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
El Niño
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El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon, in which surface waters of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm and cause changes in weather patterns around the world. Since El Niño can often be predicted months in advance, has a slow onset and a regular pattern, it is possible to design anticipatory actions and prepare emergency responses well ahead of time.
FAO Global Partnership Programme for Transboundary Animal Diseases (GPP-TAD)
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The FAO Global Partnership Programme for Transboundary Animal Diseases (GPP-TAD) is a country-owned initiative designed to foster collective action and co-investments for the prevention, preparedness and progressive control of transboundary animal diseases and zoonoses, through a One Health approach. GPP-TAD provides a shared framework for coordinated action while enabling tailored partnerships and strategic investment.
The cost of a healthy diet: A number with a story to tell
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Explore The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 interactive story and learn how the cost of a healthy diet is measured and why it varies across countries around the world.
IPPC: Plant Health and Safe Trade
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International trade is the backbone of national economies but it also can facilitate the introduction and spread of pests. The IPPC adopts International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs), which play an essential role in harmonizing how countries manage the international trade of plants and promoting global cooperation on trade facilitation.
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- Animal Health and Production
- Emergencies and Resilience
- Markets and Trade
- Plant Production and Protection
- Science, Technology and Innovation
Contact
FAO Liaison Office for North America
1730 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 399
Washington, DC 20006, USA
Email: faolow@fao.org
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm ET