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Empowering Tomorrow’s Leader: The Role of Youth in Agrifood Systems Transformation
16/07/2024
Recognizing the pivotal role of youth, the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a webinar in collaboration with the Office of Youth and Women (OYW).
Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Mountain Development
25/03/2024
Join the Mountain Youth Hub to make your mark in shaping a more sustainable future for mountain communities around the globe.
Statement by the FAO Director-General on the food security situation in Gaza
12/11/2023
I am profoundly distressed by the loss of lives and the human catastrophe unfolding due to the violence taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in Gaza.
Framing the future: World Food Forum Photo Exhibition on Climate Action and Agrifood Systems Transformation
17/10/2023
The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva joined hands with the United Nations (UN) Organizations in Geneva to open the World Food Forum (WFF) photo exhibition at the Palais des Nations.
The education track of the WFF in collaboration with YUNGA announce the return of School Assemblies at FAO
03/08/2022
The World Food Forum and the Youth United Nations Global Alliance are holding an in-person school assembly during the World Food Forum’s Flagship Event on 19 October 2022.
FAO’s PPR Secretariat and the WFF Innovation Labs launch first Transformative Research Challenge PPR Special Prize
01/08/2022
FAO’s Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Secretariat and the World Food Forum (WFF) Innovation Labs are joining hands for the first Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) PPR Special Prize.
World Food Forum: FAO Director-General encourages young change-makers to adopt healthy diets for a healthy planet at YUNGA School Assembly
19/10/2022
The youth of today are the change-makers to end hunger, create a better food future for everyone, and build a more environmentally friendly world QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), told attendees of the World Food Forum’s Youth and United Nation Global Alliance (YUNGA) School Assembly event.
Call for videos on school food
05/08/2021
Call for videos on school food Join FAO’s Junior World Food Day (WFD) campaign by participating to the call for videos on school food from children and school staff. Send us your video in which you explain what food you eat in school, what you enjoy the
Welcome to the G20 Green Garden
06/08/2021
Welcome to the G20 Green Garden Situated in Rome’s famous Appia Antica Park, the G20 Green Garden invites you to reflect on the future of our planet. This open-air museum celebrates biodiversity, nature and Rome’s ancient heritage while calling for global solidarity to create a sustainable future for all.
FAO and UNICEF host a masterclass on revolutionizing food education
14/10/2021
On 4th October, more than 250 people from across the world virtually joined the FAO and UNICEF-led masterclass “Revolutionizing food education in youth for more sustainable food pathways”.
Engaging youth to secure the sustainable future of food
14/07/2021
“The future of food belongs to the young people of today,” said QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at a side event of the 2021 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), highlighting the importance of active youth engagement for a more sustainable food future for all.
Summary of the FAO One Health Youth Dialogue for the World Food Forum 2021
21/01/2022
This document summarises and synthesizes the online event The One Health Future we want: One Heath Youth Dialogue, held as part of the World Food Forum on 5 October 2021.
World Pulses Day leverages the power of youth to transform agrifood systems
10/02/2022
The cultivation of pulses, combined with the power of young people, can help achieve a transformation in our agrifood systems, said QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at a virtual event held to mark World Pulses Day.