n Quincy Jones Was a ‘Musician’s Musician’ Who Was Uniquely Beloved in the Cutthroat Music Industry By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:30:37 +0000 A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday at 91 years old Full Article
n This Stunning New Atlas Explores Humanity’s Ancient Relationship With Space and the Universe By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:00:31 +0000 Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day Full Article
n See a Film That Reimagines History on the Malaysian Island That Served as a Refugee Site After the Vietnam War By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:11:03 +0000 The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people alive in the world Full Article
n France to collaborate on FAO strategic objectives By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO and French research institutions will step up cooperation in key research areas and coordinate their actions within the global framework of FAO’s renewed strategy. Two agreements signed today cover a [...] Full Article
n Nutrition and food safety remain top priorities for FAO and WHO By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) will continue to work closely on nutrition, food safety and antimicrobial resistance issues, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and WHO Director Margaret [...] Full Article
n FAO Director-General applauds UN Secretary-General's stance on hunger By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today praised UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon for his support in the fight against hunger at a meeting with FAO member countries, the Committee [...] Full Article
n Six months after disaster, Philippine farmers bring in the harvest By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Tens of thousands of farmers are bringing in their first rice harvest just six months after one of the worst typhoons to ever hit the Philippines left their fields in [...] Full Article
n Latin America and the Caribbean redouble efforts to eradicate hunger By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Representatives of all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have gathered here this week to agree on the actions needed to definitively eradicate hunger in the region before 2025. [...] Full Article
n Crisis-hit farmers receive seeds and tools in Central African Republic By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 16 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT A major operation to distribute seeds and tools has been launched in the Central African Republic to support [...] Full Article
n Pope Francis to attend the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 20 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Pope Francis will add his voice to the fight against hunger and malnutrition by addressing the Second International [...] Full Article
n FAO urges global commitment to tackle world's nutrition challenges By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today called on countries to put nutrition high on their national and international agendas, and to take a lead role in the upcoming Second [...] Full Article
n Determined to deliver By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 28 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT In his address to the Joint Meeting of the Finance and Programme Committees this morning, the Director-General assured Members of the determination and commitment to delivery of the current Programme [...] Full Article
n Countries recognize vital role of small-scale fishers By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Countries today endorsed a set of wide-reaching guidelines that will boost the already vital [...] Full Article
n Family farmers' market being held in FAO headquarters Atrium By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Family farming is inextricably linked to national and global food security. Both in developing and developed countries, family farming is the leading form of agriculture in food production. Family farmers [...] Full Article
n Council begins By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT The Director-General opened the session this morning noting that FAO is on the right track, and that its sharpened focus needs to translate to concrete benefits at [...] Full Article
n Morocco's first South-South Cooperation agreement to benefit Guinea and other countries in Africa By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Building on previous efforts, the Kingdom of Morocco will offer technical assistance to the Republic of Guinea through a South-South Cooperation Tripartite Agreement signed today at FAO headquarters by FAO [...] Full Article
n FAO appoints Prince Laurent of Belgium Special Ambassador for Forests and the Environment By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Prince Laurent of Belgium was today appointed FAO Special Ambassador for Forests and the Environment. The announcement was made by FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at the Organization’s Committee on [...] Full Article
n South-South Cooperation By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT A recent side event during the Council last week promoted South-South Cooperation (SSC) as a cost-effective means to addressing food insecurity, showcased FAO’s role as a facilitator and voiced the [...] Full Article
n FAO and China team up in SSC tripartite agreement to boost local farmers in Namibia By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO and China have signed a two-year tripartite cooperation agreement worth about N$10.5 million (US$1.5 million) that will boost the efforts of local farmers in Namibia. The agreement, which is [...] Full Article
n MERCOSUR Government representatives praise FAO's support of family farming and hunger eradication efforts By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Santiago, Chile- The declaration of the XXI Specialized Meeting on Family Farming of MERCOSUR (REAF, in Spanish) held last week in Argentina, acknowledged the advances promoted by FAO’s Director General, [...] Full Article
n FAO and Thomson Reuters Foundation to launch online food security information service By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the corporate charity of the world’s biggest news and information providers, is teaming up with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to improve [...] Full Article
n President of Azerbaijan visits FAO By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, met today with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at FAO headquarters in Rome. With agriculture growing at a 6 [...] Full Article
n FAO Director-General to visit 7 countries and to attend 3 multilateral conferences in the next seven weeks By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva will be away from Rome during the next few weeks. During this period he will be involved in a range of [...] Full Article
n Senior FAO staff brief United States Senators By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Senior staff at FAO yesterday briefed a delegation of five U.S. Senators on FAO’s work on resilience, nutrition, fisheries, climate change, [...] Full Article
