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À un an du début de la pandémie du COVID-19, des parlementaires de différents pays africains d'expression française se sont réunis pour un dialogue virtuel sur la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition au temps du COVID-19. Le dialogue, le deuxième d'une série organisée par l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture (FAO) et soutenu par l'Agence Espagnole de Coopération Internationale au développement (AECID), a offert aux parlementaires un forum pour échanger leurs expériences sur les défis et les opportunités pour la sécurité alimentaire, la nutrition et le droit à l'alimentation dans les phases de confinement et de relèvement de...

Two FAO-designed projects, one focusing on agroforestry in sub-Saharan Africa and the other on water management in the Near East, have received $80 million, paving the way to improve the livelihoods of more than 250 000 smallholders.

Promotional video dedicated to the "Making every voice count for adaptive management" initiative co-led by the Forestry Department and the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division in FAO. The initiative will complement and support the steps planned to be taken by the GEF-7 Sustainable Forest Management Impact Program on Dryland Sustainable Landscape. 

The Division for Emergencies and Resilience, the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, and the Kingdom of Belgium co-organized a briefing on the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation (SFERA). As the first and largest supporter of the fund, Belgium provides FAO with the financial means and flexibility to react promptly when disasters strike and to take early action in response to early signs of impending crises, reducing the time between funding decisions and response on the ground.

The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome, Italy from July 19 to July 21, 2021.