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Keep up to date with the most recent news and perspectives on developing trends and FAO's initiatives to support the implementation of the SDGs at local, national, regional and global levels.
SDG Agrifood Accelerator Programme at Science and Innovation Forum 2024
18/10/2024
In-person side event of the 2024 HLPF, Uniting Forces: Integrating Science, Policy and Society to Achieve Zero Hunger: Watch the recording!
26/06/2024
On 10 July, FAO, DESA and the European Union convened a side event at the UN Headquarters in New York, “Uniting Forces: Integrating Science, Policy and Society to Achieve Zero Hunger" help in UNHQ.
FAO launches new project in Lesotho on Harnessing SDG-based Agrifood System Transformation through the Empowerment of the Next-Generation of Agrifood Leadership in Africa (HASTEN)
18/06/2024
FAO launches new project in Rwanda on Harnessing SDG-based Agrifood System Transformation through the Empowerment of the Next-Generation of Agrifood Leadership in Africa (HASTEN)
09/05/2024
FAO launches new project in Sierra Leone on Harnessing SDG-based Agrifood System Transformation through the Empowerment of the Next-Generation of Agrifood Leadership in Africa (HASTEN)
06/05/2024
UN Convenes Global Experts to Assess Progress on SDG 2
19/04/2024
Fertile Dialogues: Navigating Agrifood Innovation Financing
15/02/2024
Insights from the FAO Agrifood Innovation Finance Debate
The Agrifood Innovation Finance Debate provided a dynamic platform for small and medium-sized agrifood enterprises (SMEs) and investors to explore diverse perspectives on the financing obstacles and opportunities, with a particular focus on Africa and Asia.
How can FAO better support countries in addressing governance of agrifood systems transformation to make them more sustainable, inclusive and resilient?
14/02/2024
Participate in our online call for stakeholders to share examples of governance-related measures and interventions with transformative impact for agrifood systems.
Leveraging Partnerships for Sustainable Agrifood Systems: The SDG Action Segment for Goal 2 at the 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum
01/02/2024
Newly Revised Guidance Note Available Now on FAO and the 2030 Agenda Follow-Up and Review
11/01/2024
FAO at COP28: Agrifood systems solutions to shape climate agenda
27/11/2023
SDG Agrifood Accelerator Programme - Innovators Spotlight Agrifood SMEs' Role in Food Systems Transformation at the UNFSS+2 and 2023 World Food Forum
31/10/2023
Innovators from the FAO SDG Agrifood Accelerator Programme have been shining a spotlight on their pioneering enterprises at numerous high-level events over the last number of months, including at the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) and the 2023 World Food Forum, highlighting the vital role SMEs play in catalyzing effective food system transformation while simultaneously accelerating SDG implementation at local levels.
Immediate action is needed to get Africa on track with global goals
11/10/2023
World Food Day and World Food Forum 2023 set to spark global action for water, climate action and sustainable agrifood systems
10/10/2023
Reflecting on the Outcomes of the SDG Summit: A Reconfirmation of the Global Commitment for Sustainable Development
09/10/2023
The recent SDG Summit held in New York on September 18-19, 2023, has once again demonstrated the world's commitment to the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite the challenges and setbacks over the last number of years, the adoption by consensus of the negotiated Political Declaration, which was subsequently endorsed by the UN General Assembly, reaffirms the SDGs as our primary roadmap for achieving sustainable development and addressing the multifaceted crises of our time.
Opinion article by Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the Office of Sustainable Development Goals in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).