QU Dongyu honours the President of Ireland with the FAO Agricola Medal
08 June 2024, Dublin: FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, today presented President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland with the prestigious FAO Agricola Medal,
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FAO Food Price Index inched up in May for third consecutive month
FAO releases first global cereal forecasts for 2024/25 07 June 2024, Rome: The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the
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FAO Director-general Highlights Importance of Indigenous People’s Food Systems and Knowledge in Seminar Organized by Holy See
06 June 2024, Rome: FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today underscored the Organization’s commitment to working with Indigenous Peoples in the Pan-Amazon region,
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Hunger Hotspots Report: Famine Looms in Gaza While Risk of Starvation Persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan
05 June 2024, Rome: Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots”, a new United Nations
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Global Soil Partnership Assembly Discusses How to Meet “ambitious and Urgent” Target
04 June 2024, Rome: The Global Soil Partnership, bringing together hundreds of diverse actors focused on improving the health of our soils to
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FAO Director-general Opens the Photo and Poster Exhibition on Sustainable Soil Management Practices
04 June 2024, Rome: In conjunction with the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu opened an
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Statement by Principals of IASC: No Time to Lose as Famine Stalks Millions in Sudan Amid Intense Fighting and Access Denials
03 June 2024, Rome: Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk of famine, displaced
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International Day of Potato: At inaugural celebration, FAO highlights crop’s significance and further potential
31 May 2024, Rome: Eaten by over one billion people, the potato is the third most available food crop globally –
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FAO Director-General reiterates support for SIDS and outlines array of initiatives to help transform their agrifood systems
30 May 2024, Geneva: FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today underlined FAO’s commitment and the wide-ranging initiatives it is implementing to support
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Director-General wraps up Joint Meeting of FAO Programme and Finance Committees
25 May 2024, Rome: Director-General QU Dongyu today thanked Members of FAO’s Programme and Finance Committees for supporting key initiatives implemented
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