Noticias

Djibouti – Food insecurity and malnutrition will continue to hamper economic development and people’s wellbeing, unless national governments take brave measures to unravel the predicament, said parliamentarians, drawn from 10 Eastern Africa nations.  In their 3rd Annual General Assembly, held from 8 to 10 March 2020 in Djibouti, members of the Eastern Africa Parliamentarian Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (EAPA - FSN), underlined that now was the critical time to enact and enforce laws on food security and nutrition. They noted ensuring the allocation of an adequate share of national budgets for agricultural development and food security programmes is a...

Bangui Office of the Central African Republic Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: normative framework and action plan FAO, in collaboration with other United Nations agencies and the Network of Parliamentary Alliances for Food Security and Nutrition in Central Africa, organized a day of awareness-raising on food security and nutrition issues for parliamentarians in the Central African Republic. During the event, organized in accordance with the Declaration of Brazzaville, a national parliamentary alliance for food security and nutrition was created.  As guarantors of political and economic commitments, parliamentarians have a central role to play in a region where more than 44.6 million...

La Junta del Fondo Verde para el Clima aprobó hoy un proyecto -co-diseñado por la FAO- de USD 119 millones de dólares para fortalecer la resiliencia al cambio climático de comunidades rurales vulnerables en Cuba.  El Fondo Verde para el Clima aportará USD 38,2 millones y el Gobierno de Cuba proveerá USD 81,7 millones en cofinanciamiento para el proyecto,...

For many people around the world, cotton is a safety net. As a crop resistant to climatic changes, it can be planted in dry and arid zones and represents a real economic lifeline in rural areas where there are high levels of poverty. South-South and Triangular Cooperation is all about: sharing lessons across countries with similar challenges, learning what works for development and empowering each other in the process.

Roma - Existen herramientas disponibles para luchar contra el gusano cogollero del maíz, una especie invasora voraz que está causando estragos en los cultivos de África, Asia y el Cercano Oriente, y resulta imperativo intensificar la coordinación para frenar la propagación de la plaga.  "Tendremos que reforzar la alianza entre los principales socios de todos los sectores relevantes a nivel mundial", declaró...