The COVID-19 pandemic has led to national borders’ closures, restrictions on the movement of labor, goods and services, and has disrupted the functioning of global food supply chains, access to safe, high-quality food.

  On 24 November 2020, the Moscow-based offices of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) joined efforts and hosted the traditional round

  The joint FAO-WFP report EARLY WARNING ANALYSIS OF ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY HOTSPOTS focuses on acute food insecurity exacerbated by the socio-economic fallout of measures imposed to contain the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Please find

COVID-19 threatens to add up to 132 million people to the number of hungry people in the world, the Head of the FAO office in Russia spells out in an interview with Finmarket, the INTERFAX information agency’s subsidiary. The Food and Agriculture Organiz

 Virtual FAO Regional Conference ends with historic attendance 4 November 2020, Tashkent/Rome/Budapest - On the final day of the 32nd Session of the Regional Conference for Europe, FAO Members from Europe and Central Asia reinforced their commitment to transform agri-food systems through innovation, digital technologies and sustainable practices, as well as create inclusive growth in rural areas, taking into account the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and agriculture. 

Almost one-third of people in Europe and Central Asia live in rural areas, and in many countries, farm structures are dominated by small family farms cultivating less than 5 ha each.

  2 November 2020, Tashkent/Budapest/Rome - The 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe started today as FAO Members from Europe and Central Asia will discuss several challenges facing the region on food and agriculture, particularly how t

Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (FAOLOR), participated today in a virtual round table at the Federation Council dedicated to "75 years of the United Nations: lessons of history and modern challenges and threat

On 16 October, the World Food Day, held this year under the motto “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together”, the Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Oleg Kobiakov, received numerous warm congratulations from colleagues and partners on

An exhibition dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), titled “FAO: A Glorious Journey. 75 Years at the Service of Progress”, opened on the World Food Day (WFD). Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together is the WFD theme this year.   

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrated on October 16 its 75th anniversary as a specialized Agency of the United Nations with a global mandate in the field of food, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural developmen

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