Rome – I am profoundly distressed by the loss of lives and the human catastrophe unfolding due to the violence taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in Gaza.

The annual flagship observance, World Food Day, is celebrated all over the world to commemorate the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945 and reflect on the progress towards a world without hunger while underscoring the path forward for food access and a healthy diet for all. 

Delegation led by Director-General QU Dongyu, consisting of FAO’s Chief Economist, Chief Scientist and several division directors, showed FAO’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals

At high-level event, Máximo Torero called for increased support for smallholder farmers to tackle acute food insecurity

New York- At a high-level event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, urged stronger political commitment and solidarity to transform agrifood systems and achieve the Sustainable D...

New York - Director-General QU Dongyu and Ambassador Michele J. Sison, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs met and discussed the longstanding partnership between FAO and the United States of America. The Assistant Secretary was joined at...

New York- In a keynote speech delivered at the 11th annual International Development Conference of Sustainable Development (ICSD), the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ...

FAO Director-General stressed the importance of increasing investment and cooperation to address “substantial’’ challenges

New York – Director-General QU Dongyu met today with H.E. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The President expressed his gratitude for the work FAO is unde...

New York – “Green should be the color of the future,” said QU Dong...

New York – Director-General QU Dongyu met today with H.E. Melis Turgunbaev, Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The Minister tha...

Director-General QU Dongyu presents FAO-led High Impact Initiative on Food Systems Transformation; FAO co-leads and supports other initiatives on localization, nature, and social protection

New York – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with H.E. Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros and current Chairperson of the African Union on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The Director-General congratulated th...

Halfway into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a lot of the progress made towards its food and agriculture-related targets has stagnated or reversed, compounding the challenges in eradicating poverty and hunger, improving health and nutrition, and combating cli...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Emergency Livelihood Response Plan to address growing food insecurity in Sudan, providing communi...

Agriculture can help conserve the world’s stressed water resources and make sure we have enough to eat and drink, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today.

In remarks at the opening of the

International food commodity prices declined in August, led by staples other than rice and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.

The 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today urged more public and private investment in the massive task of transforming global agrifood systems to feed a growing population, while guarding against adverse environmental impacts.

“We need to accelerate the pace...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today renewed calls for the transformation of global agrifood systems at an International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan.

The