FAO calls for anticipatory action in support of agriculture to give relief and hope to households in crises
08/12/2020
Director-General spoke at UN Central Emergency Response Fund annual pledging event
Small Island Developing State leaders join FAO Director-General to explore pathways to resilience
10/12/2020
Brussels Dialogue looked at mitigating COVID-19 impacts on island states
Mountain people among the world’s hungriest as biodiversity loss and climate change take their toll
11/12/2020
International Mountain Day 2020 highlights need to protect ecosystems and improve livelihoods
Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries are turning the corner on overexploitation
14/12/2020
New report shows that while most fish stocks remain overexploited, the number of stocks subject to overfishing has decreased for the first time in decades
Transforming agri-food systems to feed the world and tackle climate change
14/12/2020
FAO Director-General addresses high-level panel on fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement
Global Environment Facility approves over $78 million to support FAO-led projects
15/12/2020
16 countries will benefit from projects designed to conserve biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services, combat land degradation, and preserve natural resources on land and water
FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
15/12/2020
A means to improve nutrition and reduce food loss and waste, says Director-General
Desert Locust upsurge continues to threaten food security in Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense efforts
16/12/2020
FAO seeks funds for control operations to safeguard agricultural production and livelihoods
FAO Annual Employee Recognition Awards go to 200 individuals and ten teams across the UN agency
17/12/2020
Recognizing remarkable performance under extraordinary circumstances in an exceptional year
FAO moves to scale up response to Fall Armyworm as pest continues to spread
21/12/2020
Director-General calls for better information sharing and technology use
FAO’s Investment Centre is stepping up its support for creating more robust and sustainable agri-food systems
24/12/2020
Q&A with FAO Investment Centre Director
Preserving biodiversity: Effective, lasting solutions based on science and innovation
27/09/2021
FAO Director-General opens 18th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December
07/01/2021
FAO Food Price Index reached a three-year high over all of 2020
Eradication of Peste des petits ruminants disease in sight
13/01/2021
Outbreaks of this highly contagious animal disease decrease considerably in recent years
Small towns are bigger than we think
12/01/2021
Innovative FAO study maps urban-rural catchment areas and points to ways to optimize policy and planning coordination for agriculture, services and agri-food systems
FAO Director-General calls for urgent scale-up of Africa’s Great Green Wall
11/01/2021
QU Dongyu joined President Macron and The Prince of Wales at One Planet Summit
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FAO Director-General stresses crucial role of biodiversity in combating zoonotic diseases
12/01/2021
Qu welcomes new Franco-German initiative in session with Macron, Merkel
New FAO-led food security and nutrition report for Europe and Central Asia elaborates on the costs of a healthy diet
12/05/2021
Affordable healthy diets can trigger positive development in nutrition, sustainability
Director-General hails FAO employees for their dedication and resilience amid pandemic
11/05/2021
Town hall meeting with global staff offers space for dialogue, and insight into the meaning of “MORE”
Q&A on Pests and Pesticide Management
12/05/2021
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