"QU, DONGYU"

Youth activists, chefs, influencers, and innovators gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, to mark Junior World Food Day and share concrete actions to protect water. Their aim is to achieve a more sustainable and food secure world for future generations. FAO

Celebrations marking this year’s World Food Day began at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, with the focus on water’s critical role in underpinning our food security and on how we can better manage and not take for granted this precious and finite resource. FAO

A planting ceremony of trees coming to Rome from around the world marked the launch of an ambitious initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to raise awareness on biodiversity and the need to make cities greener. FAO

Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization, said that with the appropriate use of science, technology, and innovation, we can grow food sustainably with less environmental impact. FAO

“Reducing food loss and waste represents a triple win opportunity with immediate positive impact on food security, climate benefits, and increased availability of nutritious food while improving the overall sustainability of agrifood systems,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said. FAO

The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as they wrapped up a three-day visit to the country. FAO / IFAD / WFP

The UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment closed on Wednesday at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) after three days of high-level events, meetings and dialogues bringing together over 2000 participants from 180 countries to explore challenges and opportunities to transform agrifood systems. FAO

The UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) kicked off today at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome with a high-level opening ceremony attended by over 20 heads of State and Government, and a strong call for accelerating action to transform global agrifood systems. FAO

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

QU Dongyu was today re-elected to a second term as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO