Effective emergency preparedness and response for Rift Valley fever (RVF) — A One Health perspective

16/12/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH), is supporting countries to reinforce systems for early warning detection, risk monitoring, and rapid outbreak response. To advance these efforts, FAO is hosting a two-part webinar series designed for veterinary services and animal health stakeholders across t...

Strengthening capacity in Africa to tackle Rift Valley fever

20/11/2025

In recent weeks, RVF has re-emerged as a major concern in Senegal and Mauritania, with significant impacts on human and animal health and growing concern about potential spread within and beyond national borders. Through the Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH), FAO is supporting countries to reinforce systems for early warning detection, risk monitoring, and rapid outbreak...

Launch of Rift Valley Fever Early Warning Decision Support Tool (RVF DST)

19/11/2025

The Food Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) are pleased to announce the launch of the public version of the Rift Valley fever Early Warning Decision Support Tool (RVF DST).

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a climate-sensitive, vector-borne zoonotic disease that affects livestock, people, and liveliho...

Estimating the costs of disease outbreaks: Application of the OutCost tool

13/11/2025

FAO is conducting a series of knowledge-rich webinars on a monthly basis as part of the Progressive Management Pathway for Terrestrial Animal Biosecurity (PMP-TAB) Community of Practice. These webinars cover a host of topics related ...

Strengthening multisectoral surveillance & early warning for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response

13/11/2025

Over the past two decades, recent health crises such as COVID-19, avian influenza, and AMR have underscored the critical importance ofmultisectoral surveillance systems to detect and respond rapidly to emerging threats at the human-animal-environment interface. Effective surveillance requires coordinated data collection and analysis across sectors, enhancing preparedness and contributing&nbs...

48th Session of Codex Alimentarius Commission

10/11/2025 - 14/11/2025

The 48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC48) will be held physically at FAO headquarters, (Plenary Hall), Rome, Italy from 10 to 14 November 2025. Live webcast of the sessions are available for virtual viewing.

The plenary discussions will take place from Monday,...

FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation

29/09/2025 - 01/10/2025

The second Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation will bring together FAO Members, policymakers, farmers, private companies and industry associations, civil society representatives, NGOs, researchers, and development agencies to share experiences and showcase actionable solutions for the sustainable transformation of the livestock sector – fostering change, sca...

Tackling high pathogenicity avian influenza together

Hybrid Event, 09/09/2025 - 11/09/2025

Join us for a pivotal global science, policy and private sector dialogue on high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), one of the most critical global challenges threatening animal health, food security, economies, biodiversity, and public health today.

Introduction to surveillance and early warning systems for actionable information

Hybrid Event, 04/06/2025

FAO's Animal Production and Health Division will host a webinar on 4 June 2025 to launch the FAO Animal Health Webinar Series on Enhancing Surveillance and Early Warning Systems. This monthly webinar series aims to support national and regional efforts to strengthen animal disease surveillance by facilitating structured, thematic discussions and raising awareness of FAO’s available tools and...

Challenges and opportunities of the One Health approach: Avian Influenza in Latin America and the Caribbean

07/05/2025

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) represents a serious threat to animal health, food security, international trade, and biodiversity. Since 2022, Latin America and ...

Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19)

Hybrid Event, 17/03/2025 - 21/03/2025

Attend the 19th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19). The CPM-19 will be held in person in FAO Headquarters on 17-21 March 2025. The Session will be live-streamed and conducted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. CPM-19 meeting papers will be posted below as available.

Update to FAO Members on Avian Influenza Situation and the Pandemic Fund (3rd call)

Hybrid Event, 17/03/2025

The ongoing occurrence of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks across the world has highlighted the urgent need for actions to improve biosecurity, enhance surveillance, rapid response mechanisms, strategic risk monitoring and communication to safeguard the poultry sector and protect livelihoods and economies. The outbreak has resulted in significant economic pressures and pu...

What recent highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemics tell us about biosecurity

Paris (France), Hybrid Event, 12/03/2025

FAO is conducting a series of knowledge-rich webinars on a monthly basis as part of the Progressive Management Pathway for Terrestrial Animal Biosecurity (PMP-TAB) Community of Practice. These webinars cover a host of topics related to the progressive improvement of terrestrial animal biosecurity, involving speakers and participants from multiple disciplines and backgrounds. This month, th...

Release of the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (2024–2033)

Virtual Event, 03/03/2025

Join us for the upcoming technical webinar on the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (2024–2033), now relea...

Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Animal Disease Threats: 20 Year of FAO ECTAD

Hybrid Event, 21/11/2024

During Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program and FAO will co-host a hybrid event on Thursday, November 21 at 10:30 AM EST to commemorate the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) 20th anniversary. 

WFF side-event: Empowering Youth to End Child Labour in Agriculture

Hybrid Event, 16/10/2024

Child labour affects 160 million boys and girls globally. Most of these children work in agriculture, often in hazardous conditions, missing out on education and a safe childhood. To learn about effective solutions to this pressing human right issue, join us at the World Food Forum side-event on “Empowering youth to end child labour in agriculture.”

World Food Day 2024 flagship events

Hybrid Event, 16/10/2024

Collective action across 150 countries worldwide, in up to 50 languages, is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities promote worldwide awareness of hunger and promote action for the future of food, people and the planet. Together we can create a better, more sustainable food future for all. Make #WorldFoodDay YOU...

Across Canada, monuments will light up blue for World Food Day 2024

15/10/2024 - 29/10/2024

Across Canada, the illumination of monuments will highlight the global call to action around the "Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future", emphasizing the need for equitable access to food for healthier communities and a brighter future. Don't miss out on the displays if you are in Niagara Falls, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Toronto, or Vancouver.

2024 Science and Innovation Forum: Inclusive Science and Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation, Leaving No One Behind

Hybrid Event, 14/10/2024 - 18/10/2024

The third edition of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2024) will be organized from 14 to 18 October 2024 under the umbrella of the World Food Forum (WFF), together with the Global Youth Forum and Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum. The main theme of SIF 2024 will be Inclusive Science and Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation, Leaving No One Behind, aligned with the WFF 2024 over...

2024 World Food Forum: Youth action, science and innovation, and investment

Hybrid Event, 14/10/2024 - 18/10/2024

The year-long activities of the WFF culminate in an annual flagship event - a dynamic global platform that transcends boundaries, generations and sectors to transform the future of our agrifood systems. In 2024, the event will be held from 14 to 18 October at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and online. It will bring togeth...