Speaking at event on sustainable development, General Assembly President flags causes for concern, reasons for hope

Web site overhaul allows for more intuitive use and faster access to key facts

FAO dialogue explores nutritional, environmental and economic virtues of growing lentils and beans

Groundbreaking international accords pave the way for wiping out human rights abuses in fisheries industry

$67 million needed in food aid and farming support for upcoming planting season

Initiative underlines agriculture’s essential role in post-Paris climate action

Restoration needs along Africa's drylands have been mapped and quantified for the first time

FAO unveils new global framework for action on water scarcity at COP22 summit

Urgent assistance to farmers critical to stemming growing food insecurity, UN agencies say

FAO report surveys risks in livestock production and sketches road map for mitigation

New agreement aims to improve food security, boost rural development, and address climate change in the Global South

Forecasts for cereal production and stocks raised

Legislators from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Europe will discuss strategies to fight hunger and to tackle climate change

Head of UN’s ECOSOC visits FAO to emphasize how agencies must leverage expertise in pursuit of common goals

First salvo against plague affecting sheep and goats will focus on high-risk countries, build on 2011 eradication of rinderpest

Consecutive years of drought amplified this year by El Niño will have lasting impact - nearly 850 000 people need urgent humanitarian assistance

Countries’ statistical capacities need a major boost in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda

Humanitarian assistance urgently needed

New international agreement recognizes urbanization as a key driver for sustainable development and hunger eradication

FAO Director-General meets with President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré during Rome visit