12 février 2016, Bruxelles – Au terme d’un symposium co-organisé avec l’appui du Secrétariat du Commonwealth et de la Communauté des pays de langue portugaise (CPLP), le Groupe des États d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP), l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture (FAO) et l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) se sont engagés à créer de nouveaux partenariats pour l'autonomisation des femmes et des jeunes. Lors de...

6 octobre 2015, Malabo – La Guinée équatoriale et la FAO ont signé aujourd’hui un accord pour la mise en œuvre d’un Programme de partenariat de 31,5 millions de dollars visant à promouvoir le développement agricole en Guinée équatoriale pour les sept années à venir.

25 September 2015, Rome - FAO, China and Uganda have signed a two year agreement worth almost $2.5 million to support small-scale farmers in Uganda in boosting their production, including through sustainable technologies. The agreement marks the second phase of a partnership initially established in 2012 to make training and technical advice available to the Ugandan agriculture sector...

12 September 2015, Rome - The United Nations day for South-South Cooperation is observed on September 12. South-South Cooperation is having an increasing impact on the global development context by offering valuable opportunities for countries in the South to pursue sustained economic growth and development within similar contexts and conditions.  South-South Cooperation has been facilitated by FAO since 1996. It has since has gained prominence as an innovative approach that complements traditional models of development assistance. Via FAO’s facilitation, over 1900 experts have been deployed to offer guidance and expertise in more than 60 countries. Again, since 2012 alone about 50 South-South...

24 August 2015, Rome – Agencies of the United Nations and Member States will gather with groups from the private and civil society sectors to discuss South-South policy in Macao, China this week.  The three-day forum, entitled: “Scaling-up global support for South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the context of the post-2015 development agenda,” is being organized by the General Assembly High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation and other strategic partners. Stakeholders are expected to address South-South policy, with special focus on partnership building, innovative financing and how to build on the successes achieved to-date. The world has undergone a major economic and political transformation...