12 December 2019, Washington, D.C – “Fragility is one of the reasons why our progress on achieving Zero Hunger has stalled. I am pleased to see that the Global Fragility Act is bringing the much needed attention to this issue,” stated Rebecca Middleton, Executive Director of the Alliance to En...

10 December 2019, Washington, DC – The year 2020 will be an important year for biodiversity with the conclusion of the International Decade on Biodiversity and the development of a new strategy to replace the 2011-2020 Hitachi Targets. To shed light on key areas for action and the role integra...

10 December 2019, Washington, DC – FAO North America, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN USA) and Duke University’s World Food Policy Center organized the first Food System Dialogue in Washington, DC. The Food Syste...

3 December 2019, Washington, DC - Foreign Policy and Crop Trust organized the Food Forever Solutions Summit to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing global food systems, including the need to ma...

26 November 2019, Ottawa, ON - FAO North America and CARE Canada co-organized an event entitled ‘Not a morsel to waste: Fighting climate change from pasture to plate.’ The event held in downtown Ottawa at iPolitics, a Canadian political news publisher and events convener, attracted over 150 at...

20 November 2019, Washington, DC – To address the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance in food and agriculture, FAO and the World Bank convened a webinar exploring the challenges and actions underway during the

19 November 2019, Washington, DC – Are we doing enough to achieve food security? The Farm Foundation Forum sought to answer this question by convening a panel discussion at the National Press Club, highlighting findings from two complimentary reports. The featured studies included the

14 November, Washington, DC – What does financing for integrated landscapes look like and how can it account for all the positive externalities downstream? To explore current models, FAO and EcoAgriculture Partners hosted a roundtable featuring Seth Shames, Director for Policy and Markets at E...

With obesity levels on the rise globally and the increasing negative impacts of our food system, this year World Food Day focused on engaging all sectors to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. At the same tim...

6 November 2019, Ottawa, Ontario – The Canada 2020 National Forum on Agri-Food was opened by David McInnes, Senior Fellow at Canada 2020, who asked the question, “Can Canada be the most sustainable food system ...

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“World Food Day is an important reminder of why the U.S. should sustain our investments in food security both at home and abroad. I'm commemorating #WorldFoodDay this year by celebrating the millions of people around the world involved in getting food from our f...

29 October 2019, Washington, DC – “The world today faces a paradox of having more food than ever, yet hunger persists as food is unevenly distributed,” said Danish Ambassador to the United States Lone Wisborg in her keynote address at the FAO North America and the Center for Strategic Int...

We heard inspiring words of invention and hope. Vital partnerships bringing together communities, governments, humanitarian organizations, educators, local leaders, and businesses. Entrepreneurs adapting new tools and techniques to support smallholder farmers so they can grow their food ...

22 October 2019, Washington, DC - FAO North America hosted a special event on Capitol Hill in honor of World Food Day, which commemorates each October the founding of FAO in 1945, and promotes worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and other forms of malnutrition and f...

17 October, Washington, DC – Today, the United States Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 365 which "designates October 16, 2019, and October 16, 2020, as 'World Food Day', and encourages the people of the United States to observe the days with appropriate ceremonies and activities."

16 October 2019, Des Moines, Iowa – “There can be no nutrition and food security without access to quality seeds for the world’s smallholders,” stated Vimlendra Sharan, Director of FAO North America during his opening remarks at a breakout session held during the 2019 Borlaug Dialogue on World...

WASHINGTON – The FAO North America Office and Poetry X Hunger are proud to announce the winners of the 2019 World Food Day Poetry Competition. Taking center stage as the first-place winner is “The Fruits of Famine” by Henry Crawford of Montgomery County, MD. Receiving the second-place award is...

10 October 2019, Washington, DC – FAO North America and EcoAgriculture Partners convened a roundtable discussion to reflect on the UN Climate Week in New York and discuss its implications for landscapes.

Sara Scherr, President and CEO of EcoAgriculture Partners, moderated the roundtable...

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8 October 2019, Ottawa, ON - FAO North America in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the University of Ottawa’s International Development and Globalization Student Association co-organized a high-level technical discussion highlighti...