CFS Members endorse new Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition

Members of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed the first-ever Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition aiming to support countries and others in their efforts to eradicate all forms of hunger and malnutrition by utilizing a comprehensive food systems approach.
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First phase of COVID-19 vaccination campaign for UN personnel in Italy has begun, targeting those working in vulnerable, frontline care situations

Beginning late last week, 180 first responders from the International Organization for Migration (OIM) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), as well as a small number of first responders from the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and FAO, were vaccinated in the headquarters of FAO by its medical team.
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FAO Members endorse Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture

The 34th session of FAO's Committee on Fisheries (COFI34) ended its week-long meeting on Friday with its Members endorsing the first-ever Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, urging stronger action to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and stressing the importance of recovering from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Committee on World Food Security (CFS47)

8-11 February 2021 (virtual)

The CFS 47 Plenary session will be held on 8 - 11 February 2021 

Call for Side Events: To enrich and complement the CFS 47 and to give its partners and stakeholders an opportunity to highlight their work, CFS will organize 12 virtual side events over the four days – 3 per day, in parallel during the lunch break.

To apply to organize one of these side events, please download and complete the side events application form, and return it to CFS-side-events@fao.org by COB, Friday 08 January 2021.

For any queries on side event matters please consult the CFS Secretariat at: CFS-side-events@fao.org.

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FAO welcomes €40 million from Germany to help farmers withstand shocks like COVID-19 and extreme climate events

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a €40 million contribution from Germany to help farmers and fishers withstand threats like COVID-19 and extreme climate events.
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Committee on World Food Security kicks off calling for comprehensive transformation of agri-food systems

The 47th Session of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has kicked off today with a call to step up joint action towards a comprehensive transformation of global agri-food systems, in order to make them more inclusive, resilient and sustainable, as well as to tap their potential to contribute to the fight against poverty, hunger , all forms of malnutrition, and inequality.
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Food prices rise sharply in January

FAO’s Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities and was released today, averaged 113.3 points in January, marking a 4.3 percent increase from December 2020 and reaching its highest level since July 2014.
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New project to boost sustainable wildlife management and food security in southern Africa

FAO and the French Development Agency (AFD) today launched a new 3.5 million Euro project to improve sustainable wildlife management and food security in the world’s largest terrestrial transfrontier conservation area.
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Global fisheries and aquaculture hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic, says FAO report

Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in 2021 as lockdowns affect supply and demand across the sector, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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Fisheries and aquaculture are a critical part of global agri-food systems transformation, says FAO Director-General

Fisheries and aquaculture are of critical importance for global agri-food systems transformation as well as recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today.
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Transforming agri-food systems will shape the future, FAO chief told World Economic Forum

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu called today for “global synergistic action before it is too late” to transform the world’s agri-food systems. He spoke at a high-profile panel at the World Economic Forum’s annual “Davos” get-together.
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Prominent global leaders in science, industry and government meet to step up fight against antimicrobial resistance

Prominent global leaders in science, industry and government joined today an United Nations effort to fight antimicrobial resistance, described as a slow-moving pandemic by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu.
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