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FAO Land and Water Director and Deputy Head to DC Following UN Water Conference
06/04/2023

5 April 2023, Washington, DC – Following the historic - first of its kind in 50 years - United Nations Water Conference in New York, Li Lifeng Director of the Land and Water Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and his Deputy, Sasha KooOshima, arrived to Washington...

FAO delegation led by Chief Veterinary Officer Keith Sumption meets with U.S. senior officials in Washington, DC
04/04/2023

Washington, DC –

Almost half the world’s population lives in households linked to agrifood systems
03/04/2023

Rome - Around 1.23 billion people were employed in the world’s agrifood systems in 2019, and more than three times that figure, or almost half the world’s population, live in households linked to agrifood systems, according to new 

FAO Representative Etienne Peterschmitt in Ottawa and Washington, DC, emphasized the need for sustained investments in agricultural aid to curtail humanitarian crises in Somalia
31/03/2023

Washington, DC –

Türkiye earthquakes: initial assessment indicates losses of more than 20 percent in food production
31/03/2023

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is scaling its operations to help earthquake-hit rural communities in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic sustain and recover basic food production, while assessing agricultural damage and monitoring th...

UN 2023 Water Conference: FAO calls for responsive and innovative drought financing mechanisms
23/03/2023

New York/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) called for innovative drought financing mechanisms to help deal with the rising frequency and severity of drought events amid intensifying climate extremes that often damage fragile communities ...

International Year of Millets Showcased in Nebraska
22/03/2023

Illinois, Nebraska – Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director of the Food and ...

“Water scarcity means less water for agriculture production which in turn means less food available, threatening food security and nutrition”
21/03/2023

Rome – Ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference  and following the 2nd WASAG (The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture) International Forum, the Director of the Land and Water Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Li Lifeng, talks about ...

Latest IPCC report highlights the critical need to transform agrifood systems as a way to mitigate and adapt to climate change
20/03/2023
Bipartisan Senate Resolution recognizing "International Women's Day" highlights agrifood systems as a source of empowerment for rural women
08/03/2023

Washington, DC – To

International Women’s Day 2023: Bridging the digital gender divide is essential for unleashing women’s potential in rural areas, say UN food and agriculture agencies
08/03/2023

-  Inclusive access to digital technologies and education is crucial to reducing gender inequalities and empowering rural women and girls – that was the message from three United Nations’ food and agriculture agencies as they marked International Women’s Day 2023.

Participants at t...

Out now! FAO in North America newsletter for March 2023
08/03/2023

Message from the Director

 

Dear Readers,

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Somalia: lives and livelihoods of millions still at risk, FAO calls for an urgent scale-up in emergency humanitarian aid alongside resilience
06/03/2023

Rome - While humanitarian assistance has prevented worse outcomes and staved off famine in parts of Somalia thus far, millions of rural Somali people continue to face unprecedented challenges to their food security. Reversing the alarming trend requires not only sustained and...

FAO Food Price Index declines for the 11th consecutive month
03/03/2023

Rome - The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in February for the eleventh consecutive month, albeit only marginally, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 129.8 ...

U.S. Congressional delegation, with Ambassador Cindy McCain, visit Green Climate Fund project in Zambia
03/03/2023

Lusaka, Zambia – A U.S Congressional delegation to Zambia accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food Agencies in Rome Cindy McCain, and the U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales visited a Green Climate Fund project to understand the impact of U.S. governmen...

Global indicators on the costs of healthy diets and how many people can’t afford them.
01/03/2023

Rome - Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made publicly available country-by-country indicators on healthy diets that show their cost - including by food group - and the number of individuals unable to afford them. The data serves as ...

FAO DDG Beth Bechdol and Director Rein Paulsen in Washington, DC, emphasize the central role of agriculture in addressing the global food crisis
24/02/2023

Washington, DC –Deputy Director-General

Africa requires a collective effort to transform the continent’s agrifood systems and end malnutrition, QU Dongyu tells AU Summit
20/02/2023
Türkiye-Syria earthquake: farmers are in need of immediate assistance. FAO raises concerns over disruptions to basic food production, seeks support to address immediate livelihood needs
17/02/2023
Event post: The future of food and agriculture – drivers and triggers for transformation
16/02/2023
With global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, the world’s ability to nourish its inhabitants is under threat if current trends continue. Increasing confl...