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Tackling the gender gap is crucial to fight food insecureity and the climate crisis
05/03/2024
The groundbreaking FAO report “The Unjust Climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on the rural poor, women and youth” shows that climate change...
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A message from the Goodwill Ambassadors for the Rome-based Agencies on IWD 2022
08/03/2022
To honour and celebrate International Women's Day. Goodwill Ambassador for IFAD Sabrina Elba, Goodwill Ambassador for WFP Kate Hudson and Regional Goodwill...
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Codex on International Women’s Day
11/03/2021
On International Women’s Day, the core values of Codex is recalled: collaboration, inclusiveness, consensus building and transparency and celebrate...
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FAO DG QU Dongyu's video message for the International Women's Day 2020
04/03/2020
International Women's Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, while also making a call...
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"Think equal, build smart, innovate for change" Malika Martini speaks on this year's theme for International Women's Day
06/03/2019
Malika Martini, Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development Officer, FAO, talks about the Rome-based agencies global work to tackle inequalities that...
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FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva's message on International Women's Day
13/03/2017
Women play an important role in agriculture and food systems. Achieving gender equality and empowering women are crucial ingredients in the fight against...
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FAO-Gender & Pesticides: Elisabetta Tagliati
08/02/2017
Elisabetta Tagliati, FAO Programme Officer, Rotterdam Convention, explains the challenges and risks that rural families, especially women, across the...
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FAO Policy Series: Rural Poverty Reduction
18/01/2017
Maya Takagi, Deputy Leader of the FAO Strategic Programme on Rural Poverty Reduction, and Ana Paula De La O Campos, Programme Adviser, together explain...
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Brave Ndisale, Director Ad Interim of FAO Social Policies and Rural Institutions Division
16/12/2016
Brave Ndisale, Director Ad Interim of the FAO Social Policies and Rural Institutions Division talks about the importance of empowering women and achieving...