Human, animal, plant & environmental health are all inextricably linked.

This means that to address global health issues, we must collaborate across all sectors.

A #OneHealth approach is key.

But what is One Health exactly?

#AnimalHealth

To build a better future for all, we need to address global health issues by collaborating across all sectors.

Because human, animal, plant, and environmental health are all inextricably linked.

Let's work together for #OneHealth !

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#OneHealth

Did you know that 36% of agrifood workers in the world are women?

Yet, #RuralWomen earn nearly 20% less than men and have reduced access to land, credit, technology and information.

This has to change.

#LetsGrowEquality #YearOfTheWomanFarmer

The Food and Agriculture Organization Food Price Index averaged 119.1 points in April, up 0.3% from its revised March level, while down 9.6% from its year-earlier level.

Rising international quotations for meat, cereals and vegetable oils offset drops for dairy and sugar.
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#Wastewater is a valuable resource, not a problem.

When properly treated, we can use it to reduce pollution & combat water scarcity!

#WaterAction

In 2023, nearly 282 million people experienced acute food insecurity.

Global Report on Food Crises 2024 is sounding alarm as conflict, weather extremes & economic shocks further increased hunger in already vulnerable countries.

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#GRFC24 #FightFoodCrises

🔸 Floods
🔸 Droughts
🔸 Typhoons

We must focus on predicting and acting ahead of crises before they unfold.

Because #AnticipatoryAction saves lives and livelihoods.

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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

17 goals.
6 years to achieve them.
1 future.

Food & agriculture lie at the heart of achieving each & every one of the 17 #SDGs .

FAO is committed to help build a better future for all, learn how 👉bit.ly/3JGDVkS

#ActNow #4Betters

🚨 OUT NOW!

👉Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (WHO)/World Organisation for Animal Health preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses

Insights on the public health threats and animal transmission risks linked to highly pathogenic #avianinfluenza (HPAI) A(H5N1).

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Are you from a country or region whose efforts in restoring an ecosystem could inspire others around the world?

Get recognized as a World Restoration Flagship under the @‌UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration!

Apply by 31 May 👉 bit.ly/442x3ZL

#GenerationRestoration

Water is _______.

Share the first 3⃣ words you see in the comments below 👇

#WaterAction #WASAG

Forested watersheds and wetlands provide 75% of the world's accessible freshwater.

Annually over 12.5M tonnes of plastic are used in agriculture.

Plastics can boost yields but degrade into microplastics, threatening ecosystems and #FoodSecurity .

Lev Neretin explains what Food and Agriculture Organization is doing to turn the tide on plastic pollution.

#INC4 #BeatPlasticPollution

Our world is made of an invisible web.

Loss of species weakens this web & can alter an entire ecosystem, & this affects us too.

Take pollinators for example. Without them, most of our food wouldn't exist.

Food and Agriculture Organization's work to protect #biodiversity 👉 bit.ly/3Fkqo1s

Vaccinating a goat can make a difference for rural families that depend on livestock for their livelihoods.

💉Vaccinating an animal👉0.40 USD
🐐Losing one animal👉100 USD

See how Food and Agriculture Organization provides life-changing support to small farmers in remote areas in Yemen.

#WorldVeterinaryDay

Up to 60–80% of the population is engaged or reliant on agriculture for income in Sudan. But farming & pastoral activities have been scarred by over one year of conflict.

5⃣ things to know about it's devastating impact on agriculture & #FoodSecurity : fao.org/emergencies/re…

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If well managed, urban forests and trees can reduce air temperature by up to 8 degrees Celsius

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