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Belgium and US to finance FAO-led support to Tonga

16/03/2022

Recovery activities will ensure improved food safety and security of communities impacted by Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption and tsunami

Historic FAO Regional Conference concludes in Asia and the Pacific

11/03/2022

Ministers forge consensus on upscaling digitalization of agriculture, greater mitigation efforts against climate crisis and tackling animal, pest diseases

Asia–Pacific region’s vulnerability to COVID-19 pandemic speeds up adoption of digital tech in agrifood systems

11/03/2022

FAO Director-General tells Regional Conference innovation can unlock new potential, bridge urban rural divide and empower youth and women

Asia-Pacific countries discuss ways of improving nutrition, lives and livelihoods in the wake of the global pandemic

10/03/2022

FAO Regional Conference focuses on innovation and digitalization to tackle crop and livestock diseases as well as build resilience to climate and weather-related threats

High-level delegations from 46 Asia-Pacific nations convene major FAO food and agriculture forum on COVID-19 recovery, climate crisis, livestock and crop diseases

08/03/2022

High-level delegations from UN FAO Member nationsacross Asia and the Pacific convened today for a four day session to address and respond to the damage done to economies and livelihoods in the food and agriculture sectors in the wake of the global pandemic.

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Supporting Small Island Developing States for a sustainable future

07/03/2022

FAO Director-General starts two-day visit to Maldives, as innovation and digitalization in SIDS countries are a key focus of FAO’s work

Civil society organizations and private sector to join regional governments in deliberations on agrifood systems and future food security for Asia and the Pacific

04/03/2022

Civil society organizations (CSO) from Asia and the Pacific have concluded a two-day virtual meeting in preparation for their participation in a major multilateral conference aimed at charting a course for the region’s food security and agrifood systems transformation.

Strengthening South-South and Triangular Cooperation for global agricultural development and transformation

28/02/2022

FAO in partnership with China co-organizes international event focusing on efforts to tackle hunger, malnutrition and inequality

Forests vital for green recovery in the Asia-Pacific region

22/02/2022

The ways in which forests can contribute to COVID-19 pandemic recovery will be in focus as FAO’s Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) meets this week.

Leading forestry experts and policy makers from 34 member countries will explore the immense opportunities for the forestry sector to...

Forty-six countries in Asia-Pacific to consider recovery plan after COVID-19 dealt heavy blow to lives and livelihoods in region’s food and agriculture sectors

09/02/2022

Advancing the application of innovation, science and digitalization to help an agrifood systems transformation in the world’s biggest and hungriest region

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Small Island Developing States: FAO convenes a global dialogue to update on latest initiatives

03/02/2022

Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami throws the vulnerability of the countries into sharp relief as they struggle to reach Sustainable Development Goals

Afghanistan: FAO welcomes $65 million contribution from Asian Development Bank to boost agriculture and food security

26/01/2022

Funds will protect lives and livelihoods of vulnerable rural communities, lay a foundation for recovery

Tonga volcanic eruption: what possible impact on agriculture and fisheries

21/01/2022

FAO is gearing up to respond as needed, based on its experience with previous disasters in Tonga and elsewhere

South-South Cooperation: FAO signs key agreement with Chinese Government

12/01/2022

The agreement marks the official launch of Phase III of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme after China’s announcement of an additional $50 million in funding

Number of hungry in Asia-Pacific swells by more than 50 million since the arrival of COVID-19

15/12/2021

According to the 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition by FAO and UNICEF

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Global Environment Facility approves FAO-led projects in Malaysia, Marshall Islands and Thailand

10/12/2021

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed approval from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for four FAO-led projects in eight countries, totalling more than $13.6 million in fundin...

FAO in Asia-Pacific calls for improvements to early warning systems as concerns grow over evolving avian influenza and potential threat to humans

10/12/2021

Cases of avian influenza are rising globally, with 272 additional events of outbreaks in birds recorded worldwide by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in little more than a month.

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