FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in New York

08/03/2022
Read the joint FAO-IFAD-WFP News Release on International Women’s Day.
07/03/2022
FAO Director-General starts two-day visit to Maldives, as innovation and digitalization in SIDS countries are a key focus of FAO’s work.
07/03/2022
Foresight study dives into the potential advantages and concerns around new foods, new technologies and much more.
04/03/2022
Vegetable oils and dairy products lead the increase, while early forecasts point to strong prospects for maize and wheat in the year ahead.
02/03/2022
FAO Director-General highlights need to safeguard access to food, reinforce food security.
02/03/2022
Reducing antimicrobial waste is critical to combatting rising levels of drug resistance and protecting the environment.
01/03/2022
We spoke to Ambassador Thilmeeza Hussain, Permanent Representative of Maldives to the UN. She shared with us how climate action and food systems transformation stand to benefit small island nations. The priorities of the President of the General Assembly for 2022 are anchored in calls for unity, hope, and solidarity to the world’s...
28/02/2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was approved today in a virtual session.
28/02/2022
FAO in partnership with China co-organizes international event focusing on efforts to tackle hunger, malnutrition and inequality.
24/02/2022
FAO Director-General addresses the ILO Global Forum for a Human-Centred Recovery.
24/02/2022
With FAO as the lead agency, the Year focused global attention on the many benefits of fruits and vegetables to transform agrifood systems and achieve food security.
23/02/2022
The economic importance of the tea industry has grown during the pandemic but it must confront key challenges, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu tells the 24th Session of Intergovernmental Group on Tea.
22/02/2022
A new project will support the development of nutrition standards for school meal programmes.
17/02/2022
The funding aims to support lives and livelihoods of most severely drought-affected farmers and herders.
16/02/2022
The 60th session of the Commission for Social Development drew to a close today, adopting by consensus a resolution on its priority theme focusing on poverty and hunger. The 60th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD60) ended today with the adoption by consensus of a resolution on its priority theme, ”Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for...
14/02/2022
Speaking to journalists in New York, FAO Director of Emergencies and Resilience Rein Paulsen briefed on a looming hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa in the face of inaction. Connecting live from FAO headquarters in Rome, Director of Emergencies and Resilience Rein Paulsen briefed journalists in New York today at...
11/02/2022
At the 60th Session of the Commission for Social Development, FAO Chief Economist speaks on the role of social protection and agri-food systems in a post-pandemic recovery. Building on social protection responses put in place during the COVID-19 crisis, addressing inequalities and investing in agrifood systems are key elements for an inclusive,...
11/02/2022
FAO senior officials visit affected areas in the rush to save lives and livelihoods.
09/02/2022
A briefing to Member States and stakeholders on the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration marked the launch of calls for the UN Decade's Flagship Initiatives. Organized by FAO and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), today’s briefing to Members, major groups, and other stakeholders presented the latest developments on the UN Decade on...
08/02/2022
Pulses contribute to creating livelihood opportunities and equity, says FAO.