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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.

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International Day of Plant Health: Plant biosecurity for Food Security and Nutrition

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The United Nations designated 12 May as the International Day of Plant Health to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the environment, and boost economic development. This year, to celebrate the International Day of Plant Health, FAO will host a high level event, focusing on this year’s theme: “Plant biosecurity for food security and nutrition”.

Chad, from herds to child health: An integrated livestock management approach""

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Chad continues to face alarmingly high and persistent levels of child acute malnutrition, underscoring the need to move beyond reactive models toward integrated approaches that address the root causes of this problem. To respond to this challenge, FAO and partners designed “Livestock for Health – Integrated livestock management intervention to address child acute malnutrition”.

IPPC Pest Outbreak Alert and Response System (POARS)

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The Pest Outbreak Alert and Response Systems (POARS) strengthen global phytosanitary capacity by improving early detection, enabling faster and coordinated responses, and fostering international collaboration to reduce the impact of emerging pests on agriculture, trade, and ecosystems.

Biosecurity in terrestrial animal value chains

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Within animal value chains, biosecurity directly contributes to the ability to mitigate and manage emerging threats. By addressing and managing risks from a One Health perspective, the livestock and wildlife sectors, in collaboration with the veterinary services, play an integral role in managing animal and zoonotic disease risks and preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens to humans and animals.

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