Rome - Team members of the Original Harlem Globetrotters, the world-renowned American basketball exhibition team, and a group of Rome-based schoolchildren, visited FAO headquarters as part of a campaign for healthy diets and reducing food waste.

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The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) <...

Sana’a/Rome - The escalation of the Red Sea crisis is poised to accelerate the increase in shipping costs, delay the delivery of essential food or lead to a complete suspension of trade routes and closure of Yemeni ports, a new 

Port-au-Prince/Santiago de Chile - Haiti is in the grip of a worsening humanitarian crisis, with nearly half of the population likely facing acute food insecurity, according to the latest 

New York - The scale of hunger across Sudan is "deeply concerning" and requires an "immediate cessation of hostilities" as an essential first step in eliminating the risk of famine, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Maurizio Martina today told a United Nations Security Council High-Level Open Debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

Since its founding in November 2004, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) raises alarm over rapidly deteriorating hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip, where famine is projected to occur anytime between now and May 2024 in the northern governorates, according to 

Rome - Afghanistan is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) single largest country programme, where it continues to carry out its operations despite the ongoing political instability. The Organization has over 400 employees on the ground and i...

Guatemala - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA), with the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funding from the Government of the United States, announced the project:

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Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive month in February, as lower international quotations for all major cereals more than offset rising prices of sugar and meat, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.

Rome - Investing in gender equality and women’s empowerment is not only more urgent than ever but also an incredibly smart investment to generate economic growth, food security, income opportunities and better lives, particularly in rural areas where most of the world’s p...

Rural communities worldwide are grappling with escalating challenges brought on by the climate crisis. As disasters become more frequent and severe, and environmental conditions grow harsher, the burden on these communities intensifies. However, it is women who are bearing the heaviest brunt of these impacts, including significant financial losses.

In honor of International Women’s Day 2024, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will host the culminating event of the first collaborative Knowledge Makers Journal with an international Indigenous Women’s research cohort.

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Indonesia - Over recent decades, Indonesia has been affected by several zoonotic disease outbreaks, including highly pathogenic avian influenza, rabies and anthrax. These outbreaks posed substantial threats to public health and the economy, and it became obvious that the country needs to fight...

In the United States, March is Women’s History Month. To kick-off this celebration of women, we took a look at prominent American women in agriculture. Here is the story of just one among many.

Harriet Williams Russell Strong (1844-1926) lived on a farm in southern California with her h...

Rome - Climate change is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women, people living in poverty, and older populations, as their capacity to react and adapt to extreme weather events is unequal, a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organizati...