In recognition of 2021 World Food Day and in keeping with the power of poetry to move hearts and minds towards needed anti-hunger actions, Poetry X Hunger and its partners announce an important Call for Poetry Submissions.  Collaborators include the Food and Agriculture Organizat...

11 June 2021, Washington, D.C. - “Malnutrition contributes to close to 3 million childhood deaths under the age of 5 every year,” said Eric Mitchell, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger. “On the other hand, investing in nutrition, particularly within the first 1000 days between th...

16 June 2021, Washington, D.C. - Jocelyn Brown Hall joins the FAO Liaison Office for North America based in Washington, D.C. as the new Director. In her role, she will lead FAO’s engagement with Canada and the United States to advance more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agri-...

16 June 2021, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes a CAD 22.4 million (USD 17.7 million) contribution from Canada to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities - especially women, youth and indigenous peoples...

15 June 2021, Rome - Helping smallholder farmers, especially in low-income countries, invest in results-oriented climate-resilient agriculture is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and avoiding a "catastrophic economic crash," Bill Gates, co-chair of the...

10 June 2021, Rome - Peter Rabbit has joined forces with the United Nations (UN), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Foundation to enlist more food heroes, like Peter, who see the value in fruits and vegetables for a balanced diet and a healthier planet...

Acute food insecurity continued to rise in 2020, driven by the pandemic shock, ongoing conflicts, and extreme weather. The number of people needing urgent food and livelihood assistance hit a five-year high. 

7 June 2021, Washington, D.C. - Following the global launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on World Environment Day, FAO North America and UNEP North America co-hosted a 72-hour ...

Dear Readers,

Change is the only constant. After four and half years at FAO North America, it is time for me to move on. I will soon be joining as the FAO Representative in Sri Lanka. As I move continents and workstreams, part of me clings to the com...

If you know anything about Planet Forward, it’s that we educate students about the power and importance of telling diverse stories around sustainability and science — and the entire web of topics and issues that take root there — with a focus on engaging a conversation with the next generation...

My name is Alexandria Richter and I joined the FAO North America team as a Partnerships Intern in June. I was born and raised in New York but over the past few years, I have lived in Dallas, London, and Rome. I recently graduated from the University of Roma Tre with a Master of Human Developme...

2 June 2021, Washington, DC – FAO North America and Planet Forward announce four students that have been selected for a Summer Storytelling Fellowship to produce stories in any medium at the nexus of food security, agriculture, and nutrition.

20 May, 2021, Washington, DC - “Pollination is a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystem,” said Vimlendra Sharan, Director of FAO North America.“The diversity of bees and other pollinators is falling, and this concerning trend is caused by a number of factors, be it pest...

5 May 2021, Brussels/Rome - The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, an 

Dear Readers,

As the world continues to confront the hardships triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical for us to look back at the year gone by and bridge the weaknesses that exist in our agri-food systems in order for us to recover and build back better.

4 May 2021 - With the United States, under the new administration, re-joining the Paris Agreement and President Biden’s convening the Leaders Summit on Climate, is a new era for climate change and food security...

I was born and raised in Subidpura, a small village in Bangladesh, where people lived together in harmony, with the occasional incidents here and there. I had a big extended family, and family members would help each other with work around the house and farm. Agriculture was the ...