FAO in North America

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12 June 2018, Rome - After years of steady decline, child labour in agriculture has started to rise again in recent years driven in part by an increase in conflicts and climate-induced disasters. This worrisome trend,...
Oceans cover 70 percent of our planet. But did you know that 40 percent of the earth’s surface is covered by what is known as our common oceans?  
7 June 2018, Rome - To help policy makers and other development actors accelerate progress towards global promises to end poverty and hunger, FAO has released a set of 20 inter-connected actions designed to show the...
5 June 2018, Ottawa, ON - In recognition of World Environment Day, FAO North America and CARE Canada co-hosted "She Feeds the World," a high-level public event that brought together practitioners and policy-makers to discuss...
How illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing affects all of us