"FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO"

“2021 has been a productive year for FAO,” Qu Dongyu, the FAO’s Director-General said in his New Year’s message, listing numerous projects and activities the UN Agency undertook in 2021 to support “the transformation of our agrifood systems, to make them more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable.” FAO

Rome’s traditional Christmas tree lights up to call on global efforts to build a more sustainable world. The official ceremony to inaugurate the 25 meter high fir on Piazza Venezia in Rome’s historic city centre took place on Wednesday (8 Dec), as the Italian capital in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the initiative “Christmas in Rome – Let’s give the gift of a sustainable city”. FAO

Noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General.

Some 36 million people are expected to be food insecure in 2022 in West and Central Africa between June and August 2022, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned today. This is a 24 percent increase compared to 2020. UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General.

As the Afghan people confront widespread drought, rural dislocation and economic upheaval, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing critical life-saving assistance to farmers and herders, but also urging far greater support for agricultural production to feed the Afghan people. FAO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.