FAO “walks the talk” on climate

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations launched a new Corporate Environmental Responsibility Strategy which aims to reduce the Organization’s total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) by 45 percent by 2030.
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Celebrating tea is celebrating peace, culture and hope

Global demand for tea has seen a remarkable increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a new momentum to build a sustainable and resilient tea sector while preserving its unique character of bringing people together. This was a key takeaway from a FAO-hosted virtual high-level event to mark the International Tea Day 2021.
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Strengthening health and agri-food systems must go hand-in-hand

Health and agri-food systems must be strengthened and improved to counter the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to avoid a global food crisis, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today.
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New international expert panel to address the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases

International organizations have come together to launch a new One Health High-Level Expert Panel to improve understanding of how diseases with the potential to trigger pandemics, emerge and spread.
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Bees are fundamental to our lives, says FAO Director-General

FAO-led World Bee Day 2021 calls for further collaboration to safeguard biodiversity and strengthen agriculture and food systems through bees and other pollinators
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Half of the population in the Central African Republic in the grip of dire food insecurity emergency, UN warns

Nearly half of the population – 47 percent – suffers from high and surging acute food insecurity in the Central African Republic as the country reels from the impacts of ongoing conflict and COVID-19, and braces for another harsh May-August lean season, warn FAO and WFP.
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“Digitalization is the way of the new life and the new economy”

“Digitalization is the way of the new life and the new economy,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2021.
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The world is converging on the need for sustainable agri-food systems

In a sign that food security and nutrition are increasingly seen as key vectors for sustainable development, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) approved a FAO-driven resolution likely to enrich and intensify discussions at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit.
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EU contribution of €8 million will strengthen gains in Desert Locust fight

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has welcomed an €8 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will enable countries in the Horn of Africa to maintain a state of readiness in the face of a possible resurgence of Desert Locusts.
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EU contribution of €8 million will strengthen gains in Desert Locust fight

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has welcomed an €8 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will enable countries in the Horn of Africa to maintain a state of readiness in the face of a possible resurgence of Desert Locusts.
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Veterinary vaccines protect humans as well as animals, says Director-General

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, spoke at the virtual launch of a new FAO-led publication entitled “Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications”.
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New FAO-led food security and nutrition report for Europe and Central Asia elaborates on the costs of a healthy diet

Although severe hunger has not been a major issue in Europe and Central Asia in the past 20 years, the region is in part facing an increase of moderate food insecurity – understood as irregular access to nutritious and sufficient food –, while also dealing with the widespread rapid growth of obesity, challenging its ability to achieve food security and improved nutrition, as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2.
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