Moscow offices of the Tripartite Plus Alliance1 – World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) joined forces with Russian government agencies responsible for public and animal health, and environment protection, to mark the World Rabies Day in Moscow.

The FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and the Institute for Agrarian Studies of the Higher School of Economics co-hosted the Russian premiere for the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook for 2020-2029.

"You can't build peace on empty stomachs", Norman Borlaug, “Father” of the Green Revolution, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.   Every year on 21 September the International Day for Peace is commemorated.   In 2018, conflict was the major driver of food crise

On 17 September, FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K.A. Timiryazev held a video conference discussing current trends, mid-term prospects, breakthrough technol

International Day for South-South Cooperation is commemorated on 12 September. What is South-South cooperation (SSC)? Developing countries of the South are meeting their development goals through the sharing of knowledge, solutions, skills, expertise, a

On September 1-4, 2020, FAO had its Thirty-fifth Session of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference (APRC) hosted and chaired by the Royal Government of Bhutan – the first ever FAO Regional Conference held online. The Asia-Pacific region is home to

Experts from countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) confirmed intention to develop general principles and approaches in assessing food security of the EAEU members states based on the FAO methodology. The working meeting of the Group of Experts

Representatives of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (FAOLOR) attended a meeting at the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnic

#WorldHumanitarianDay is commemorated on August 19. What is FAO’s role in humanitarian context to prevent acute hunger and support countries struck by food crises? FAO aims to respond to crises affecting food production and rural communities. From Day 1

The unprecedented surge of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) this year in East Africa, Gulf of Aden and eastwards up to Pakistan and India, as well as FAO-led massive locust control operations whipped up the demand chemical and biological locust c

Indigenous peoples are stewards of natural resources and the guardians of 80 percent of global biodiversity and nutritious native foods. They are key partners in finding solutions to climate change and reshaping our food systems. Indigenous peoples play

A delegation of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (FAOLOR) participated in the Field Day events co-organized at the Agrotechnology-2020 Testing Field in Barybino (Moscow region) by the PhosAgro 1/ and Pryanishnikov Institute of Agrochemis

On 23 July Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, met at his Moscow office with Sergey Treshkin, Deputy Director of the Department for coordination of organizations in the field of agricultural sciences (Ministry of Education and Science of Russia).

FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (FAOLOR), together with the Central Scientific Agricultural Library (CSAL), the official depository of FAO documents in Russia, presented the Organization’s recently launched flagship publication, the “State

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily channelled through economic shocks, are expected to cause a deterioration in food insecurity conditions across the globe, states the FAO Quarterly Global Report on ”CROP PROSPECTS and FOOD SITUATION”.  Here

On 14 July, at a session webcast from the UN headquarters in New York, the Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov presented the country's first Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

On 14 July, at a ceremony broadcast at the UN headquarters in New York, the Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov presented the country's first Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Ahead of the Fisherman's Day, celebrated this year on 12 July, Vasily Sokolov, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery (Rosrybolovstvo), gave an interview to the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation on issues related to the development of

Addressing the FAO Council, QU Dongyu outlined his vision to face challenges related to food and agriculture On July 6, 2020, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), presented to the 164th Session of the FAO Council a second set of measures to reform the Organization aimed at making FAO more agile, efficient and accountable.

The International Day of Cooperatives is usually celebrated every first Saturday in July. This commemoration date was approved by UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/47/90 of 16 December 1992. The pioneers in the development of the cooperative movement