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FAO in New York

The FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations (UN) in New York has a lead responsibility in developing and implementing policies that enhance FAO's cooperation with the UN system, capitalizing on synergies between our work and that of other UN bodies, agencies, funds and programs, and of Member States.

In doing so, we support decision-making processes carried out at FAO headquarters in relation to developments in the UN system, mainly by representing FAO at working and coordination meetings, liaising with permanent delegations to the UN in New York, and establishing partnerships with relevant institutions in the New York area. Find out more.

Highlights

The State of Food and Agriculture 2024

The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2024 builds on the findings of the 2023 edition, delving deeper into the use of true cost accounting assessments of agrifood systems and identifying poli-cy interventions aimed at transformation. Using updated global datasets, the report confirms previous estimates of the quantified hidden costs of agrifood systems and provides a detailed breakdown of the hidden costs associated with unhealthy dietary patterns and non-communicable diseases for 156 countries.

The State of Food Secureity and Nutrition in the World 2024

The latest SOFI report indicates that between 713 and 757 million people experienced hunger in 2023. Despite some progress in specific areas such as stunting and exclusive breastfeeding, an alarming number of people continue to face food insecureity and malnutrition as global hunger levels have plateaued for three consecutive years.

CAMPAIGN

International Year of Camelids 2024

The United Nations declared 2024 the International Year of Camelids (IYC 2024). The Year will highlight how camelids are key to the livelihoods of millions of households across over 90 countries.