The FAO Liaison Office for North America works with strategic partners in the United States and Canada to achieve the goal of defeating hunger and malnutrition worldwide. Based in Washington DC, our office provides a neutral platform for knowledge sharing to facilitate the transformation of agrifood systems in order to achieve global food security, leaving no one behind.
Highlights
Rising vegetable oil quotations push FAO Food Price Index slightly higher in November
IN FOCUS
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a set of globally-traded food commodities, averaged 127.5 points in November, up 5.7 percent from a year ago while still 20.4 percent below its March 2022 peak.
FAO in the 2025 humanitarian appeals
NEWS
In 2024, escalating violence drove extreme hunger crises from Gaza and the Sudan to Haiti. The number of people facing, or projected to face, catastrophic hunger conditions more than doubled, rising from 705 000 in 2023 to 1.9 million people by mid-2024 across five countries/territories.
International Soil and Water Forum 2024
EVENT
Register now to join the event online! The International Soil and Water Forum 2024, co-organized by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Royal Thai Government, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 9-11 December. This event marks the world’s first high-level action plan on halting and reversing soil degradation and water scarcity—critical for ensuring food security and a healthier environment for all.
FAO Soils Portal
in focus
Healthy soils lay at the foundations of agricultural development, healthy and nutritious food production, and essential ecosystem services. This portal is designed as a source of soil information and knowledge on the different components and aspects of soils and the value and importance of this vital and finite resource.
Video in focus
Get to know about FAO's efforts to respond to the hunger crisis in the Sudan and the threat of famine that looms over different parts of the country. In response, this year, FAO has reached over 2.7 million people with cereal and vegetable seeds and provided livestock support and veterinary services to nearly 3 million people. As the crises deepen and the needs grow by the day, every action counts in the fight against food insecurity.
This work is made possible with the support of UNCERF, the European Union, USAID, Norway, Switzerland, and Irish Aid.
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Contact
FAO Liaison Office for North America
1730 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 399
Washington, DC 20006, USA
Email: [email protected]
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm ET