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Director-General visits fishermen association in Brazil, signs cooperation agreements
17/11/2024
Rio de Janeiro – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu visited the Association of Fishermen and Women Fisherfolk of the Itaipu Extractive Reserve and Itaipu Lagoon (Appreili) in Brazil on Sunday. The visit took place on the margins of the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro. It provided FAO with insights into the lives of fishermen and women who focus their work on preserving local practices and ensuring the community’s sustainability.
FAO Director-General highlights merits of Hand-in-Hand initiatives in Peru
15/11/2024
Lima – Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted the benefits of FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative (HiH) during an informal meeting with Peruvian government officials on Friday.
Bilateral meeting with The Honorable Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing and Trade, and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, of New Zealand
14/11/2024
Lima, Peru – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and The Honorable Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing and Trade, and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, of New Zealand met on the margins of APEC Ministerial Meeting in Lima.
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, President of the Republic of Peru
14/11/2024
Lima, Peru - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Her Excellency Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, President of the Republic of Peru, met on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting in Lima.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Majnun Mammadov, Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan
12/11/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan - FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu, met with H.E Majnun Mammadov, Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, on the margins of COP29.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Marina Silva, Minister of Environment of Brazil
12/11/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan - FAO Director General, Qu Dongyu, met with H.E Marina Silva, Minister of Environment of Brazil on the margins of COP29.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Miyazaki Katsura, Executive Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
12/11/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with H.E. Miyazaki Katsura, Executive Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on the sidelines of COP29.
FAO Director-General inaugurates Food and Agriculture Pavilion at COP29, highlighting agrifood systems' crucial role in climate action
12/11/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan– The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu officially opened today the Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the UN Climate Conference COP29 in Baku. This collaborative space, hosted in partnership with the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR), aims to drive decisive action in addressing the impacts of the climate crisis on food and agriculture.
Bilateral Meeting with the COP29 President, H.E Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Ecology of Azerbaijan
12/11/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan - FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu, met with COP29 President H.E Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Ecology of Azerbaijan, on the margins of COP29.
Director-General addresses the Joint Meeting of FAO Programme and Finance Committees
11/11/2024
Rome – It is a pivotal time for global development challenges and partners need to take longer-term perspectives, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu,, said Monday in his opening address to the Joint Meeting of the Programme and Finance Committees.
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