Director-General QU Dongyu

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20/05/2026

Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu marked World Bee Day by connecting virtually with participants at the Third International Forum for Action on Sustainable Beekeeping and Pollination in Maribor, Slovenia, before inaugurating a temporary exhibition at the FAO Museum and Network (MuNe) in Rome.


20/05/2026

Rome – Director-General QU Dongyu inaugurated a flower-filled model canoe in the FAO headquarters garden, celebrating the achievement of a sustainable fisheries project in South Sudan.

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.
18/05/2026
Tokyo – The Director-General, QU Dongyu, met today with H.E. Suzuki Norikazu, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, during his visit to Japan.
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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.

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