Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan
30/08/2021
FAO calls for urgent humanitarian assistance for the winter wheat season
FAO calls for renewed digital push in Small Island Developing States battered by COVID-19
29/08/2021
High-Level Forum saw the launch of the SIDS Solutions Platform to foster innovation and digitalization
Make every drop of water count
26/08/2021
Two new reports from FAO map water stress levels and underscore urgency of water efficiency
Management of world’s forests must be water-centred
25/08/2021
New FAO-led report launched at World Water Week provides guidance on integrated forest-water management
World leaders, experts call for significant reduction in use of antimicrobial drugs in global food systems
24/08/2021
Urgent reduction in amounts of antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, used in food systems is critical to combat rising levels of drug resistance.
G20: FAO Director-General calls for closing of digital divide
05/08/2021
FAO is championing the use of digital technologies for agri-food systems’ transformation
FAO Director-General and world leaders outline pathways to end hunger
30/07/2021
UN Food Systems Pre-Summit closes with joint call to action
Agriculture bears the brunt of natural disasters
29/07/2021
Learn what we can do to build agri-food systems that are more resilient to disasters, disease and climate change.
Famine relief blocked by bullets, red tape, lack of funding, warn FAO and WFP as acute food insecurity reaches new highs
29/07/2021
Conflict, COVID-19, climate crisis likely to drive higher levels of acute food insecurity in 23 hunger hotspots – new report
Ahead of UN Food Systems Summit, FAO’s participation at HLPF builds momentum to transform agri-food systems
29/07/2021
FAO actively contributed to High-level Political Forum (HLPF) discussions earlier this month, with calls for collaborative and science-based actions that stand to catalyze an agri-food systems transformation, leading to better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all, leaving no one behind.
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$127 million from World Bank to shore up food security and rural livelihoods in Yemen
28/07/2021
Support for joint work by FAO, UNDP and WFP comes as hunger intensifies
FAO Director-General reiterates call for more investment in rural areas and actions to end hunger and poverty
27/07/2021
Italy-FAO event connects G20-UN Food Systems Summit efforts to turn political commitments into actions
FAO Director-General: World faces historic task to turn the tide on ending hunger, poverty and achieving the other SDGs
26/07/2021
QU Dongyu urges global leaders at Rome gathering to change policies, mind-sets and business models to transform agri-food systems
FAO Director-General tells G20: to have healthy food, we need a healthy environment
22/07/2021
Reversing biodiversity loss and land degradation can reap $1.4 trillion per year
FAO Director-General meets with new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
20/07/2021
Discussions between FAO and OCHA management centered on joint actions around priority areas of intervention and country-level coordination.
FAO and Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences take partnership to the next level
19/07/2021
A new Memorandum of Understanding will boost cooperation in the field of tropical agriculture science
UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
14/07/2021
Africa posting biggest jump. World at critical juncture, must act now for 2030 turnaround
Engaging youth to secure the sustainable future of food
14/07/2021
FAO and the World Food Forum provide a platform for youth participation and leadership in the transformation of agri-food systems
Window for planting in northern Ethiopia narrows as hunger catastrophe looms
13/07/2021
Lack of access and funding hinder efforts to reboot local food production
Daily updates: FAO at the 2021 HLPF
13/07/2021
FAO is actively participating in the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), helping map progress, challenges, and pathways to achieve SDG2 and transform agri-food systems, in addition to contributing to the follow up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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