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
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
04/10
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
09/12
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
01/2
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
03/2
2022
04/2
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
07/2
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
14/2
2022
FAO Director of Emergencies and Resilience briefs on FAO's response in the Horn of Africa
Hybrid Event, 14/02/2022
Monday, 14 February | 12:00 noon (EST) The Horn of Africa is already prone to food insecurity associated with weather extremes, natural resource limitations and conflict, but the the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020-21 locust invasion have stretched the cop
28/2
2022
04/3
2022
FAO at the 53rd Session of the UN Statistical Commission
Hybrid Event, 28/02/2022 - 04/03/2022
The UN Statistical Commission is the highest body of the global statistical system, bringing together the Chief Statisticians from Member States from around the world. It is the highest decision making body for international statistical activities, respon
14/3
2022
25/3
2022
FAO at the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66)
Hybrid Event, 14/03/2022 - 25/03/2022
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, and is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC
16/3
2022
Press briefing from New York: FAO Chief Economist to present report on Ukraine and Russia, global agricultural markets, and the risks associated with the current conflict
Hybrid Event, 16/03/2022
16 March | 12:00 PM (EST) Watch the recording. FAO has been rapidly scaling up its efforts to respond to urgent food security needs resulting from the unfolding war in Ukraine, focusing initially on livelihood-saving interventions for the most vulnerabl
21/3
2022
International Day of Forests 2022 - Forests and sustainable production and consumption
Hybrid Event, 21/03/2022
Forests cover 31 percent of the world's land surfance, store an estiamted 296 gigatonnes of carbon, and are home to the majority of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. They are also a source of fibre, fuel, food and fodder, and they provide livelihoo
22/3
2022
International Year of Millets 2023: Building momentum for the year
Hybrid Event, 22/03/2022
Tuesday, 22 March | 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM (ET) Millets are among the first plants to be domesticated and are considered "nutri-cereals" due to their high nutritional content. They have served as a traditional staple for hundreds of millions of people in S
08/4
2022
Press briefing from New York: Director of FAO's Markets and Trade Division to brief on March update of the FAO Food Price Index
Hybrid Event, 08/04/2022
Friday, 8 April | 11:00 AM (EDT) Watch the recording The war in Ukraine is not only affecting food security in the country, but also forcing massive displacement, with likely serious impacts to food production and agriculture-based livelihoods, a key
25/4
2022
28/4
2022
FAO at the 2022 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development
Hybrid Event, 25/04/2022 - 28/04/2022
The 2022 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development is an intergovernmental process mandated to review the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and other financing for development outcomes, as well as the means of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
25/4
2022
06/5
2022
FAO at the 21st Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII21)
Hybrid Event, 25/04/2022 - 06/05/2022
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high-level advisory body to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), tasked with discussing and advising on Indigenous Peoples' issues related to economic and social development, cu
04/5
2022
FAO Director of Emergencies and Resilience briefing on Global Report on Food Crises
Hybrid Event, 04/05/2022
Wednesday, 4 May | 12:00 PM (EDT) Follow the briefing live Over the last five years, the number of people experiencing acute hunger and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance has been consistently above 100 million, according to the
05/5
2022
06/5
2022
FAO at the Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum)
Hybrid Event, 05/05/2022 - 06/05/2022
The seventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 5 to 6 May 2022. The Forum will be convened by the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Collen Vixen Kelapile,
17/5
2022
20/5
2022
FAO at the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF)
Hybrid Event, 17/05/2022 - 20/05/2022
Convened by the 76th President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will take place from 17 to 20 May, serving as the primary intergovernmental global platform for Member States to assess and deliberate on imp
17/5
2022
19/5
2022
FAO at the Informal Consultations of State Parties to the UN Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA)
Hybrid Event, 17/05/2022 - 19/05/2022
The UN will hold the Fifteenth round of Informal Consultations of States Parties to the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, focusing on "Implementation of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management", from 17 to 19 May. Vera Agostini, Deputy Director of FAO's Fi