FAO assumes joint custodianship of indicator seen as key to ending malnutrition

The world-famous team brings its energy and commitment to the fight against food insecurity and waste

4-7 March, New York - The fifty-sixth session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UN56SC) was held in person in New York from 4 to 7 March 2025. The Commission is the highest body in the international statistical system where global statistical standards are considered and approved. This session included discussions on data governance, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator framework, food security and nutrition statistics, among other topics. FAO organized a side event during the main session and a series of virtual side events that paved the road to the Statistical Commission in the weeks leading up to the Commission. Learn about all of them here. 

From FAO Regional Office for Africa

Results from Pacific fishing areas are presented at Honiara Summit in Solomon Islands

Colombia, the CBD Secretariat, and FAO join efforts to spotlight the importance of including agrifood systems in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Director-General addresses meetings of G20 Foreign Ministers in South Africa and reaffirms FAO’s commitment to Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

FAO has been actively engaging in the preparatory process for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

FAO and UNOOSA emphasize importance of collaboration to make space technologies benefit small-scale farmers

FAO Chief Economist visits New York on a two-day mission 

Latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT highlights devastating impact of conflict on agrifood systems infrastructure

From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

Ministers of Agriculture from across the world agreed to accelerate the transition to a biomass-based economy, with food security, nutrition and climate action at its core

FAO publishes comprehensive report on Sustainable Nitrogen Management in Agrifood Systems

The Food Systems Countdown Initiative report identifies governance and resilience as pivotal leverage points for food system transformation

FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol briefs the UN Security Council on Sudan’s food crisis

In 2024 the benchmark measure of world food commodity prices averaged 2.1 percent below its 2023 level

Once these conditions are met, FAO can assist with projects to repair boats and equipment and to inject emergency funds

With FAO’s support, 22 countries access financing to address biodiversity loss, land degradation, climate change, and pollution

It offers advice on how to optimize monitoring and risk mitigation as infections of pathogenic H5N1 strain spread