FAO Director-General makes urgent global call for action on food security at Sustainable Development Summit
20/09/2023
New York- In a keynote speech delivered at the 11th annual International Development Conference of Sustainable Development (ICSD), the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ...
Bilateral meeting with Ambassador Michele J. Sison, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, US Department of State
20/09/2023
New York - Director-General QU Dongyu and Ambassador Michele J. Sison, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs met and discussed the longstanding partnership between FAO and the United States of America. The Assistant Secretary was joined at...
SDG Summit: FAO Ministerial Dialogue underscores the links between biodiversity, climate and food security
19/09/2023
FAO Director-General’s bilateral meeting with H.E. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi
18/09/2023
New York – Director-General QU Dongyu met today with H.E. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The President expressed his gratitude for the work FAO is unde...
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Melis Turgunbaev, Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Technical Supervision, The Kyrgyz Republic
18/09/2023
New York – Director-General QU Dongyu met today with H.E. Melis Turgunbaev, Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The Minister tha...
SDG Summit: FAO announces the launch of a CPF Call to Action for Forests towards 2030
18/09/2023
New York – “Green should be the color of the future,” said QU Dong...
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros and current Chairperson of the African Union (AU)
17/09/2023
New York – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with H.E. Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros and current Chairperson of the African Union on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The Director-General congratulated th...
SDG Action Weekend: FAO touts High Impact Initiatives to transform agrifood systems and boost the 2030 Agenda
17/09/2023
Multiple shocks keep pushing world further away from development targets
15/09/2023
Halfway into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a lot of the progress made towards its food and agriculture-related targets has stagnated or reversed, compounding the challenges in eradicating poverty and hunger, improving health and nutrition, and combating cli...
World Water Congress: Agriculture holds solutions to global water crisis and food security, FAO says
11/09/2023
Agriculture can help conserve the world’s stressed water resources and make sure we have enough to eat and drink, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today.
In remarks at the opening of the
Sudan: FAO launches emergency response plan to protect and restore agricultural livelihoods amid conflict
11/09/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Emergency Livelihood Response Plan to address growing food insecurity in Sudan, providing communi...
FAO Food Price Index declines in August
08/09/2023
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Uzbekistan Agrifood Investment Forum – FAO seeks to unlock more public and private investment
08/09/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today urged more public and private investment in the massive task of transforming global agrifood systems to feed a growing population, while guarding against adverse environmental impacts.
“We need to accelerate the pace...
FAO renews call for agrifood systems transformation
07/09/2023
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today renewed calls for the transformation of global agrifood systems at an International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan.
The
Afghanistan: Community-based FAO irrigation project receives support from Japan
29/08/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Government of Japan has launched a four–year project that aims to increase the amount of irrigated land, boost local food production and strengthen the food security and livelihood resilience of more than...
QU Dongyu announces the establishment of FAO’s new Office for Youth and Women
12/08/2023
The FAO Director-General today issued the following message on the occasion of International Youth Day 2023:
"Youth and women have been a priority for me since taking office in August 2019.
The FAO Youth Committee and the FAO Women’s Committee, estab...
FAO champions implementation of 12 projects as The Pandemic Fund rolls out first round of financing
10/08/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will co-lead the implementation of 12 projects worth $264 million aimed to boost local and global health security as part of
FAO Food Price Index rebounds in July
04/08/2023
Global food commodity prices rose in July, influenced by the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and new trade restrictions on rice, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The Sudan: Food security crisis intensifies amid ongoing conflict and economic challenges
03/08/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) raises a dire warning about the escalating food crisis in the Sudan. As conflict and economic decline continue to ravage the country, urgent and intensified humanitarian support for rural communities is urgently needed.
Ac...