17 Goals and 169 targets, plus a wealth of indicators for countries to track progress, is a lot! As the custodian agency for 21 SDG indicators, and partner agency in four other indicators, FAO has a critical role in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.  With the aim of assisting Member Countries...

FAO is a UN specialized agency that has direct custodianship over 21 indicators spanning six Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and contributes indirectly to another six indicators. Guatemala. “Ensuring that no one is left behind. That is the commitment of the 2030 Agenda and of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),” points...

COP23: FAO Director-General urges climate change mitigation and adaptation throughout food system

Access and benefit-sharing (ABS) are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development but as Dan Leskien, Senior Liaison Officer, Commission on Genetic Resources for FAO, points out the true test is now in implementing policy frameworks and legislation. Two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – SDG 2 on zero...

  On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2017, FAO joins the world in recognizing the importance of ending poverty in all its forms everywhere to build a future free of hunger, based on peace and prosperity. A focus on food, agriculture and rural livelihoods must play a pivotal role in...