🔴#Gaza: Food and Agriculture Organization is delivering over 2400 veterinary kits to livestock-keeping households to improve animal health and preserve herding livelihoods across the Strip.  The shipment is the first to enter the Strip since the escalation of hostilities began fao.org/newsroom/detai…

.António Guterres welcomes efforts to restore calm and organize parliamentary elections in #Bangladesh, with the support of an interim government. He stands in full solidarity with people of Bangladesh. Full statement: un.org/sg/en/content/…

🤔Myth or Fact? All camelids have humps. 🐪 🦙 🐫 #YearOfCamelids #IYC2024

💧Water is life. 💧Water is food. ❌Water is NOT an infinite resource. It's time to stop taking water for granted. Let's take #WaterAction for food and be the change our world needs.

🌀FAO 🇧🇩 mobilized resources to provide emergency support to over 15,000 households affected by cyclonic storm "Remal" in 2024, aiming to restore livelihoods & improve their lives with support from CERF - The UN's emergency fund & Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA).

#DYK 80% of our waste #water flows back to nature untreated? Safe use of wastewater can help us combat water scarcity and reduce environmental pollution. #WaterAction

Today, UNRC AI of #Bangladesh, Tuomo Poutiainen & the UN country team met - Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Hon. Advisor to the 🇧🇩 Ministries of Finance & Commerce. UN's engagement in key socio-economic reforms; and its current development work & humanitarian programmes were on the agenda.

💪Bangladeshi youths are leading the way to transform its agrifood systems. Read below to know more about how FAO is supporting smallholder farmers in its northwestern region to access markets and to sell their products.

733 million people faced hunger in 2023. The world is off track to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030. Swipe to learn what are the major drivers and possible solutions to hunger and malnutrition ⏩ #SOFI2024 #ZeroHunger

.Jiaoqun Shi , FAO Representative in Bangladesh, recently met with the Chief Advisor of #Bangladesh and reiterated commitment of FAO🇧🇩 to assist priorities of the interim government and efforts to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). #betterlife

#Bangladesh makes a step towards ensuring #humanrights. The Interim Government has formally acceded to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances - #ICPPED. This is a significant move to combat impunity & ensure justice.

Food brings us together. It is a universal principle of life that we should all have access to enough, nutritious, diverse, affordable and safe foods. Every day, for everyone, everywhere. #WorldFoodDay #RightToFood

.Food and Agriculture Organization 🇧🇩 & Bangladesh Agricultural University conducted regional training sessions for farmers, pesticide dealers, & DAE officers in Barishal for, 🧤Capacity development of improved management of Highly Hazardous Pesticides & chemicals & 👩‍🌾Promoting safe farming practices.

🇧🇩 experienced flash floods recently affecting, 🧑‍🌾5.9M people,including 1.3M farmers 🐟186,000 fishponds 🐄 3M animal casualties 🌾 $394M agricultural damage including aman rice production FAO🇧🇩 is working w Ministries to restore livelihoods & reduce food consumption gap.

Today Jiaoqun Shi, FAO Representative in #Bangladesh met w Farida Akhter, Adviser, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock & recapitulated FAO's commitment in combating hunger & support in addressing food #security, #agriculture & rural development challenges for the people of 🇧🇩.

Trees and urban forests can make our cities cooler, greener, healthier and happier places to live. They even act as air filters, improving air quality for city dwellers! #WorldCleanAirDay #CleanAirNow #GreenCities

FAO Rep in #Bangladesh Jiaoqun Shi, met w Dr. Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian,Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, & discussed strategies for 🇧🇩 to become a food-sufficient nation,& progress in commercialization, diversification, mechanization, & digitalization of #agriculture sector.

✍️Food and Agriculture Organization Feature Story! In Subarnarchar village, southeast of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-year-old Sribash Chandra Das has become a role model for farmers. Remarkably, just three years ago, he nearly gave up on farming altogether. 🔗bit.ly/4ga4vTU #FoodHeroes #WorldFoodDay

🇧🇩 Bangladesh made significant strides in urban #food security in 2023! Our joint United Nations programme in #Bangladesh implemented impactful initiatives and innovative solutions, aligning with key SDGs. Explore more in our Annual Report: annualreport.jointsdgfund.org/2023-propellin…

.Jiaoqun Shi , FAOR #Bangladesh met w Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.), Adviser, Ministry of Agriculture & reassured FAO's support in achieving food security and sustainable #agricultural transformation in 🇧🇩