22 September 2025. New York City, USA. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu waits before a meeting in a hall at the UN headquarters building in New York City, USA. ©FAO/Roberto Schmidt

FAO Director-General’s UNGA80 Visit: A Photo Chronicle

26/09/2025

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu led a high-level delegation to New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), engaging in multilateral meetings and strategic dialogues to advance global food security and the transformation of agrifood systems. The visit featured participation in key UN events, bilateral discussions, and the inauguration of the new premises of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, underscoring the Organization’s commitment to innovation, partnership, and inclusive development.

Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Sachiko Yamamoto, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan

23/09/2025

Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, President of the Dominican Republic

23/09/2025

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FAO promotes innovative mechanism to tackle crises through anticipatory action

23/09/2025

Director-General presents The Financing for Shock-Driven Food Crisis Facility during United Nations General Assembly

Director-General addresses future of agrifood systems at UN General Assembly events in New York

23/09/2025

FAO at UNGA80: Advancing Solutions for Food Security and Sustainability

15/09/2025

As the world’s leaders gather in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly 2025, FAO is set to play a pivotal role in shaping global conversations on agrifood systems transformation. The FAO delegation, led by Director-General QU Dongyu, including key figures fr...

Avian influenza: First global dialogue targets the rising pandemic threat

09/09/2025

Recent outbreaks highlight the urgent need for coordinated global action to combat a virus threatening animal health, livelihoods, and pandemic preparedness

FAO Food Price Index virtually unchanged in August

05/09/2025

New forecasts point to growth in global cereal output, utilization, stocks and trade

New report exposes pervasive gender inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood systems, despite women powering half the agrifood workforce

02/09/2025

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FAO Food Price Index edges up in July

08/08/2025

Gains in meat and vegetable oil price indices outweigh declines in cereals, dairy and sugar

Afghanistan: FAO and UK launch GBP 10 million initiative to boost rural resilience and food security

04/08/2025

New partnership to help over 150,000 people enhance food production, incomes and climate resilience across 15 provinces by May 2026

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At HLPF, FAO spotlights the contributions of agrifood systems, rural women and youth to sustainable development

01/08/2025

The 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) reviewed progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ...

FAO at HLPF 2025: A week of SDGs and Agrifood Systems

29/07/2025

The 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) kicked off on Monday, July 14, under the theme:
“Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, leaving no one behind.”