UN report pinpoints potential hotspots of famine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE world has been placed on high famine alert, based on the latest report of two United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The report highlights that found countries have areas that could soon face famine if conditions continue to worsen in the […]
UN food agencies lend support to China over COVID-19 epidemic
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have jointly expressed solidarity with China and offered support to the country as it battles the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. In a joint letter to President Xi Jinping, the heads of […]
FAO Chief introduces innovation agenda to Council
Reading Time: 2 minutesROME: FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu vowed on Dec 2 to boost transparency across the Organization and proposed new institutional structures to achieve stronger results in two key focus areas – innovation and the interests of vulnerable people in Small Island Developing States, Less Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries. In his opening address to FAO’s […]