The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) formalized last month its membership as a founding member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. 

This initiative,...

FAO works closely with the Digital Convergence Initiative to develop interoperability standards for farmer registries

A new Vacancy Announcement for the position of Social Policy Officer (Social Protection) P-2, has been posted today.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should scale up investments in expanding social protection systems, sharing best practices, promoting healthy diets, supporting smallholder farmers, enhancing agriculture resilience and promoting gender equality and socio-economic inclusion, said the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, during the 2024 APEC Leaders Dialogue.

The Organization ormalized its membership as a founding member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, a G20 initiative championed by Brazil to dramatically expedite efforts to achieve the eradication of poverty and hunger by 2030 as well as to reduce inequalities.

Rome - Rural populations are on the front line of climate change, but only 1.7 percent of the limited pool of climate finance currently reaches small-scale farmers. The challenge in responding to climate change is therefore not just to scale up climate finance but to ensure it...

A new Vacancy Announcement for the position of Social Policy Officer (Social Protection) P-3, has been posted today.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) push Caribbean nations to bolster climate action by integrating social protection plans into their updated Nationally ...

Dili/Timor-Leste - National and international partners gathered in Dili on 1 October 2024 to strengthen Timor-Leste's efforts in improving its homegrown school feeding programme, ...

Celebrated annually on October 16, World Food Day is an important opportunity to raise awareness for those suffering from hunger and to renew the world’s commitment to taking action against it. 

This year was dedicated to the “Right to foods for a better life and a ...

A new Vacancy Announcement for the position of Social Policy Officer (Social Protection) P-4 has been posted today.

En 2022, l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) a développé un cours en ligne en anglais, conçu pour guider les participants à travers les différentes façons dont la protection sociale peut contribuer à la gestion inclusive des risques climatiques. Récemmen...

Regional leaders gathered to assess progress in eradicating hunger, emphasizing the importance of promoting inclusive and sustainable public policies.

Urgent climate action is key to eradicating hunger and poverty, but climate mitigation policies can inadvertently exacerbate these issues in rural areas. Countries must design climate strategies that account for the impacts on the rural poor and that include social protection measures. 

L’agriculture intelligente face au climat permet à un collectif de femmes de fournir des repas nutritifs à des cantines scolaires.

Social protection plays a key role in the progressive realization of the right to adequate food for all.

New development mechanism advocates for the universal expansion of social protection 

At the Committee on Forestry and World Forest Week, social protection emerged as an innovative solution for enhancing resilience and livelihoods.

Keeping bees not only improves livelihoods for Masaai women in Tanzania. It also provides an integrated solution to many of the challenges small-scale farmers face, resulting in healthier forests, enhanced climate resilience and improved food security.

La protection sociale et les emplois décents sont des éléments essentiels pour la transformation des systèmes agroalimentaires, mais ils nécessitent un engagement politique fort.