Director-General QU Dongyu

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18/05/2026
Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has called for greater ambition, innovation and partnership to transform global agrifood systems amid mounting pressures on food security and constrained financial resources.
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15/05/2026

Urumqi/Beijing, China - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu toured several state-of-the-art agricultural facilities in the Changji prefecture during his trip to Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China this week.

His first field trip took him to the Changji Base of the Chinese...

15/05/2026
Beijing – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. ZHANG Zhu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
15/05/2026
Beijing – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with Her Excellency ZOU Jiayi, President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), to review and deepen institutional cooperation.
14/05/2026
Beijing – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Mr. CHEN, Chair of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), for an in‑depth working discussion.
13/05/2026
Urumqi – On 13 May, FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Erkin Tuniyaz, Chairman of the People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, during his visit to the Region.
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12/05/2026

Dushanbe - At the conclusion of his participation in the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC35),  QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) highlighted the importance of regional solidarity, innovation and investment in accelerating the transformation of agrifood systems across Europe and Central Asia amid growing climate, economic and geopolitical pressures.

12/05/2026
Dushanbe - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Rustam Emomali, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan and Mayor of Dushanbe, on the occasion of the 35th FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC35) hosted in Dushanbe.
12/05/2026
Dushanbe - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Ilich Marsbek Uulu, First Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, on the margins of the 35th FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC35) to discuss priorities for strengthening cooperation between FAO and Kyrgyzstan in support of resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.
12/05/2026
Dushanbe - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Noel Grealish T.D., Minister of State for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of Ireland, on the sidelines of the 35th FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia to discuss ongoing cooperation between FAO and Ireland, as well as opportunities to further strengthen the partnership in support of regional and global food security.
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