FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
20/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Action Plan designed to support the implementation of its ambitious
FAO at the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment
20/07/2023
Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, will attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the Food and Agriculture Org...
At HLPF in New York, Director-General outlines six actions needed to transform agrifood systems
20/07/2023
Addressing a high-level United Nations Townhall Meeting held in New York during the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2023 on Sustainable Development, under the theme "Overcoming the crises, driving transformation for the SDGs, and leaving no one behind,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today o...
Daily updates: FAO at the 2023 High-Level Political Forum
20/07/2023
New York – Convening under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and ahead of the 2023 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Summit in September, this year's HLPF is reviewing progress achieved on SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation), SDG 7 (affordable an...
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 40 and its work has never been more important
17/07/2023
The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the only intergovernmental body that deals with all matters specifically related to biodiversity for food and agriculture, is marking its 40th anniversary, and the importance of its work was stressed today during a meeting i...
Sudan: Emergency seed distribution kick off leveraging the ongoing planting season to boost food production
13/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has kicked off its emergency seeds distribution campaign to reach farmers in key regions, ensuring that they have the necessary resources to meet food production needs. This comes as a response to the urgency of the ongoing main...
FAO’s Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) receives global special achievement award
13/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) has been awarded a global prize for special achievement in using geographic information system (GIS) t...
122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
12/07/2023
Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutriti...
In visit to The New York Botanical Garden, the Director-General eyes collaboration potential for resilient, urban food systems and Green Cities
11/07/2023
While in New York, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu visited The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). The trip coincided with the High-Level Political Forum for Sustai...
Realigning of public expenditures and increasing investment into agrifood systems transformation is key for sustainable future
11/07/2023
“Governments should rethink how they can allocate their existing public budgets to make them more cost-effective and efficient in reducing the cost of nutritious foods, and increasing the availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy diets,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at a ...
The World Food Forum Hosts a Side Event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
10/07/2023
On 10 July, the World Food Forum (WFF) hosted a side event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York. Titled "Empowering Youth for A Better Food Future – Driving Youth-led Agrifood Systems Transformation in a Post-COVID World," the event gathered...
FAO Food Price Index continued declining in June
07/07/2023
FAO calls for anticipatory action to safeguard lives and livelihoods in Somalia ahead of El Niño
07/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for enhanced early warning and anticipatory action in Somalia ahead of an expected El Niño and positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event and the start of the upcoming Deyr rainy season in October 2023 that could affect...
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems: Iran and Japan get additional sites
06/07/2023
Three new sites in Asia are the latest to have been formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), underlining the importance of the continent’s centuries-old agricultural practices in fe...
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-32 maps key output, consumption and trade trends
06/07/2023
Water management takes centre stage at 43rd session of the FAO Conference
05/07/2023
The best ways of tackling the problem of water scarcity and shortages, as well as frequent, widespread and catastrophic floods, issues that affect more than 5 billion people worldwide, took centre stage at the 43rd session of the FAO Ministerial Conference this week with a series of high-level...
QU Dongyu of China re-elected FAO Director-General
02/07/2023
QU Dongyu was today re-elected to a second term as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
In ballot by FAO member countries, Qu received a total of 168 out of 182 votes deposited.
Nominated by China, Qu was the only candidate ...
FAO Conference to elect Director-General for four-year term
30/06/2023
The 43rd session of the FAO Conference (July 1-7) begins this Saturday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome and will oversee the election of the Director-General of t...
FAO and partner agencies tasked with leading $115 million Clean and Healthy Oceans Program
29/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), along with four partner agencies, has been tasked with leading the Clean and Healthy Oceans Integrated P...
Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries issue call for action to accelerate agrifood systems transformation and collectively build resilience
29/06/2023
Ministers, Vice-Ministers and other high-level representatives from dozens of countries most vulnerable to global crises and shocks have issued a call for action to boost the transformation of agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainabl...