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Side Events
Harmony High: Empowering Peaks, Nurturing Futures - Indigenous Youth Leading the Charge for Resilient Mountain Agriculture (UNPFII Side Event)
As the global community gathers for the 23rd Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), the side event "Harmony High" emerges as a beacon of inspiration, celebrating the resilience of Indigenous youth. This event is dedicated to unravelling the rich tapestry meticulously woven by Indigenous youth, particularly focusing on their contributions to sustainable agriculture in mountainous regions.
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Original
19 April 2024
Security Council
Maurizio Martina (FAO) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict - Security Council, 9560th meeting
Briefing by Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, during the 9560th meeting of the Security Council.
Audio Languages: English, Original
27 February 2024
Agencies, Funds & Programmes
COP28 Outcomes: Addressing climate change through agrifood systems solutions
Considering the momentum from COP28, the FAO Liaison Offices in Geneva and New York and the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) will jointly organize a hybrid briefing to discuss the outcomes from COP28 and their implications for agrifood systems.
Audio Languages: English
30 January 2024
Economic and Social Council
Resilient prosperity: Strategic Partnerships to Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation in Small Island Developing States (ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2024, SIDS Side Event)
This side event focuses on scaling up strategic partnership to advance Science, Technology and Innovation in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) towards a resilient future. The side event aims to explore and promote effective partnerships in science, technology and innovation to facilitate resilience prosperity and to achieve sustainable development in SIDS.
Audio Languages: English, Original
30 January 2024
Meetings & Events
Achieving SDG 2 without breaching the 1.5 °C threshold: A global roadmap (SIDS4 PrepComm Side Event)
On the occasion of the 1st Preparatory Committee Meeting for the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is organizing a side event on a brand-new policy roadmap to achieve SDG 2 Zero Hunger through ten action areas that would not only transform agrifood systems to provide healthy food for all, but also factor in climate-change measures along the way.
Audio Languages: English, Original
24 January 2024
Meetings & Events
Catalyzing global action for sustainable and resilient agri–food systems transformation to accelerate SDGs
Catalyzing global action for sustainable and resilient agri–food systems transformation to accelerate SDGs
Audio Languages: English, Original
20 September 2023
Press Conferences
Niger, Security Council, DSG & other topics - Daily Press Briefing
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Audio Languages: English, Original
26 July 2023
Meetings & Events
Financing for Sustainable and Inclusive Agrifood systems and Food Crises Prevention and Mitigation (HLPF 2023 Side Event).
The global economy experienced a renewed slowdown in 2022 fueled by a series of overlapping crises, including the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, more frequent extreme climatic events and conflict, increased food and fertilizer prices, general inflation and tightening financial conditions in most regions.f
Audio Languages: English
10 July 2023
Agencies, Funds & Programmes
Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production
Bees and other pollinators are fundamental for the health of ecosystems and food security. They help maintain biodiversity and ensure the production of nutritious food.
Audio Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Original
19 May 2023
Agencies, Funds & Programmes
Bringing people together over a cup of tea
The event, to be opened by FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, will focus on smallholder tea producers, who account for over 60 percent of global tea production. The day aims to raise awareness of the cultural, heritage and economic significance of tea around the globe.
Audio Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Original
19 May 2023
Side Events
Observance of the International Tea Day Thematic Event - A Magic Leaf: Tea for Green Development
The 74th Session of the General Assembly decided to designate 21 May as the International Tea Day. As an important economic crop, tea can play a significant role in rural development, poverty eradication and food security around the world.
Audio Languages: English, Original, Chinese
19 May 2023
Meetings & Events
International Day of Argania 2023
The United Nations will celebrate on 10 May 2023, the third International Day of Argania, since its proclamation by General Assembly Resolution A/RES/75/262 in 2021. Theme: Socio-economic development & sustainability of the Argan ecosystem.
Audio Languages: English
10 May 2023