Rice drying in Sri Lanka, March 2017. The country’s staple food production dropped by almost 40 percent from the last year's output. Joint FAO-WFP News Release 22 June 2017, Rome - A severe drought followed by heavy rainfalls in Sri Lanka has hit large …
Acting Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Simon Henshaw will travel to Uganda from June 21-23 as part of the United States delegation to the Uganda Solidarity Summit on Refugees, led by U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac. The …
Farmers in a FAO project in Colombia. 20 June 2017, Bogota, Colombia - Colombia's Rural Development Agency and FAO have signed an $8.7 million agreement to support policies aimed at restoring rural areas that were affected by armed conflict, to bolster …
"Investing in agricultural assistance today will provide food for tomorrow" - FAO Country Representative ad interim, Nourou Macki Tall 21 June 2017, Rome/Maiduguri - Seeds and fertilizer for more than one million people are being distributed by …
The number of people struggling to find enough food each day in South Sudan has grown to six million. 21 June 2017, Rome/Juba - Famine has eased in South Sudan after a significant scale up in the humanitarian response, according to new analysis released …
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon. Welcome to this press conference of the Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan. He will start with a brief declaration and then he will answer some questions. I will assign the persons that will be allowed to …
The project will support Iraqi families with hens for egg production and meat 20 June 2017, Erbil, Iraq - Thousands of vulnerable Iraqis and Syrian refugees will profit from new agricultural livelihoods ventures thanks to a Food and Agriculture …
The United States expresses its condolences to the victims and their families of the June 18 terrorist attack at Hotel Kangaba “Le Campement” outside Bamako, Mali. We appreciate the efforts of Malian, French, and United Nations peacekeeping forces in …
Parched earth in Kenya, one of the East African countries currently feeling the impacts of drought. 19 June 2017, Rome - Investing in preparedness and building the resilience of farmers is fundamental to facing situations of extreme drought, FAO Director- …
Inspecting cabbage plants at a Farmer Field School in Thiaye, Senegal. 16 June 2017, Rome - Deepening ties between FAO and the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) should make opportunities to join the fight against hunger and rural poverty more …
MODERATOR: Welcome, everyone, to the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America. Bienvenidos a todos a la Conferencia sobre de Prosperidad y Seguridad en America Central. We will begin this press conference with remarks from U.S. Secretary of …
Forest Breeding and Seed Center Leshoz Saba, Russia. 16 June 2017, Nanjing, China - With the clock ticking toward the 2030 deadline for meeting the international goals to eradicate hunger and poverty, Ministries of Agriculture in five of the world's …
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Cancun, Mexico, June 19-20 to lead the U.S. delegation to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Western Hemisphere’s preeminent multilateral organization. The Secretary will …
SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, thank you, Jorge, for that most kind introduction, and also in particular, I want to thank Florida International University for providing their campus and the host site for this conference, which we have been planning for some …
Through FAO's mobile veterinary clinics, farming families are supported to return to self-sufficiency after Hurricane Matthew. 15 June 2017, Torbeck, Haiti - Since Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti in October last year, the number of people facing hunger and …
(From Left to Right) Gen. Tullio Del Sette, Arma dei Carabinieri of the Italian Republic, FAO Director-General Jose' Graziano da Silva. 14 June 2017, Rome – Italy’s Carabinieri police force and FAO have agreed to strengthen cooperation in protecting …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission. 14 June 2017, Rome - The African Union (AU) and FAO will seek to step up joint efforts to end hunger and …
Desert locust swarms can destroy crops and damage food security. 14 June 2017, Rome - Information from satellites is being used in a new way to predict favourable conditions for Desert Locust swarms, as part of an early warning collaboration by scientists …
World Day Against Child Labour is marked on 12 June every year. 12 June 2017, Rome - A new guide by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urges child labour concerns be integrated in agriculture, food security and nutrition programs during crises …
Pastoralists in Somalia. Actions to promote food security can help crisis-prevention, mitigate its impacts and promote post-crisis recovery and healing. 9 June 2017, New York - In a meeting with the United Nations Security Council President, Ambassador …
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