021
High-level Event on Anticipatory Action: A commitment to act ahead of crises Thursday, 9 September 2021 | 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EST) The United Nations and the Governments of Germany and the United Kingdom are convening a High-Level event to advanc
2/ 9
2021
Briefing to Member States on the humanitarian situation in Haiti
Hybrid Event, 02/09/2021
The briefing to Member States on the Humanitarian Situation in Haiti will be chaired by Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, a.i., who visited Haiti following the devastating
12/ 8
2021
International Youth Day – Joint UN DESA-FAO-MGCY webinar
Hybrid Event, 12/08/2021
The theme of International Youth Day 2021 is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”, with the aim of highlighting that the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the meaningful participation of
12/ 8
2021
13/8
2021
International Youth Day: Food Security Session at #YouthLead Innovation Festival
Hybrid Event, 12/08/2021 - 13/08/2021
The #YouthLead Innovation Festival which will take place on August 12-13 to mark International Youth Day, a celebration of innovative youth-led solutions for the achievement of the SDGs and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Festival is a timely app
29/ 7
2021
3/8
2021
EGM on Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being and dignity for all
Hybrid Event, 29/07/2021 - 03/08/2021
The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations has that the priority theme for the 60th session of the Commission for Social Development, which will take place in February 2022, shall be “Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustai
14/ 7
2021
World Food Forum at the HLPF 2021: side-event on youth and agri-food systems transformation
Hybrid Event, 14/07/2021
This side event at the 2021 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) aims to give youth a platform to engage in a dialogue with Member States, major groups and other stakeholders and the UN Systems, proposing ideas to deliver on the goals of agri-food systems transformation and building back our societies and economies post-COVID-19.
12/ 7
2021
Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2021
Hybrid Event, 12/07/2021
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 (SOFI 2021) report presents the first evidence-based global assessment of chronic food insecurity in the year the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and spread across the globe.
6/ 7
2021
15/7
2021
FAO at the High-level Political Forum 2021
Virtual Event, 06/07/2021 - 15/07/2021
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is the core United Nations platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
25/ 6
2021
Briefing on new book "Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems: insights on sustainability and resilience from the frontline of climate change"
Hybrid Event, 25/06/2021
This new publication provides an overview on the common and unique sustainability elements of indigenous peoples' food systems, in terms of natural resource management, access to the market, diet diversity, indigenous peoples’ governance systems, and link