» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 158.5 points in April 2022, down 1.2 points (0.8 percent) from the all-time high reached in March, though still 36.4 points (29.8 percent) above its value in the corresponding month last year. The drop in t...

25 April 2022, Washington, DC -  The COVID-19 pandemic coupled with global instability has highlighted the urgent need for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevention. To bring attention to the threat of AMR on global food security, the Center for Strategic and International...

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is taking place from 25 April - 6 May 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and online.

The theme of the 21st session is “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligenc...

Washington, DC - On April 12, Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director of the FAO North America liaison office, spoke at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on Armed Conflict, Starvation and International Humanitarian Law.

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Canada and the United States commit to supporting FAO’s work to build more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems at the 7th Informal North American Regional Conference. 

15/04/2022 Rome - As...

14 April 2022, Washington, DC -  Deepening climate crisis, increasing conflicts, economic downturns and the prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are all contributing towards increasing the need for humanitarian assistanc...

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The escalating conflict in Ukraine has placed vulnerable rural households at considerable risk of food insecurity while displacing millions and putting spring planting and harvests in question. Supply chain and logistical disruptions of Ukrainian and Rus...

Rome – World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels ever, as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reporte...

By Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director FAO North America Liaison Office

The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. Both countries are net exporters of agricultural products, and they both play leading supply roles in global markets of foodstuffs and fertilisers, where exportable supplies are ...

FAO has launched the Ukraine crisis webpage to integrate critical up-to-date information on the situation and FAO’s response.

15 March 2022, Washington, D.C. - To transform agrifood systems in Africa and worldwide, we need to leverage technology, innovation, and the private sector, said Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).