Director-General hails FAO employees for their dedication and resilience amid pandemic
11/05/2021
Town hall meeting with global staff offers space for dialogue, and insight into the meaning of “MORE”
Sud de Madagascar : Le gouvernement et l'ONU tirent la sonnette d'alarme sur le risque de famine et appellent à l'action
11/05/2021
Il est urgent d'augmenter l'aide alimentaire et l'assistance aux moyens de subsistance agricoles pour éviter le pire des scénarios
FAO joins Morocco-led celebrations for the first UN International Day of Argania
10/05/2021
Recognizing the argan tree’s unique environmental, nutritional and income-generating qualities
Unlock and Unblock: twin track to boost food security in Africa
10/05/2021
FAO Director-General urges measures to tackle agricultural underfunding
FAO will implement a new Nutrition Strategy to ensure healthy diets for all
07/05/2021
The Vision and Strategy for FAO’s Work in Nutrition was approved by FAO Council
Science, technology and innovation are crucial to efforts aimed at transforming agri-food systems
07/05/2021
FAO's Chief Scientist presents the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Science Days to be held on 8-9 July
A high-tech response is helping countries win battle against Desert Locusts
06/05/2021
FAO and its partners are creating cutting-edge technology to destroy the pests
International food prices continue rising in April
06/05/2021
FAO Food Price Index posts 11th consecutive monthly increase, new forecasts point to growth in world wheat and maize output
Urgent and scaled-up action needed to reduce suffering in South Sudan
06/05/2021
Director-General says FAO will “stay and deliver” to support vulnerable communities
EU and FAO call for the transformation of agri-food systems
06/05/2021
Leaders spoke of continued partnership at the 2021 Strategic Dialogue
Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high warns Global Report on Food Crises
05/05/2021
Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020
FAO Council ends successfully and paves the way for the first virtual Conference in history
01/05/2021
Council Members commended FAO’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
FAO and WFP launch global consultation to help alleviate hunger and transform agri-food systems
30/04/2021
The online public consultation will feed into the organizations' strategic outlooks and provide a platform to share ideas to accelerate achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
FAO and BADEA scale-up partnership in support of African countries
29/04/2021
New Memorandum of Understanding confirms further collaboration between the two parties
FAO Director-General calls at UN General Assembly for decisive action to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
29/04/2021
Need to address the double challenge of meeting growing demands for animal proteins while reducing AMR risks
UN General Assembly to hold High-level Interactive Dialogue on Antimicrobial Resistance - a global health and development threat
28/04/2021
Call to Action to tackle AMR through the One Health approach and to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Le Partenariat de collaboration sur les forêts appelle à stopper la déforestation
27/04/2021
Un groupe de 15 organisations internationales travaillant sur les forêts a publié aujourd’hui une déclaration commune
Historic opportunities for global action to eradicate poverty, end hunger and reduce inequalities
26/04/2021
Director-General provides the FAO Council with updates on delivery and proposals for the way forward
Healthy forests are key to “building back better”
26/04/2021
FAO joins the global call to action for reversing deforestation at the UN Forum on Forests
Small family farmers produce a third of the world’s food
23/04/2021
New FAO research focuses on contributions of farmers with fewer than two hectares