Yaundé - El Sr. QU Dongyu, Director General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), ha firmado hoy un acuerdo por el que la FAO va a prestar apoyo al Gobierno del Camerún para fomentar la capacidad de los agricultores en pequeña esca...

Rabat/Roma - Los niveles de hambre en África han aumentado en los últimos dos años, debido a los efectos persistentes de la pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), los conflictos en curso, la crisis climática y las perturbaciones económicas, pero las posibilidades del continente son...

The ocean provides food and livelihoods for millions of people. But pollution, unsustainable practices, and climate change pose major threats to ocean ecosystems, the food they provide and the communities that depend on them.

Kampala/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a 15 million euro ($16.29 million) project funded by the European Union (EU) to help Uganda’s forestry sector contribute more sustainably to the economy and the environment.

The five-yea...

Roma. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) celebró hoy el Día Internacional de los Bosques mostrando innovaciones transformadoras como los avances en materia de vigilancia forestal, los sistemas de alerta temprana y otras soluciones técnicas esenciale...

Afghanistan is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) single largest country programme, where it continues to carry out its operations despite the ongoing political instability. The Organization has over 400 employees on the ground and is present in every one of the 34 provinces in the country. The food security situation remains alarming with over 15 million people or 36 percent of the population being food insecure. However, the work that FAO has been doing there with other partners— having reached over 10 million farmers last year and intending to reach more this coming year with wheat seed, animal vaccines, and other agricultural production inputs— is contributing to the gradual reduction in the food insecurity numbers. These interventions play a vital role since 80 percent of the country’s population derive their income from agriculture.

Building on the support provided to countries for the Pandemic Fund's first call for proposals and the 12 successful proposals that FAO will help implement in partnership with governments, civil society and other Implementing Entities, attention now turns to the second call for proposals. FAO will support countries and regional bodies to develop proposals in support of national, regional and global efforts in preventing, preparing, and responding to pandemics. The application portal is open until 17 May 2024.

Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Senegal are particularly vulnerable given their coastal exposure and reliance on natural resources. Recurring drought, irregular rainfall patterns and rising temperatures threaten agriculture, food security and livelihoods. Agriculture and food systems face serious risk if urgent measures to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss are not taken.

Colombo ‑ Los desafíos que plantea la consecución de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las Naciones Unidas, los peligros de la crisis climática y la complejidad de la movilización de financiación fueron algunos de los temas debatidos hoy en una reunión de ministros de muchos de los ...

Roma/Nairobi – El Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) han proclamado siete iniciativas de África, América Latina, Asia sudoriental y el Mediterráneo como iniciativas emblemáticas de res...

Washington, D. C./Roma ‑ El Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM) ha aprobado 48 proyectos dirigidos por la FAO por valor de unos 2 900 millones de USD —294 millones de USD en financiación de proyectos y 2 600 millones de USD de cofinanciación— que desempeñarán un papel fundamental en el fo...

Roma-Dubai. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Gobierno de Noruega anunciaron hoy, en el transcurso de la 28.ª Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático que se celebra en Dubái (Emiratos Á...

A new agreement has been reached between the EIB and UN institutions to increase the impact of multilateral project financing and to introduce a new level of cooperation between international partners. Additional resources for UN agencies will enable them to provide technical assistance and advisory support for EIB-financed projects.

The World Bank kick-started the application process to the Pandemic Fund, calling for proposals for an initial envelope of USD 300 million with a deadline on the 19th of May. The Fund is the direct result of G20 Finance and Health Ministers efforts, pushed forward under the strong leadership of the Italian, Indonesian and now Indian Presidency. Pledges have reached USD 1.7 billion, aimed at providing critical investments to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPR) capacities in low- and middle-income countries.

FAO welcomes the new Pandemic Fund and role as Implementing Entity to support countries to better prevent, prepare and respond

The past four years marked a time of growth in commitments and contributions to FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), the main pooled funding instrument for flexible and less-earmarked voluntary resources in the Organization.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a €20 million contribution from Germany to save lives and livelihoods of the most severely drought-affected farmers and herders in the Horn of Africa. It is a vital contribution which comes at a critical time in t...

At the invitation of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which took office on 1 January, FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji briefed delegates of the European Union Member States in the Council Coordination Working Party on FAO Matters (AGRIFAO).

Many artisanal fishers who access coral reefs experience a reduction in their income from fishing – that was reported commonly by the REEFFISH project regional steering committee members during their first two-days meeting, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natio...