n Saudi Arabia helps FAO respond to the dire state of food security in Iraq By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Bagdad/Rome - FAO is scaling-up critical food and agriculture assistance to highly vulnerable rural households in Iraq thanks to a generous $14.7 million grant from Saudi Arabia. The donation is [...] Full Article
n Food security tops agenda of FAO Director-General's meeting with India's Prime Minister Modi By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT The [...] Full Article
n FAO at your fingertips By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT As part of its efforts to create awareness on the fight against hunger and malnutrition, FAO launched today a free mobile application that showcases the main sections [...] Full Article
n Queen Letizia of Spain to attend the Second International Conference on Nutrition By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Rome/New York – Queen Letizia of Spain will join international efforts against hunger and [...] Full Article
n Oceans crucial for our climate, food and nutrition By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Better management of the world's ocean resources is crucial to ensuring food global security, [...] Full Article
n FAO calls for “paradigm shift” towards sustainable agriculture and family farming By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Policy makers should support a broad array of approaches to overhauling global food systems, [...] Full Article
n FAO urges Europe to support nutrition and sustainable farming By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Milan - European governments must help combat [...] Full Article
n Ministers meet at FAO to discuss role of commodity markets By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Rome - Governments ought to review the [...] Full Article
n Rome Based Agencies making an impact in Burkina Faso By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO, IFAD and WFP/Burkina [...] Full Article
n Dialogues, committees and voluntary contributions By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Between last week’s Global Dialogue on Family Farming, a visit from President Evo Morales and the 3Full Article
n Building on trust By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Meeting of the Finance and Programme Committees met yesterday morning. In [...] Full Article
n FAO Director-General appoints Jacques Diouf as FAO Special Envoy for the Sahel and the Horn of Africa By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today appointed Jacques Diouf as Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Sahel. In his new role, the former Director-General Jacques Diouf will [...] Full Article
n Director General opens FAO Council meeting By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva today opened the 150th session of the FAO Council, highlighting the successful conclusion of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), held last month in [...] Full Article
n Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Agriculture welcomes FAO transformational changes By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Rome, 2 December 2014 – The Ministers of Agriculture of the European Union and of other Mediterranean countries welcomed FAO’s transformational changes implemented in the last two years, and underlined [...] Full Article
n FAO Council closure: Director-General urges Members to focus on implementation early in 2015 By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT 5 December 2014, Rome – At the closure of the FAO Council held today, the [...] Full Article
n International Conference on South-South Cooperation praises FAO's leadership and facilitation role By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Marrakesh, 15 December 2014 – African Ministers of Agriculture recognized the facilitating role of FAO “under the new strategic framework established with the leadership of the [...] Full Article
n FAO Director-General highlights International Year of Soils to Agriculture Ministers in Berlin By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Berlin- FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has highlighted some of the most important events on the organization’s 2015 calendar during meetings with agriculture ministers who attended the Global Forum [...] Full Article
n GRULAC endorses FAO Director-General's candidature for a second term By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Just announced by the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) The Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) of FAO in Rome is pleased to endorse the [...] Full Article
n Incumbent Director-General only candidate for election By www.fao.org Published On :: Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Rome - José Graziano da Silva, the [...] Full Article
n Africa Regional Group endorses FAO Director-General's candidature for a second term By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Rome, The Africa Regional Group of Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives accredited to the Rome based UN Agencies have announced the endorsement of the candidature of Dr. José Graziano da Silva [...] Full Article
n Register now and be part of the television audience: RAI3 documentary series at FAO By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scala Mercalli hosted by Italian environmentalist Luca Mercalli begins filming in the Sheikh Zayed Centre in FAO this week! Episodes will be shot in front of a live audience every Thursday [...] Full Article
n Near East Group endorses FAO Director-General's candidature for a second term By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Rome, 02 March 2015 - In a letter addressed to the Director-General, the Chairperson of the Near East Regional Group has announced their endorsement of the candidature [...] Full Article
n FAO feeding knowledge By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Part of the Feeding Knowledge platform, an initiative [...] Full Article
n Main features of the Medium Term Plan 2014-17 (Reviewed) and Programme of Work and Budget 2016-17 are outlined By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT The 2016-17 Programme of Work and Budget will consolidate the existing actions within the Medium Term Plan and the Strategic Framework, emphasizing areas to reflect recent trends and developments, with [...] Full Article
n Asia Regional Group endorses FAO Director-General's candidature for a second term By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT In a letter addressed to the Director-General, the Ambassador of Malaysia to FAO, on behalf of the Chair of the Asia Group, has announced the endorsement of the [...] Full Article
n BRICS's new mandate to reinforce coordination in FAO By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Rome, 23 March 2014 - In a meeting held last Friday, the Permanent Representatives of Brazil, China, India, Russian Federation and South Africa to FAO informed the Director-General of the [...] Full Article
