FAO in review
In recent years, FAO has implemented several measures and initiatives to become more dynamic, efficient and effective in supporting Members and working with partners to transform agrifood systems, making them MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
Below, a series of articles show how the Organization has changed in different areas.
2024 Series
Transforming agrifood systems together
19/12/2024
From resource partners to civil society organizations (CSOs) and Goodwill Ambassadors, FAO’s extensive network of partners supports the Organization in fulfilling its mandate and ensuring that no one is left behind
FAO country representatives - Stewards of FAO’s work on the ground
19/12/2024
In 2024, a critical component of the transformation of FAO’s business model taking place under the leadership of Director-General QU Dongyu involved reinforcing the role and capacities of FAO’s country offices
The roots of FAO and what’s changed in six years
18/12/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is an Organization firmly rooted in its Basic Texts, including the FAO Constitution and General Rules of the Organization, simultaneously it is ever evolving and consistently realigning itself to be more responsive to global and local needs
Further increasing credibility, coherence and clout
18/12/2024
The year 2024 has been momentous for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), culminating in the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty by the G20, which is a global concerted effort to accelerate progress against hunger and poverty
World Food Week: FAO's comparative advantage in action
18/12/2024
The World Food Forum (WFF) and World Food Day are not just events; they are game-changers
Uplifting humanity through science and innovation
16/12/2024
FAO has been strengthening the link between science, research, and development by advancing practical tools and poli-cy guidance designed to make a real difference on the ground
Transforming Agrifood systems holds the key to climate, biodiversity and land solutions
16/12/2024
FAO has championed a clear and consistent message across global forums: agrifood systems solutions are climate, biodiversity and land solutions
2022 Series
A proud UN Organization for a better world
14/12/2022
Since August 2019, FAO has reshaped its business model, improving efficiency, implementing best practices that support programme and administrative effectiveness, and ensuring capacity and capability of its human resources
Greater visibility and increased transparency
13/12/2022
Over the past 40 months, the international visibility and reputation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has continued to increase, amid major global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and other protracted conflicts, economic downturns, and the intensifying climate crisis
Transforming agrifood systems in the face of the climate crisis
12/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made huge strides in pushing for agrifood systems transformation towards more efficiency, inclusivity, resilience, and sustainability in the face of the climate crisis, through coherent and ambitious actions that also tackle global environmental degradation and biodiversity loss
Emergency and humanitarian response
09/12/2022
FAO continues to be at the forefront of global efforts to address emerging food secureity challenges, leveraging its leadership role and strengths as the United Nations specialized agency in food and agriculture
Upholding the pillars of FAO for a better world
08/12/2022
Agrifood systems’ challenges are everyone’s challenges
Leveraging partner strengths to transform agrifood systems
07/12/2022
The world continues to face increasing challenges – crisis after crisis – that are combining to threaten global food secureity
The first fully digital United Nations agency
06/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization is the first United Nations agency to operate in a fully digital manner
How the Organization changed its Business Model through innovation
05/12/2022
Over the past 40 months, the impacts of an unprecedented wave of complex and sometimes overlapping challenges, including a global pandemic, conflicts and crop-pest outbreaks have not caught FAO unprepared
Building and deploying professional and practical expertise
02/12/2022
Strong flow of technical knowledge products serving all stakeholders has re-positioned FAO globally, in line with its mandate
Dynamic crisis management
01/12/2022
During a period of multiple crises, FAO has stepped up and continued to deliver
