The FAO Awards showcase the achievements of individuals and institutions working towards Zero Hunger 5 July 2017, Rome - National ministries from Angola and the Dominican Republic, the International Organization for Migration, Rabobank, and the Commission …
FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, greeting Rafael Pardo, Colombia’s Minister of Post-Conflict, Human Rights and Security. 05 July 2017, Rome – Colombia’s progress in using rural development as a tool to clinch peace after more than half a …
Young girls and women collecting water from a water spring situated in a cabbage field owned by a local woman farmer and FAO-EU Project beneficiary in Ethiopia. 5 July 2017, Rome - Rural women and girls are key agents of change to free the world from …
Launch of the Global Action Programme on Food Security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States 4 July 2017, Rome - A new United Nations global action programme launched today at FAO seeks to address pressing challenges related to food security, …
A farmer harvesting water from a well for his goats and sheep. 4 July 2017, Rome - Arab states must continue to seek innovations to overcome water scarcity in the face of climate change, said UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General José …
Collecting milk in Afghanistan, where the Bilateral Trust Fund began. 4 July 2017, Rome - FAO and Germany celebrated 15 years of successful collaboration today, hailing the more than $129 million (EUR115 million) in special funds channeled to food security …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva (left) and Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey Faruk Çelik launch the second phase of the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme. 3 July 2017, Rome - 3 July 2017, Rome - Turkey has announced today a …
Turning political will on ending hunger into action requires strong focus on national strategies, including to those on nutrition, health and education policies. 3 July 2017, Rome - Achieving the international community's goal of eradicating hunger and …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva greets Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni of Italy. 3 July 2017, Rome - The number of hungry people in the world has increased since 2015, reversing 25 years of progress, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva …
An FAO-supported horticulture project in Ethiopia is helping create job opportunities for young people. 2 July 2017, Rome - Youth employment should be at the centre of any strategy to face economic and demographic challenges in Africa, the Director-General …
The Conference is FAO's highest governing body. 1. The 40th Session of the FAO Conference will be held on 3-8 July, 2017. The Conference is the organization's highest governing body and sessions are held every two years. 2. The purpose of the …
Farmers unload soil in Sri Lanka. 23 June 2017, Rome - Soil pollution, due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow food, took centre stage at the 5th Global Soil Partnership (GSP) Plenary Assembly held at FAO …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
