Events
11/6
2024
Innovative approaches to end child labour in agriculture
Virtual Event, 11/06/2024
As part of the global week of action of the World Day Against Child Labour, FAO is organizing a dialogue among champions of this cause. Through this dialogue, FAO proposes to identify innovative approaches, encompassing digital and further solutions, that can effectively address the complex socio-economic dimensions of child labour in agriculture. The panelists will share and discuss with ...
6/6
2024
Tackling the Hidden Costs of our Food Systems
Hybrid Event, 06/06/2024
Food systems provide important benefits to the global population, not only providing food but also supporting livelihoods for more than one billion people around the globe. However, food systems also encompass hidden environmental, health, and social costs, estimated to be at least $10 trillion per year. Please join us for a discussion on these hidden costs of food systems and the remedies t...
3/6
2024
Global Soil Partnership Plenary Assembly 12th session: The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils
Hybrid Event, 03/06/2024
This event, organized by the United States Department of State, is dedicated to discussing the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS), a transformative movement aimed at creating a resilient food system through the promotion of diverse, nutritious, and climate-adapted crops grown in healthy, fertile soils. VACS addresses some of the most pressing challenges fac...
30/5
2024
International Day of Potato: harvesting diversity, feeding hope
Hybrid Event, 30/05/2024
The inaugural celebration of the International Day of Potato on May 30 will be held at FAO Headquarters and online. The high-level ceremony will bring together experts from around the world to spotlight the potato's vital role in enhancing nutrition, ensuring food security, and supporting sustainable agricultural practices.
26/3
2024
DialogueNEXT - Seeds of Equity:Women driving growth and innovation in agriculture
Hybrid Event, 26/03/2024
Centered around the theme Seeds of Equity: Women Driving Growth and Innovation in Agriculture, this gathering explores the pivotal role women play in successfully meeting global food security and agricultural challenges. Through a powerful series of keyno
8/3
2024
The Unjust Climate: Bridging the Gap for Women in Agriculture
Hybrid Event, 08/03/2024
FAO's new report – The unjust climate: Measuring the impact of climate change on the poor, women, and youth – demonstrates how climate stressors widen the income gap among rural people along the lines of class, gender, and age. By combining socioeconomic
5/3
2024
The Unjust Climate - Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth.
Hybrid Event, 05/03/2024
Climate change is dramatically constraining opportunities to leverage agrifood systems to reduce poverty and hunger. The disparities in climate vulnerabilities within rural areas are considerable, and current funding to support climate actions falls woefu
1/3
2024
World Bank Fragility Forum: Building resilient agri-food systems in fragile contexts - What can we learn from an HDP and climate nexus perspective?
Hybrid Event, 01/03/2024
FAO is pleased to invite you to the hybrid event on "Building resilient agri-food systems in fragile contexts: what can we learn from an HDP and climate nexus perspective?", organized at the World Bank Fragility Forum 2024. The session will engage partn
5/12
2023
World Soil Day: Soil and Water, a source of life
Hybrid Event, 05/12/2023
Soil and water provide the foundation for food production, ecosystems, and human well-being. Recognizing their invaluable roles, we can take proactive measures to safeguard these resources for future generations.
4/12
2023
12/12
2023
FAO at COP28
Hybrid Event, 04/12/2023 - 12/12/2023
FAO at COP28 - The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai will take place between 30 November and 12 December. The Conference is set to be a landmark event in the global effort to combat climate c
16/10
2023
World Food Day Official North America event: Water is Life. Water is food. Leave No one behind.
Hybrid Event, 16/10/2023
The FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations North America together with Food Tank, Driscoll’s, the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University present in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Develop
16/10
2023
20/10
2023
2nd World Forum on Urban Forests
Hybrid Event, 16/10/2023 - 20/10/2023
The 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests will take place from 16 - 20 October 2023 in Washington, DC. The overall theme will be: Greener, Healthier and Happier Cities for All. This theme was chosen to highlight the importance of building inclusive and accessi
16/10
2023
3/7
2023
2023 World Food Forum
Hybrid Event, 16/10/2023 - 03/07/2023
2023 World Food Forum: Agrifood systems transformation accelerates climate action The agrifood systems that encompass the journey of food from farm to table and beyond touch every aspect of our lives and reach every corner of the planet. Yet instead of h
23/6
2023
Ecosystem Restoration: Best practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning
Hybrid Event, 23/06/2023
Join the webinar on “Ecosystem Restoration: Best practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning”, which will take place on 23 June 2023 from 10:00-11:30 (UTC-5). To register for the webinar, please click here. To support efforts to restore de
15/6
2023
16/6
2023
Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition
Hybrid Event, 15/06/2023 - 16/06/2023
Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was not on track to end world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. Parliamentarians – with their powers to draft and adopt legislation, approve public budgets and monitor the implementation of publ
7/6
2023
FAO to launch food safety management toolbox on World Food Safety Day
Hybrid Event, 07/06/2023
7 June 2023 | 9-10 AM EST / 15.00 hours CEST Register for the hybrid event here Get a first peek inside a new food safety toolbox! FAO’s new website on Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) will be introduc
17/5
2023
19/5
2023
International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS)
Hybrid Event, 17/05/2023 - 19/05/2023
17-19 May 2023 in Washington, DC | Learn more International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS) focuses on fostering and leveraging best practices and research in response to the changing needs and opportunities for agricultural statistics. ICA
8/5
2023
10/5
2023
AIM for Climate Summit
Hybrid Event, 08/05/2023 - 10/05/2023
The United States will host the AIM for Climate Summit at the JW Marriott on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Summit, supported by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), aims to bring together partners to increase and accelerate inv
18/4
2023
Presentation of the Status of Women in Agrifood Systems Report in Ottawa, Canada
Hybrid Event, 18/04/2023
Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 3:00 PM | Register | Webcast | Twitter Livestream Please join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for a high-level discussion on FAO’s seminal report on the critical roles women play in global agrifood systems
17/4
2023
Presentation of the Status of Women in Agrifood Systems Report in Washington, DC
Hybrid Event, 17/04/2023
Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 3:00 PM | Register (via Zoom)| Livestream via FAO Webcast or Twitter Please join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for a high-level presentation of a seminal report on the critical roles women play in th