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FAO and Argentina together to fight hunger and promote food security globally
26/11/2020
President Fernandez and Qu Dongyu signed an alliance to join forces and support the Plan Argentina Against Hunger promote a sustainable and long-term food and nutritional security strategy, and promote sustainability and environmental resilience to combat

The United Nations will present a new report on food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean
26/11/2020
FAO, IFAD, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF and WFP will launch a report focusing on the territorial dimension of malnutrition, child overweight and stunting.

New United Nations report reveals the inequality in the geographical distribution of malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean
01/12/2020
The United Nations calls for the targeting of new policies and investments in the lagging territories of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Global Environment Facility approved USD 27 million for five new projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
14/12/2020
FAO will help implement projects in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela, which will benefit 439,000 people, half of whom are women.

Legal Briefs for Parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean
12/01/2021
The Development Law Service of FAO, together with the “Project to Support Hunger-Free Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 Initiative” held by the Spanish Cooperation and FAO alliance, has developed a set of seven Legal Briefs for Parliamentarians in Lati

FAO presents systematization of good practices in the Latin American and Caribbean region
12/01/2021
As part of the joint efforts made by FAO and the governments of the region to confront the severe effects of COVID-19 with a transformative perspective, a process of identification, analysis and systematization of with good practices in ten projects devel

Nuevo informe de la ONU muestra evidencia del papel clave que desempeñan los pueblos indígenas y tribales en la preservación de los bosques y la reducción de las emisiones de carbono
18/03/2021
CONFERENCIA DE PRENSA FAO / FILAC
Lanzamiento del nuevo informe Los pueblos indígenas y tribales y la gobernanza de los bosques
25 de marzo - 11:00 am Santiago de Chile, 10:00 am Washington, DC /NY

New UN report shows evidence that Indigenous and Tribal Peoples are the best guardians of the forests of Latin America and the Caribbean
25/03/2021
Improving tenure of forests by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples can lower deforestation rates and biodiversity loss, avoiding C02 emissions, but more investment is urgently needed to address rising threats.

Atento aviso antifraude
01/04/2021
La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) desea advertir al público sobre esquemas fraudulentos que pretenden ofrecer o solicitar solicitudes para pasantías u oportunidades de empleo u negocios en nombre de la FAO

III Hemispheric Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture will promote the recovery and transformation of agri-food systems hit by the pandemic
14/04/2021
The meeting was convened by the Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas. FAO's Director General IICA's Director General and FAO's Regional Representative will participate

Sustainable School Feeding Network promotes regional event about food waste in schools
16/04/2021
Dialogue aims to build knowledge and exchange good practices for the mitigation of food waste in school environments in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Agri-food systems must be at the center of the regional recovery efforts from the pandemic
16/04/2021
III Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas sought joint responses to recover from the pandemic and transform agri-food systems.

Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean are equipped to ensure safe food for students
27/04/2021
Joint strategy with ABC, FNDE, UNDP and FAO allowed the acquisition of kits to strengthen security in the preparation and conservation of food in schools.

Global Report on Food Crises warns of worrying increase of acute food insecurity in 4 Central American countries and Haiti
05/05/2021
11.8 million people are in state of acute food insecurity in El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua.

High-level seminar will address the impacts of climate change on Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants and Migrants
25/05/2021
The Vice-Presidents of Spain, Costa Rica and Uruguay, the Minister from Jamaica, FAO’s Director-General and Cardinal Peter Turkson, among others, will participate.

FAO launches new study with 7 clear examples of the benefits and opportunities of sustainable agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
03/06/2021
Publication analyzes experiences of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay and the Caribbean, for a sustainable and resilient recovery after the pandemic.

FAO: environmental projects can generate jobs and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
10/06/2021
New FAO publication analyzes seven clear examples that show that sustainable agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean is possible.

Uruguay assumed the presidency at the Annual Assembly of the Platform for Climate Action in Agriculture (PLACA)
24/06/2021
In addition, Costa Rica assumed the co-presidency, and the work plan until June 2022 was approved.

The countries of the Americas should be alert to the recent detection of African swine fever in the Dominican Republic
02/08/2021
Disease does not pose any risk to human health, but it can generate high mortality among animals.

FAO/WFP report warns of “hunger hotspots” in Latin America and the Caribbean
02/08/2021
Quarterly report calls for urgent action to safeguard food security in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia and Haiti.