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...
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 ...
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...
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 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...
FAO Food Price Index continued declining in June
07/07/2023
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...
The return of El Niño – are we ready?
27/06/2023
The alarm bells are sounding – according to the United States National Weather Service, El Niño has returned. While the world gears up for what it will bring this year, Southern Africa is still reeling from the impact of devastating cyclones, storms, torrential rains, and flash floods of the p...
Global Environment Facility approves 26 FAO-led projects to transform agrifood systems into solutions for environmental challenges
27/06/2023
Building on growing momentum to tackle environmental problems by addressing the ways in which our food and fiber are produced, the Global Environment Facility has approved 26 projects led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
“To achieve the
Ukraine: FAO and WFP join forces to clear agricultural land from remnants of the war and help farmers resume production
22/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a joint programme in collaboration with mine action partner Fondation Suisse de Déminage (FSD) to support smallholder farmers and rural families most affected by the war.
FAO set to support implementation of landmark treaty for conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity on high seas
21/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has w...
Sudan: acute food insecurity sparked by the ongoing crisis is set to escalate in coming months
19/06/2023
The current crisis in Sudan has worsened an already dire food insecurit...