FAO at the UN 2023 Water Conference

Hybrid Event, New York (United States), 22/03/2023 - 24/03/2023

From 22 to 24 March 2023 the world will come together in New York during the UN 2023 Water Conference. The Conference is convened by the UN General Assembly and co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Tajikistan.

FAO at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67)

Hybrid Event, New York (United States), 06/03/2023 - 17/03/2023

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. CSW...

FAO Chief Economist briefing from New York – FAO Food Price Index for February 2023

Virtual Event, 03/03/2023

3 March 2023 @ 12 PM (EST) | 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 February 2023.

World Soil Day 2022

Hybrid Event, New York (United States), 15/12/2022

FAO Senior Economist, Mr Upali Galketi Aratchilage, briefing from New York – FAO Food Price Index for October 2022

Virtual Event, 04/11/2022

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 source of income in rural areas of Ukraine.

Press briefing from New York on the food insecurity situation in Somalia – FAO Representative in Somalia, Etienne Peterschmitt, to brief reporters

Virtual Event, 14/10/2022

Unprecedented levels of drought in Somalia, alongside skyrocketing food prices, conflict, and COVID-19 have forced over a million people – predominantly women and girls – from their homes, their lands, their entire way of being and into camps. 

FAO Chief Economist briefing from New York – FAO Food Price Index for September 2022

Virtual Event, 07/10/2022

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 source of income in rural areas of Ukraine. 

Press briefing from New York: FAO Chief Economist to brief on the FAO Food Price Index for July 2022

Hybrid Event, 05/08/2022

Friday, 5 August | 12:00 PM (EST) Tune in live here 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 sou

Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022

Hybrid Event, New York (United States), 06/07/2022

The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report will, as usual, present the latest updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including updated estimates on the cost and affordability of healthy diets. 

FAO Chief Economist briefing: Launch of the 2022 edition of 'The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World'

Hybrid Event, 06/07/2022

Wednesday, 6 July12:00 PM (EDT)Watch the recording The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report will, as usual, present the latest updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including update

FAO at HLPF 2022

Hybrid Event, New York (United States), 05/07/2022 - 15/12/2022

FAO at the 2022 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS)

Hybrid Event, 20/06/2022 - 23/06/2022

The ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (ECOSOC 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. It provides an o

Press briefing from New York: FAO Chief Economist to brief on the FAO Food Price Index for May 2022

Hybrid Event, 03/06/2022

  Friday, 3 June | 12:00 PM (EST) Watch the recording | Read the related web story 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 agricult

Second Global SIDS Solutions Dialogue: "Building agricultural resilience in SIDS

Hybrid Event, 31/05/2022

Tuesday, 31 May | 8:00 - 9:30 AM (EST) Register here Globally, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) represent over 66 percent of countries with the highest relative annual losses due to disasters. Due to their small economies and particular geography,

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

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

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,

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

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

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