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FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger. FAO supports governments and partners to design the right policies and programmes to end hunger, promote food security and promote sustainable agriculture for millions of people around the world.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 members - 194 countries and the European Union ...
FAO's statistical work. Sound and timely statistics are key to inform decisions, policies and investments that tackle issues related to food and agriculture, from hunger and malnutrition to rural poverty, from food systems productivity to the sustainable use of natural resources or to climate change. FAO is dedicated to collecting, analysing ...
About FAO's statistical system. The Statistics Division (ESS), together with statistics units embedded in technical departments and statisticians deployed in decentralized offices, constitute FAO’s statistical system. ESS Director, who also plays the role of FAO's Chief Statistician, is responsible for the overall coordination and governance ...
FAO's call for agrifood systems transformation resounds at UN Biodiversity COP16 in Colombia. 01/11/2024. Through several events and new publications, FAO put the spotlight on agrifood systems as biodiversity solutions. RSS see more news.
FAO uses multiple indicators to monitor the various aspects of these complex issues. Two of these indicators, the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) and the Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) , are being used to monitor the world’s progress toward achieving SDG2.
FAO is dedicated to recruiting the best staff possible, hiring internationally minded people to carry out its work toward the eradication of hunger. We invite you to explore the opportunities and benefits of working with us. FAO particularly welcomes applications from qualified women. and from qualified nationals of Non-and Under-Represented ...
FAO, KSP, and Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs Unveil Programme to Revitalize Indonesia's Agriculture. Jakarta, 2 October 2024 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)... Prevent every rabies death: WHO and FAO highlight need for urgent, comprehensive action on World Rabies Day 2024.
FAO’s role. Keeping food safe is a complex process that starts on the farm and ends with the consumer. FAO is the only international organization overseeing all aspects of the food chain, thereby providing a unique, 360° vision on food safety. A longstanding partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) enhances this perspective.
The Unjust Climate – A Focus on India. Date: Wednesday, 16 October 2024. Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Join us for our upcoming event on FAO’s Report ‘The Unjust Climate. Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth’ – a Focus on India. We have an interesting line-up of knowledge-sharing sessions ...
