On International Day of Forests, FAO announces new forestry education initiatives
21/03/2019
This year’s theme highlights importance of forestry education to secure the future of our forests
Sorrow at the loss of a colleague and the other victims of the airplane crash in Ethiopia
11/03/2019
FAO is sharing this painful moment with all those who lost loved ones, including other members of the UN family
Securing sustainability in date palm production
10/03/2019
In Abu Dhabi, FAO's Director-General calls for renewed efforts in research and agricultural innovation
The Red Palm Weevil threatens food security and livelihoods, but it can be contained and also eradicated
09/03/2019
Graziano da Silva pledges FAO's continued support to Near East and North African countries combating the invasive pest
FAO and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to scale up joint efforts targeting healthy diets
08/03/2019
New partnership focuses on engaging with small and medium enterprises, making urban food systems more nutrition-sensitive
The FAO Food Price Index rises mostly on higher dairy prices
07/03/2019
Wheat output set to rebound in 2019
Urgent action in urban areas, key to achieving Zero Hunger and healthy diets for all
07/03/2019
New FAO publication aims at improving integration of food into urban planning
Italian President Mattarella receives leaders of the three Rome-based United Nations agencies
05/03/2019
FAO, IFAD and WFP highlight the close linkages between development, emergency work and finance
Candidates for the post of FAO Director-General announced
04/03/2019
FAO member countries to choose successor to José Graziano da Silva in June
Increasing number of people face severe food shortages in South Sudan
22/02/2019
Nearly 7 million people expected to be in acute food insecurity at the height of lean season
The biodiversity that is crucial for our food and agriculture is disappearing by the day
22/02/2019
FAO launches the first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity that underpins our food systems
Tackling food insecurity at the urban level - turning global commitments into local realities
20/02/2019
At high-level UN meeting with mayors and urban food policy representatives, FAO Director-General calls for transforming food systems to offer healthy and nutritious food for everyone
Right to healthy food should be a key dimension for Zero Hunger, says FAO DG
17/02/2019
Graziano da Silva speaks at University of California Law School
La FAO tire la sonnette d'alarme : résurgence du Criquet pèlerin dans le nord-est de l'Afrique et en Arabie saoudite suite à de fortes pluies
15/02/2019
Une vigilance accrue, une surveillance stricte et une lutte rapide sont nécessaires pour empêcher de nouveaux essaims de se former et de se propager des deux côtés de la mer Rouge
Pope Francis calls for technological innovations to fight poverty and hunger
14/02/2019
Pontiff stresses importance of “science with conscience" in service of the poor
FAO and Saudi Arabia renew fruitful cooperation
13/02/2019
New $93 million contribution from Saudi Arabia is a boost for sustainable rural development efforts
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New UN report reveals that hunger in Africa continues to rise
13/02/2019
237 million people affected in sub-Saharan Africa, straining global and continental hunger eradication efforts
International push to improve food safety
12/02/2019
International Food Safety Conference opens with call for greater global cooperation
In 2019, FAO aims to provide 32 million people with livelihoods support to keep them on their feet
11/02/2019
$940 million required to meet urgent needs of food-insecure people in more than 30 countries
FAO Food Price Index rises in January
07/02/2019
Early forecasts for cereal output in 2019 are positive