On Thursday, 15 December 2022, FAO will co-host a High-Level Dialogue at the 17th Annual Session of the Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS). The GFHS is a global non-profit organization (recognized by the United Nations system) committed to providing a global dialogue platform for sustainable cities and human settlements.Being recognized within the United Nations Economic and Social Council, it...

The Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held in Montréal, Canada, 7–19 December 2022, under the Presidency of the People's Republic of China. FAO, as an observer, will be supporting member countries with technical advice both within and outside...

Organized by FAO's Office of Chief Statistician, the Virtual Training on Data Disaggregation and Small Area Estimation for SDG Indicators provided the statisticians and data analysts from the National Statistical Offices of Benin, Mali and South Africa with the basic methodological and practical tools to implement simple Small Area Estimation models for...

The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC hosted by Egypt in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6-18 November 2022. Global food security and priority areas relevant to FAO’s mandate are high on this year's agenda. FAO is actively engaged in the climate conference, leading and co-leading events and...

The thirteenth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) was held in person from 7 to 9 November 2022 at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first in-person meeting of the IAEG-SDGs since October 2019 in Addis Ababa. The thirteenth meeting of the...