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
FAO Food Price Index dips in December despite higher world cereal quotations
news
The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell in December compared to the previous month, as declines in dairy product, meat and vegetable oil quotations more than offset increases in those for cereals and sugar.
Global Avian Influenza Viruses with Zoonotic Potential situation update - 23 December 2025
NEWS
Learn more about the latest global avian influenza situation and the impact on animal health from FAO's Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH).
Next update: 22 January 2026
The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2025
publication
The 2025 edition of The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture underscores the urgent challenges of human-induced land degradation, water scarcity, and climate change, and their impact on agricultural productivity and ecosystems.
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Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal 2026
news
FAO’s 2026 Appeal calls for rebalancing global response efforts – scaling up and sequencing agricultural solutions alongside food and nutrition assistance to feed more people, more sustainably, at lower cost.
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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