New FAO report finds agricultural losses from natural hazards continue to soar, inflicting economic damage and undermining nutrition

15th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures starts today

$1.1 billion needed to fight worsening global food insecurity

Director-General QU Dongyu highlights the importance of keeping supply chains functioning amid COVID-19 pandemic in his address to FAO Committee on Commodity Problems

The Committee's 74th Session will review the latest developments in food and agricultural markets and examine market outlook, including medium-term projections. 

New data tool offers detailed insights covering role of land use, agriculture, refrigeration, packaging and more, providing critical guidance for holistic mitigation efforts

FAO-IFAD-WFP event to focus on women's leadership in efforts to build back better from the pandemic

Joint FAO/IAEA Nuclear Techniques Centre works on a vast spectrum of areas that underpin food security and safety

Early estimate for 2021 wheat output positive but 45 countries in need of external assistance for food

FAO is seeking $90 million that could assist 6.3 million people

The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in New York continues its series of meetings to increase collaborations and enhance synergies with Member States and United Nations (UN) entities. The new FAO Director of the Liaison Office in New York, QU Guangzhou had a busy and interesting week discussing...

FAO-led discussion puts agri-food systems in focus at Africa Regional Review for LDC5

FAO calls for bold, urgent action to support the world’s most vulnerable

Director-General says joining the Better Than Cash Alliance is part of stimulating more innovation and financial inclusion for smallholders

The shared priority is to translate the common vision into a One Health Global Action Plan

FSNAU-FEWS NET report indicates large-scale food and nutrition insecurity due to multiple threats

A world without hunger is possible, but this cannot be achieved in isolation. The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in New York has kicked off the year by strengthening synergies and collaboration with Member States, the United Nations (UN) and its Funds, Programmes and Specialized Agencies. For FAO, 2020...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have a long standing partnership and have strengthened collaboration in light of the current increase in humanitarian needs, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Desert Locust upsurge. Guangzhou...

Humanitarian crisis continues to exert a terrible toll on children, warn FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO

Members of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed the first-ever Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition aiming to support countries and others in their efforts to eradicate all forms of hunger and malnutrition by utilizing a comprehensive food systems approach. The endorsement took place during the CFS 47th Session (8-11 February...