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-...

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 ...

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...

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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...

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...

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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 ...

Farmers have an enormous role to play in advancing sustainable agricultural practices. To highlight farmers who are leading in this effort, FAO North America and the Embassy of Denmark in the USA co-hosted a webinar on 15 April, featuring insights from global experts and industry leaders. The ...

“It is ironic that in the beginning of this pandemic, we saw food going to waste while people were going hungry right here in America,” stated Vimlendra Sharan, Director of FAO North America in his opening remarks. The Congressional briefing, co-hosted by FAO North America and the Alliance to ...

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As the flowers bloom this spring, so does hope for a new normal.

At FAO, we work tirelessly to build back better, leaving no one behind. Yet, as the latest FAO and World Food Programme early warning Hunger Hotspots report shows, ...

Tom Pesek has 20 years of experience in international development with extensive expertise in sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, as well as rural development. Over the past two decades, Tom has worked at UN Headquarters in New York and for all three of the Rome-based Agencie...

FAO, the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems organized the first exchange of knowledge between Indigenous leaders and the Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit to discuss the White/Whipala Paper on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems.

More than 476 million Indigenous Pe...

31 March 2021 Washington, D.C. – “Nature-based Solutions in Agriculture promise to be an effective way forward to ensure enhanced and yet sustainable food production, but we need to understand that the facilitating environment for its effective adoption has to be put in place quickly,” stated ...

31 March 2021, Washington, DC - The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) is calling for bold new actions to create more sustainable and equitable food systems. To highlight the potential role of landscape partnerships to support nature-positive food production systems, FAO North America and Eco...

FAO North America is currently hiring for the following Internships positions. The duration is 3-6 months, and the remuneration is up to 700 USD per month. Please carefully follow the instructions on how to apply at the bottom of the page.