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FAO Regional Conference For Asia And The Pacific Aims At “Resilience From Within”
Sunday, 26 April 2026, 8:51 pm | UN FAO
Director-General urges collaboration as more regional Members move up the development ladder. More >>
FAO Launches Asia-Pacific Food Forum To Drive Regional Investment And Innovation
Sunday, 26 April 2026, 8:41 pm | UN FAO
Forum calls for urgent action to scale solutions, empower women and youth, and mobilize financing and recognizes two institutions as One Country One Product Centres of Excellence. More >>
Senior Agriculture Officials Meet As Asia-Pacific Faces Mounting Pressures On Food Security
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 8:11 pm | UN FAO
Opening the meeting, Alue Dohong, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, said regional cooperation was needed to overcome these challenges. More >>
Asia-Pacific Countries Gather In Hanoi To Tackle The Future Of Livestock
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 9:39 pm | UN FAO
Climate-smart livestock practices, One Health, better feed management, and stronger food safety standards can significantly reduce environmental impacts while improving productivity. More >>
Asia And The Pacific Make Progress Against Hunger, But Nutrition Challenges Persist, New UN Report Warns
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 8:28 pm | UN FAO
The report calls for unprecedented collaboration across sectors, stakeholders, and scales to redesign agrifood systems that can feed and nourish all people, sustain the planet’s natural bounty, and unlock equitable prosperity. More >>
Bay Of Bengal Countries Celebrate Small-Scale Fisheries On World Fisheries Day
Saturday, 22 November 2025, 6:54 pm | UN FAO
Observed globally on 21 November, World Fisheries Day recognizes the importance of sustainable fisheries for food security, livelihoods and economic growth. More >>
Global Deforestation Slows, But Forests Remain Under Pressure, FAO Report Shows
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 6:55 pm | UN FAO
Global Forest Resources Assessment provides detailed analyses for 236 countries and areas. More >>
Inter-Regional Digital Agriculture Forum Calls To Harness Innovations For Resilient Agrifood Systems
Saturday, 6 September 2025, 8:17 pm | UN FAO
Over three days, participants explored how digital technologies are transforming crops, livestock, fisheries, forestry, and the wider food supply chain. More >>
Innovation And National Product Branding Can Transform Agrifood Systems In Africa And Asia: FAO
Saturday, 19 July 2025, 7:59 pm | UN FAO
The event aimed to familiarize countries in Africa with Viet Nam’s successful transformative national target program on new rural development through its "One Commune One Product". More >>
USD42 Million Program Launched For Primary Forests In Southeast AsiaAnd The Pacific
Sunday, 29 June 2025, 5:53 am | UN FAO
The program will support the development of coherent policies, frameworks, and strategies at national and regional levels to help minimize the loss of primary forests, and promote the recognition of other effective area-based conservation mechanisms in ... More >>
FAO Welcomes New Assistant Director-General And Regional Representative For Asia And The Pacific
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 11:42 am | UN FAO
Prior to joining FAO, Mr Dohong, a national of Indonesia, served as Senior Advisor to the Minister for Environment and Head of the Environment Control Agency of the Republic of Indonesia since December 2024. More >>
Pacific Island Countries Endorse 'Growing The Pacific 2050' Strategy, Advancing Resilient And Inclusive Agrifood Systems
Saturday, 31 May 2025, 8:44 pm | UN FAO
The transformation of agriculture and forestry for more regeneration, productivity, and resilience was the central theme of the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry. More >>
FAO Presents Credentials To Tonga’s PM, Reaffirms Commitment To Agricultural & Fisheries Development
Saturday, 31 May 2025, 7:43 pm | UN FAO
This landmark event brings together Pacific Island nations to collectively address shared challenges and explore opportunities to advance agriculture and forestry across the region. More >>
Three Sites In China Among Six Newly Recognized As Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 4:40 pm | UN FAO
With the newest additions, FAO’s worldwide agricultural heritage network now consists of 95 systems in 28 countries around the globe. The newly designated systems take the number in China to 25- the most of any country while Brazil now has two, Mexico ... More >>
FAO Launches National Forest Inventory Learning Journey To Strengthen Forest Data Across Asia And The Pacific
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 9:04 pm | UN FAO
FAO’s Forestry Roadmap: From Vision to Action, 2024–31 underscores forests’ dual role in both protecting and restoring forests and driving productivity. The roadmap outlines strategic actions to guide sustainable forest management over the ... More >>
Southeast Asian Countries Advance Climate-smart Agriculture Through Regional Cooperation
Friday, 24 January 2025, 9:08 pm | UN FAO
FAO is committed to supporting these efforts and the ASEAN-CRN as part of its shared vision for sustainable agrifood systems transformation. More >>
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 >>
