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Liaison Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (@FAO) in New York. Follow our Director-General, QU Dongyu, @FAODG.
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FAO Livestock
@FAO promotes sustainable livestock production that meets food needs while maintaining healthy 🐓🐃🐐, people & environment #OneHealth | Follow @FAODG QU Dongyu
FAO in Emergencies
Saving lives through stronger, more resilient livelihoods. Follow our Director-General QU Dongyu, @FAODG.
Looking for Internship Opportunities ❓
Explore exciting internship positions across various work areas at the Food and Agriculture Organization Liaison Office in New York!
Go to our website to learn more
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Agrifood systems are climate solutions.
Read the new Action Plan guiding countries & stakeholders, ensuring that
Food and Agriculture Organization's Strategy on Climate Change helps to effectively tackle the #ClimateCrisis .
👉 bit.ly/4cEcbvZ
#INARC8
“If we act now and act fast, the world will have not another major crisis on its hands.'
- Reena Ghelani and Beth Bechdol raise the alarm on the El Niño crisis in Southern Africa at the noon briefing.
📷: Jaspreet Kindra - wear a mask
Report by UN News: news.un.org/en/story/2024/…
From #Berlin to #NY , Germany is an important partner & ally of Food and Agriculture Organization.
We prioritize:
- agriculture in emergencies - it's relevant & cost-effective
- #AnticipatoryAction ahead of crises - it save lives, livelihoods and limits crop & livestock losses
- gender and youth engagement
At the joint United Nations General Assembly, United NationsECOSOC Thematic event panel on #ElNiño , Food and Agriculture Organization's DDG Beth Bechdol stressed that early warnings mean nothing unless followed by meaningful action.
Full statement ➡ bit.ly/4aWXjaO
#AnticipatoryAction
Your chance to be recognized as a UN World Restoration Flagship is here!
If you know or are part of an initiative that is restoring nature, apply for the prestigious #GenerationRestoration United Nations award.
📅Apply by 31 May
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Farmers, pastoralists, foresters and fishers bear the most immediate impacts of climate shocks such as #ElNiño .
At Food and Agriculture Organization, we know that acting ahead of crises means protecting people's lives and livelihoods with benefits that reach far into the future.
#AnticipatoryAction
To effectively mitigate the impacts of El Niño events, we need to focus on predicting crises before they unfold to save lives and livelihoods.
Learn more about Food and Agriculture Organization's work in #AnticipatoryAction 👉 bit.ly/3H45C6W
How many more “wake-up calls” do we need? The #GRFC findings call us to REAL & DIFFERENT actions. The case for stronger focus on emergency agricultural aid amid disasters is clear.
Let's rethink responses to crises & act NOW. Thanks🇮🇹🇧🇷🇺🇬🇪🇺& Global Network Against Food Crises for this discussion.
At the Round Table Policy Dialogue on Addressing Global Food Insecurity and Famine Risk, Food and Agriculture Organization DDG Beth Bechdol stressed that it's unacceptable that food insecurity & malnutrition have become our “new normal” & we need to tackle food crises TOGETHER.
➡️fao.org/new-york/fao-s…
Join Food and Agriculture Organization & UN Environment Programme online for a #UNFF19 side event on the transformative potential of #EcosystemRestoration
Sustainable horizons: showcasing progress in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏰ 13:15-14:30 EDT
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#GenerationRestoration
