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)
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
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
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
EU and FAO call for the transformation of agri-food systems
06/05/2021
Leaders spoke of continued partnership at the 2021 Strategic Dialogue
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
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
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
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
Southern Madagascar: Government and UN sound the alarm on famine risk, urge action
11/05/2021
Pressing need to upscale both food aid and agricultural livelihoods assistance to head off a worst-case scenario
EU contribution of €8 million will strengthen gains in Desert Locust fight
13/05/2021
FAO welcomes new allocation to aid surveillance and control in the Horn of Africa
Veterinary vaccines protect humans as well as animals, says Director-General
13/05/2021
FAO launches “Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications” at global event
The world is converging on the need for sustainable agri-food systems
14/05/2021
FAO leads UN Commission on Population and Development to call for actions that favor responsible consumption and production patterns
Canada contributes over CAD 22 million for FAO’s COVID-19 response
16/06/2021
FAO to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Africa and Latin America
Half of the population in the Central African Republic in the grip of dire food insecurity emergency, UN warns
19/05/2021
Acute food insecurity on the rise as the Central African Republic reels from impacts of conflict and COVID-19
“Digitalization is the way of the new life and the new economy”
18/05/2021
FAO Director-General emphasizes responsibility and opportunity to overcome digital divide and make technologies available for rural smallholders
New international expert panel to address the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases
20/05/2021
WHO, FAO, OIE and UNEP launch the One Health High-Level Expert Panel
Bees are fundamental to our lives, says FAO Director-General
20/05/2021
FAO-led World Bee Day 2021 calls for further collaboration to safeguard biodiversity and strengthen agriculture and food systems through bees and other pollinators