18 June 2020 - “We must limit the spread of antimicrobial resistance now and treat it as the emergency it is. Otherwise, a century of progress in health, economic and development gains can be jeopardized within a generation timeframe,” stated Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General at...

Calling all Poets living in Washington, DC, and surrounding Maryland and Virginia counties!

2 July 2020, Washington, DC - In recognition of the power of poetry to move hearts and minds, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office for...

2 July 2020, Washington DC – While millions of people around the world lose their livelihoods due to the pandemic, and lines in front of food banks get longer, news about fresh produce being plowed under, milk being wasted and livestock being euthanized have received increasing attention.

30 June 2020 – Forests and the biodiversity they contain continue to be under threat from human activities. To explore solutions in balancing conservation goals with local needs and global demands for forest resources, FAO North America and the National Geographic Society hosted a virtual

29 June 2020 - While many Canadians worry about grocery store shelves being more bare than usual, more than 265 million people globally could face starvation by the end of 2020. Farmers in Canada and around the world are seeing challenges in their ability to grow, buy, sell, and prepare food. ...

16 June 2020 – FAO North America and CARE organized the first Food Systems Dialogue focusing specifically on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for Food Security and Nutrition. The interactive dialogue focused on the often-invisible role of women in food systems, and the urgent need for w...

Food safety touches every aspect of our food system and defines how secure, sustainable, resilient, and nourishing a food supply can be when stressed. To mark the second annual World Food Safety Day, FAO North America con...

10 June 2020, Washington, DC - While the number of countries implementing food export restrictions has already diminished, significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our food systems, agricultural trade and markets remain.

To get an update on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on agri...

Secretary-General António Guterres remarks during the high-level virtual meeting to launch the latest Policy Brief on the Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition.

9 June 2020

There is more than enough food in the world to feed our population of 7.8 bil...

Dear Readers,

The stakes today could not be higher. As we seek to put lockdowns behind us, we have to think hard about our next steps.

The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns could drive up to an additional 420 million people into ab...

Rome/Baltimore/Geneva, June 1, 2020- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and The Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World today launched a new easy-to-navigate online tool designed to help decision make...

26 May 2020, Washington, DC/ Ottawa, ON - The COVID-19 pandemic will have significant medium- and long-term impacts on global food and nutrition security, livelihoods, climate resilience, gender equality, trade, and social stability. In order to share Canadian perspectives on the response to t...

22 May 2020, Rome/Nairobi - Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world's forests amid alarming rates of deforestation and degradation, according to the latest edition of The State of the World's Forests released today.

Published on the Internati...

20 May 2020, Washington, DC - The United Nations declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. To help achieve the goals of th...

15 May 2020, Washington, DC – “Pollinators are essential for ensuring food security and nutrition while maintaining biodiversity and vibrant ecosystems for plants, humans, and animals,” said Vimlendra Sharan, Director of FAO North America, during a World Bee Day webinar. “In fact, close to 75 ...

12 May 2020, Washington, DC – A vibrant, resilient and productive agriculture sector is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, stated Vimlendra Sharan, Director of FAO North America at a webinar exploring synergies and tradeoffs in sustainable agriculture. “Bringing about ...

11 May 2020, Washington, DC/Rome - “The combined challenge of rising global hunger and the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us that innovation and the application of science and technology have always been and must continue to be the cornerstone or the foundation of agriculture,” said Beth Bechdol, n...

The world’s biodiversity is facing threats from multiple fronts. Forests – home to 80 percent of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity – are under serious risk from deforestation, forest degradation and climate change. Bees and other pollinators, which are critical to pollinating three qua...

29 April 2019 - While most of the world is battling with the coronavirus pandemic, swarms of desert locusts are infesting significant parts of Eastern Africa and Southern Asia. To share an overview of the locust growing challenge, FAO North America and CSIS convened an

30 April 2020 - FAO North America and EcoAgriculture Partners hosted a virtual Landscape Roundtable on territorial approaches to development and their relationship with i...