Strait of Hormuz Conflict Threatens Global Food Prices as FAO Warns Time Is Running Out
21 May 2026, Rome: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not a temporary shipping disruption but the beginning of a
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FAO Director General honours India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with FAO’s prestigious Agricola Medal
21 May 2026, Rome: TheDirector-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today presented Prime Minister
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The 6th Global Conference on Foodborne AMR Successfully Held in Seoul, Highlighting The Achievements Of The ACT Project
21 May 2026, Korea: The 6th Global Conference on Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance (GCFA) was successfully held on 13 May 2026 in Seoul,
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ACT Project Closure Meeting Successfully Held In The Republic Of Korea
21 May 2026, Korea: The Action to support implementation of Codex AMR texts (ACT) project successfully held its closure meeting on 14
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Republic Of Korea Celebrates Its 25th Food Safety Day
21 May 2026, Rome: In 2002, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea designated 14 May
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Risk of Famine Persists as Nearly 19.5 Million People Face Acute Food Insecurity In Sudan
18 May 2026, Sudan: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today that nearly 19.5
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UN Agencies Warn Of Worsening Hunger And Malnutrition Crisis In Somalia As Famine Risk Emerges
18 May 2026, Mogadishu: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN
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FAO Releases Upgraded Elocust4 Tool To Strengthen Locust Monitoring And Response
18 May 2026, Rome: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released the new eLocust4 tool, designed to help national
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FAO Report Calls For Robust Risk Assessment For Recycled Plastic Food Packaging
15 May 2026, Rome: The growing use of recycled plastic in food packaging and other food contact materials offers clear environmental benefits
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Bilateral meeting with H.E. Ilich Marsbek Uulu, First Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic
15 May 2026, Dushanbe: FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Ilich Marsbek Uulu, First Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Agriculture and
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