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...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a groundbreaking $65 million contribution from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost food security and support livelihoods of the most vulnerable rural communities in Afghanistan.

The Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) recently funded a new Subprogramme on Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs. The Subprogramm...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed an agreement with the Chinese Government officially launching Phase III of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Finland today signed an agreement to enhance the capacity of countries in forest resources and data management especially in Africa. The $7 million multi-donor project will be implemented jointly by ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Resource Partners held strategic discussions last Friday on the next phase of the Flexible Multi-partner Mechanism (FMM), FAO’s main pooled programmatic funding instrument for development work that allows th...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a $10 million contribution from the United States of America to its COVID-19 response efforts and to help counter other challenges that threaten human, animal and environmental health, including future pandemics.

On 25 November 2021, FAO and the Government of Australia signed a new USD 1 009 710 (equal to AUD 1 300 000) agreement to support the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), FAO’s main fund for channelling and managing less-earmarked resources to strengthen the achievement of the Organization’...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Resource Partners today held talks on the next phase of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), an increasingly effective facility that allows the United Nations agency to quickly direct funding where and when it’s most needed.