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Silent Pandemic Of Antimicrobial Resistance Continues To Raise Alarm
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:52 pm | UN FAO
Experts warn that if left unaddressed, AMR could undo decades of progress in medicine and food production, overburdening healthcare systems and severely impacting both human and animal health. More >>
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum 2024 Opens In Fiji To Share Agrifood Transformation Solutions
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 10:12 pm | UN FAO
Platform co-organized by FAO and the Government of Fiji showcases impact and scalability of innovation in the Pacific. More >>
Pacific Island Countries To Step Up For The Future Of Food In The Region
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 9:55 pm | UN FAO
As climate change, natural disasters, and non-communicable diseases escalate in the Pacific, along with the challenges of producing and distributing healthy and nutritious food, sustainable food systems are vital for the region’s current and future health. More >>
FAO Asia-Pacific Calls For Urgent Action To Protect ‘Right To Foods’
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 6:45 pm | UN FAO
This year’s World Food Day theme, “Right to Foods” for a Better Life and a Better Future, underscores the importance of the accessibility and affordability of a healthy diet as well as the long-term environmental health that sustains food ... More >>
FAO Launches New Science And Innovation Network To Transform Agrifood Systems In Asia-Pacific
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:32 am | UN FAO
Twenty-two countries in the region have identified twenty distinct Special Agricultural Products (SAPs) that are often neglected compared to staple crops. More >>
Enhancing Climate Finance For Agrifood Systems Transformation: Unlocking New Opportunities For Asia-Pacific
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 3:48 am | UN FAO
Despite the critical importance of addressing the impacts, there is a significant gap in climate finance reaching smallholder farmers and agri-micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). More >>
FAO Training Boosts Forest Data Collection In Southeast Asia
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:31 pm | UN FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has shared the latest tools and techniques to support data collection from satellite imagery for monitoring forests with experts across Southeast Asia, including for the subregion’s ... More >>
FAO Report: Global Fisheries And Aquaculture Production Reaches A New Record High
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:15 am | UN FAO
Aquaculture surpasses capture fisheries in aquatic animal production for the first time, The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 says. More >>
El Niño Exit Leaves Lasting Impact On Southeast Asia's Agricultural Systems, Stressing The Need For Preventive Measures
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:30 pm | UN FAO
A new brief by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)highlights that since February 2024, drier conditions have emerged in various pockets of the region, posing a threat to rice and wheat harvests and potentially delaying the onset ... More >>
Momentum For Gender-supportive Action & Investment Continues In Asia-Pacific
Monday, 11 March 2024, 7:31 pm | UN FAO
11/03/2024, Bangkok – Following on from last week’s high-profile advocacy of International Women’s Day, the momentum for action continued this week in Asia and the Pacific, with two UN agencies amplifying the calls for more action on investment ... More >>
Forty Asia-Pacific Countries Unite For An Agrifood Systems Transformation To Ensure Food Security Of Future Generations
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 8:37 pm | UN FAO
22/02/2024, Colombo – Forty countries from the Asia and Pacific region today agreed that transforming agrifood systems was imperative to providing food security for their children’s generation and beyond, the Food and Agriculture Organization of ... More >>
The Climate Crisis And Accessing Finance Top Agenda At APRC37
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 5:52 pm | UN FAO
The climate crisis and accessing finance top agenda at high-level gathering of Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries at APRC37 FAO hosts event where Ministers from the Asia-Pacific also discuss common ... More >>
Governments From Asia And The Pacific Gather To Review Lessons Learned From Pandemic And Environmental Crises
Monday, 19 February 2024, 6:42 pm | UN FAO
19/02/2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Government policymakers from across the vast Asia and Pacific region are meeting here this week to agree a pathway to reform their agrifood systems and accelerate recovery from pandemic and environmental crises, ... More >>
UN FAO Conference Convenes To Guide Recovery And Reforms Of Agrifood Systems In Asia-Pacific For Future Food Security
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 7:57 pm | UN FAO
31/01/2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – A major multilateral conference opened today in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo which aims to transform the Asia-Pacific region’s agrifood systems, after multiple human and economic crises have set back progress ... More >>
Ignoring The Need For Overhauling Our Agrifood Systems In The Asia-Pacific Region Would Seal The Fate Of Agenda 2030
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 11:04 pm | UN FAO
As the SDG deadline edges closer, ignoring the need for overhauling our agrifood systems in the Asia-Pacific region would seal the fate of Agenda 2030 18/12/2023, Bangkok – While some gains were made at the recent COP28 climate conference in ... More >>
FAO and partners join forces to mitigate the impact of El Niño in the ASEAN region
Friday, 15 December 2023, 7:46 pm | UN FAO
15/12/2023 Bangkok -- El Niño has made its presence felt in Southeast Asia and is projected to persist for at least the next three months. In July, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) officially declared the presence of El Niño conditions for the ... More >>
Asia-Pacific Sends A Strong Message To COP28
Friday, 17 November 2023, 7:20 pm | UN FAO
Transformation Towards An Inclusive And Resilient Agrifood System Is Critical To Achieving Global Climate Goals And Tackling Undernutrition 17/11/2023, Johor Bahru – An inclusive and resilient agrifood system is needed in the world’s most populous ... More >>
World Food Forum: Bridging technological gaps in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Small Island Developing States
Saturday, 21 October 2023, 7:14 am | UN FAO
Science and Innovation Forum event focuses on how to pave the way for investment and innovation in developing countries amid worsening impacts of climate crisis 19/10/2023 Rome - Making data, information, knowledge, investment and innovation available for ... More >>
Asia And The Pacific Is Advancing Inclusive Opportunities To Achieve An Agrifood Systems Transformation
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 7:58 pm | UN FAO
On International Day of Rural Women, Asia and the Pacific is advancing inclusive opportunities to achieve an agrifood systems transformation 17/10/2023, Bangkok, Thailand – Inclusive opportunities to break barriers to ensure gender equality, ... More >>
Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission encourages regional action to enhance management of nearly 20 percent of global forests
Sunday, 8 October 2023, 7:17 am | UN FAO
Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission encourages regional action to enhance management of nearly 20 percent of global forests 06/10/2023, Sydney – Action is needed to unlock the full potential of forests to achieve carbon-neutral economies in Asia ... More >>