FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in New York

16/ 4

2024

18/4

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.” 

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2024

26/4

2024

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”. 

9/ 4

2024

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.

11/ 3

2024

22/3

2024

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’. 

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2024

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...

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2024

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. 

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2023

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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 

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2023

Hybrid Event, 22/05/2023

World Bee Day 2023 celebration from New York
'Bees and other pollinators: building resilience, supporting communities'

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2023

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

11/ 5

2023

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

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...

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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.