FAO in New York as the #SaveourOcean Conference kicks off
05/06/2017
The UN Ocean Conference (#SaveourOcean) opened Monday, 5 June in New York. High-level Member State representatives and United Nations officials addressed the gathering.
Efforts to safeguard biodiversity receive welcome boost
28/08/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund during the
Five actions for G7 to drive progress to sustainable agrifood systems
25/04/2023
With hunger levels rising and domestic food prices inflation soaring in much of the world, collective actions are necessary to meet immediate and longer-term global food security objectives, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said ...
Renewable water availability per person plunges 7 percent in a decade as global scarcity deepens, FAO data shows
22/12/2025
2025 AQUASTAT Water Data indicates that pressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions of scarcity
FAO experts assess risk of antimicrobial resistance spreading via food loss and waste
12/02/2026
Technical review begins to fill a research gap and details challenges and opportunities
Boosting support to Least Developed Countries through South-South Cooperation
17/03/2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stand to benefit from strong partnerships with their Global South counterparts when it comes to making their agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more sustainable and more resilient, the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of th...
Sudan: Cereal production down by over 40 percent, likely exacerbating hunger
01/05/2024
Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, evaluates the food security situation on the ground and urges continued global support