FAO Director-General QU Dongyu says healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems

QU Dongyu participates in consultation with Members on developing a new FAO thematic climate change strategy

The initiative aims to boost value chains of special agricultural products to ensure food security, improve nutrition, increase incomes and preserve the environment.

As current chair of the Tripartite (FAO, OIE and WHO) for One Health, QU Dongyu calls for G20 countries to step-up coordinated action against COVID-19 at Health Ministers Meeting in Rome.

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses World Conservation Congress in Marseille.

At the UN briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Haiti held on 2 September, FAO Representative in Haiti José Luis Fernández appealed for urgent support in mobilizing US $20 million to support 150 000 farmers ahead of the winter agricultural season Yesterday, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the UN Food Systems Summit, shares her vision on the strategic direction for an inclusive, equitable and sustainable agri-food system transformation as a driving force during the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Food Systems Summit has been championed as...

FAO calls for urgent humanitarian assistance for the winter wheat season

High-Level Forum saw the launch of the SIDS Solutions Platform to foster innovation and digitalization

Two new reports from FAO map water stress levels and underscore urgency of water efficiency

New FAO-led report launched at World Water Week provides guidance on integrated forest-water management

Urgent reduction in amounts of antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, used in food systems is critical to combat rising levels of drug resistance.

FAO is championing the use of digital technologies for agri-food systems’ transformation

UN Food Systems Pre-Summit closes with joint call to action

Learn what we can do to build agri-food systems that are more resilient to disasters, disease and climate change.

Conflict, COVID-19, climate crisis likely to drive higher levels of acute food insecurity in 23 hunger hotspots – new report

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. As the core UN platform...

Support for joint work by FAO, UNDP and WFP comes as hunger intensifies

Italy-FAO event connects G20-UN Food Systems Summit efforts to turn political commitments into actions

QU Dongyu urges global leaders at Rome gathering to change policies, mind-sets and business models to transform agri-food systems