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01 April 2020
Joint Statement by QU Dongyu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Roberto Azevedo, Directors-General of FAO, WHO and WTO 31 March 2020, Rome/Geneva - Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures aiming to halt the accelerating COVID-19 pandemic, care...
Joint Statement by QU Dongyu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Roberto Azevedo, Directors-General of FAO, WHO and WTO 31 March 2020, Rome/Geneva - Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures aiming to halt the accelerating COVID-19 pandemic, care...
01 April 2020
Q1: Will COVID-19 have negative impacts on global food security?
Q1: Will COVID-19 have negative impacts on global food security?
01 April 2020
Authored by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) The COVID-19 pandemic is putting enormous strains on the public health systems around the world, and millions of people in the world’s most advanced economies are in some form of quarantine. We know the human toll will...
Authored by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) The COVID-19 pandemic is putting enormous strains on the public health systems around the world, and millions of people in the world’s most advanced economies are in some form of quarantine. We know the human toll will...
31 January 2020
Colombo – FAO hosted the first national level consultation with representatives from the Sri Lankan Government ahead of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 35). The APRC is an official forum where Ministers of Agriculture and other high-ranking officials from all Member...
Colombo – FAO hosted the first national level consultation with representatives from the Sri Lankan Government ahead of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 35). The APRC is an official forum where Ministers of Agriculture and other high-ranking officials from all Member...
23 December 2019
Colombo - An FAO first, the Employee Recognition Initiative was launched by the FAO Director General this year to celebrate the diversity of FAO employees and of their contribution to the work of the Organization around the world. The Employee Recognition Initiative showcases some of the numerous instances of team spirit,...
Colombo - An FAO first, the Employee Recognition Initiative was launched by the FAO Director General this year to celebrate the diversity of FAO employees and of their contribution to the work of the Organization around the world. The Employee Recognition Initiative showcases some of the numerous instances of team spirit,...
