Director-General urges bigger and deeper thinking to address youth employment challenge.

FAO Director-General calls for inclusive AI to bridge digital divide in global agrifood systems at AI for Good Summit in Geneva

FAO’s announcement marks the first time that a site in Central Asia earns the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designation

Funding following G7 Kananaskis Wildfire Charter to enhance global collaboration for integrated fire management

Global cereal production set to reach an all-time high, although hot and dry weather could impact yields

FAO Members agreed on the Organization’s Programme of Work and Budget for the biennium 2026-2027.

As key agents of change, the current generation of young people must increase food production, replace an aging workforce, and adapt to increasing extreme climate events.

The initiatives focus on forestry management, fisheries transformation and land restoration 

Distinctions highlight innovations in fisheries reform, youth-led initiatives, and inclusive food security solutions

Director-General QU Dongyu calls for global shift in response to crises: from reaction to anticipation 

Director-General QU Dongyu highlights challenges and untapped potential in SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs at high-level ministerial event

A vital initiative to boost local food production and restore livelihoods amid ongoing conflict

At the 44^th Session of FAO Conference, QU Dongyu stresses the need to move beyond rhetoric to nourish people, protect the planet, and empower communities.

He delivered the McDougall Memorial Lecture at the 44th Session of the FAO Conference.

Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the 6th AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference

Agrifood investment and finance solutions for people and the planet.

Two-thirds of the 70 million hectares affected by human-induced degradation — over 46 million hectares — are agricultural land 

FAO Director-General says biotechnologies are a vital driver of agrifood systems transformation

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch

From FAO Office in South Sudan