
UN Ocean Conference: Some progress made but much work needed to achieve 2030 Agenda fishery-related targets , FAO Director-General says
29/06/2022
Aquaculture is also crucial in helping feed the world even though not directly reflected in SDG14 on Life Below Water.

OECD and FAO emphasise importance of peace, transforming our agrifood systems to guarantee access to food for world’s poorest
29/06/2022
Agricultural Outlook 2022-31 underscores crucial role of investments in technology, infrastructure and human capital.

Record fisheries and aquaculture production makes critical contribution to global food security
29/06/2022
FAO’s The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture says growth driven by aquaculture.

UN report: Reducing trade costs can help drive sustainable development
28/06/2022
FAO’s State of Agricultural Commodity Markets examines ways to enhance the contribution of trade to food security, resilience and environmental goals.

Drought in the Horn of Africa: FAO appeals for $172 million to help avert famine and humanitarian catastrophe
27/06/2022
Rapid Response and Mitigation Plan focuses on four epicentres: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

FAO at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment 2022
24/06/2022
Follow the latest takeaways and FAO engagements from the ECOSOC HAS, taking place in New York from 21 to 23 June.
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 2022 ECOSOC HAS provides an opportunity for Member...

G7 Ministerial Conference: FAO outlines five urgent steps to address the global food crisis
24/06/2022
Director-General Qu Dongyu spoke at the "Uniting for Global Food Security" event.

Addressing global acute food insecurity and famine risk: What more can policy makers in New York do?
23/06/2022
Earlier this month, Global Network against Food Crises members convened a roundtable policy dialogue from New York, on global acute food insecurity and famine risk.

Global Environment Facility approves $18 million to support FAO-led projects in Africa and Latin America
22/06/2022
Five countries will benefit from projects focusing on biodiversity and water security.

Tigray: Time is running out to avert worrying levels of food insecurity
22/06/2022
Farmers need urgent support to plant in the coming weeks.

Carbon neutrality: Utopia or the new green wave?
22/06/2022
New FAO/EBRD report shows pathways for decarbonizing agrifood systems.

Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
21/06/2022
Urgent, timely and at-scale humanitarian interventions and livelihood support needed to avert an impending hunger crisis.

Investing in long-term resilience with lives and livelihoods in mind to prevent a next food crisis
20/06/2022
FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, spoke at the Meeting on Transition from Relief to Development, ahead of the Economic and Social Council Humanitarian Affairs Segment (ECOSOC HAS).
Preceding the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) taking place from 21 to 23 June, today’s ECOSOC annual meeting on the...

170th FAO Council concludes: “No time to waste,” says FAO Director-General
17/06/2022
FAO Director-General addressed Members of the FAO Council today, wrapping up the 170th Session of the executive organ of the FAO Conference.

FAO Desert Locust campaign: East Africa upsurge suppressed, Kenya free from Desert Locust
15/06/2022
Interview with Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s Resilience Team Leader for East Africa, and Carla Mucavi, FAO Country Representative in Kenya.

FAO Council endorses new 10-year strategies on Climate Change and on Science and Innovation
14/06/2022
The two Thematic Strategies will guide FAO’s work in these areas until 2031.

Afghanistan: FAO and the World Bank step up their response to the worsening food security
14/06/2022
$195 million emergency project aims to provide critical life-saving and livelihood assistance to smallholder farmers.

FAO Council gathers to review plans and progress
13/06/2022
Director-General hails “extraordinary” efforts made by Members, staff and partners as FAO readies for “next normal”.

New UN Food Outlook report: World’s most vulnerable are paying more for less food
09/06/2022
FAO flags risks to food security from high food and agricultural input prices.

Mediterranean Dialogue on Food Crisis: Conflict bolsters the case for transforming agrifood systems
08/06/2022
FAO Director-General participates along with dozens of ministers in summit to tackle higher prices for food, fertilizer and fuel.