Brasília, Brazil, September 18, 2024 – The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) presented to professionals from FAO and the governments of 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean the proposal and concept of its upcoming activity, the analysis of indicators of advancements in school feeding programmes, which will be called AMPAE.

Brasília, Brazil, September 18, 2024 – About 50 professionals from various Cuban government institutions participated in the virtual inauguration of the training focused on the implementation of the Sustainable Schools Methodology in Cuba. The course is part of the Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) and will last for four weeks.

Brasília, September 16, 2024 – In the week that marked the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, the 5th Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program was held in Brasília on September 13.

13/09/2024 - Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil - On the sideline of the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting in Brazil, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Manpower and of Sustainability and the Environment of Singapore. This meeting took place following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) extending the partnership between Singapore and FAO for a third term.

The UN Day for South-South Cooperation, celebrated annually on September 12, highlights the importance of partnerships developed among countries in the Global South. The Rome-based Agencies (RBAs) of the United Nations—the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP)—have met this week in Brazil, under the aegis of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), to reflect on this agenda.  Trilateral South-South Cooperation (TSSC), promoted by the RBAs together with developing countries, is based on the sharing of knowledge, experiences, technologies, and resources. Respecting the principles of national sovereignty, equality, and non-conditionality, the...