The "Joint Meeting on Pesticide Specifications" (JMPS) is an expert ad hoc body administered jointly by FAO and WHO, composed of scientists collectively possessing expert knowledge of the development of specifications. Their opinions and recommendations to FAO/WHO are provided in [...]

The objectives of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade entered into force on 24 February 2004. The Convention creates legally binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior [...]

UNFCCC raises awareness on agriculture and food security concerns for the next global climate change agreements, which would result in integration of climate change challenges into food security as well as food security principles into national sectoral policies and programmes [...]

UN Secretary General’s Zero Hunger Challenge (ZHC) was launched at the Rio+20 Summit in June 2012. The ZHC encourages investment in five major areas of work ranging from increasing agricultural productivity, incomes and access to food, and strengthening the sustainability [...]