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Director-General addresses Joint Meeting of FAO Programme and Finance Committees
20/05/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made “good progress” in supporting Members advance towards the 2030 Agenda and transforming their agrifood systems, Director-General QU Dongyu said today. He addressed the Joint Meeting of the 138th Session of the Programme Committee and the 199th Session of the Finance Committee, FAO governing bodies that provide recommendations to the FAO Council on matters related to the Organization’s programme of work. 

Director-General highlights role of youth in agrifood systems transformation at Y7 Summit
20/05/2024

Rome - Director-General QU Dongyu today addressed the Summit of the Youth 7 (Y7), a platform for young people to share their ideas and policy proposals with the Heads of State and Government of the Group of Seven (G7) countries.

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FAO Women's Committee lauded for its numerous achievements in recent years
17/05/2024
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today expressed his pride and gratitude for the work of FAO’s Women’s Committee underscoring how under its Chair, FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo, it has helped to advance gender equality and women's empowerment in FAO, and beyond.
Bilateral meeting with ZHANG Jiabao, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
17/05/2024
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, had a bilateral meeting with ZHANG Jiabao, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, at FAO Headquarters.
FAO’s regional foresight exercise is vital to address Europe and Central Asia’s agrifood systems’ vulnerabilities
16/05/2024
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today urged FAO Members in Europe and Central Asia to discuss strategies and policy options to transform agrifood systems so that they can feed into a regional foresight exercise for the region.
Bilateral meeting with the First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, H.E. Nino Tandilashvili
16/05/2024
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and H.E. Nino Tandilashvili, First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, met in Rome on the sidelines of the34th session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC) to discuss ways to further foster collaboration between FAO and Georgia.
Bilateral meeting with the Minister for Agriculture of Uzbekistan, H.E. Ibrohim Abdurahmonov
16/05/2024
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and H.E Ibrohim Abdurahmonov, Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, met in Rome on the sidelines of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC) to discuss ways to further foster collaboration between FAO and Uzbekistan.
Meeting with Slobodan Cvijanović, Assistant Minister, Department of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Rural Development of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
16/05/2024
Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and H.E. Slobodan Cvijanović, Assistant Minister, Department of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Rural Development of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, met in Rome on the sidelines of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe to discuss ways to further foster collaboration between FAO and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Nigina Anvari, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Tajikistan
16/05/2024
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Her Excellency Nigina Anvari, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, met on the sidelines of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe to discuss ways to further strengthen relations between FAO and Tajikistan.
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Civil7 Summit: Director-General calls for tighter collaboration with civil society to tackle discrimination and inequalities
15/05/2024

Rome – Working closely with civil society is critical to support rural people’s rights, promote equality and tackle discrimination, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at the Civil7 (C7) International Summit. 

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