Events
21/ 11
2024
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.
16/ 10
2024
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...
16/ 10
2024
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.”
15/ 10
2024
29/10
2024
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.
14/ 10
2024
18/10
2024
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...
14/ 10
2024
18/10
2024
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...
30/ 9
2024
4/10
2024
Committee on Agriculture (COAG)
Hybrid Event, 30/09/2024 - 04/10/2024
During the 2024 Session, delegates will discuss a broad range of topics pertinent to the COAG mandate. These will include the outcomes of the 2nd Session of the COAG Sub-Committee on Livestock, the One Health approach, sustainable management of plastics in agriculture, land and water resources, bioeconomy, agriculture and forestry linkages, the status of women in agrifood systems, the nutrition...
27/ 9
2024
Fifth Observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW)
Virtual Event, 27/09/2024
The fifth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will highlight the critical need for financing to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste, contribute to achieving climate goals and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
23/ 9
2024
20 years of the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Programme - Transforming National Animal Systems
Hybrid Event, 23/09/2024
To celebrate 20 years of the FAO ECTAD programme, join us at a showcase of the work that FAO has done around the world and how FAO’s work through the ECTAD programme has strengthened national animal health systems and global health security over the last two decades.
23/ 9
2024
25/9
2024
FAO Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines
Hybrid Event, 23/09/2024 - 25/09/2024
The first-ever FAO Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines from 23 to 25 September aims to advance global efforts to enhance animal health, prevent disease outbreaks, and promote sustainable livestock production and One Health implementation, all while protecting human health and food security.
23/ 9
2024
25/9
2024
Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines
Hybrid Event, 23/09/2024 - 25/09/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing its first-ever Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines from 23 to 25 September at FAO headquarters. The event aims to advance global efforts to enhance animal health, prevent disease outbreaks, and promote sustainable livestock production and One Health implementation, all wh...
2/ 7
2024
The contribution of feminist policies and approaches to gender equality in agrifood systems
Hybrid Event, 02/07/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to the delivery of cutting-edge agrifood system innovations and evidence, skills and capacity building, raising awareness, and supporting ambitious policies to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment across the globe. To this end, FAO will be hosting a strategic discussion to examine the contribut...
18/ 6
2024
IFPRI Policy Seminar - The Unjust Climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth
Virtual Event, 18/06/2024
The FAO report “Unjust climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth” quantified the disproportionate effects of extreme climate events on among marginalized groups, including women farmers. Please join FAO, IFPRI and GCAN to discuss key results from the report and hear from policymakers, practitioners, and partners on how they are working to generate rele...
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