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Reflecting on history, the present and a future even more fit for purpose as FAO 80th anniversary nears
19/12/2024
Rome - The approaching 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marks a time both to reflect on its history, its dynamic present and to look to the future and how to make FAO even more fit for purpose, Director-General QU Dongyu said today as he opened the Organization’s sixth Employee Recognition Awards ceremony.
Bilateral meeting with Ms Livija Pavićević, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia
16/12/2024
Rome - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Ms Livija Pavićević, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia, met at FAO headquarters in Rome to discuss ways to further foster collaboration between FAO and Serbia.
Director-General visits Thailand’s first GIAHS where buffaloes and humans shape the ecosystem
11/12/2024
Thale Noi, Thailand - Director-General QU Dongyu today visited the Thale Noi Wetland Buffalo Pastoral Agro-Eco-System in southern Thailand, the first site in the country to be designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS). Recognized under the FAO programme in 2022, it is a place where communities have found balance between livelihoods and taking care of the environment.
Bilateral meeting with The Honourable John Salong, Minister for Climate Change, Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management of Vanuatu
10/12/2024
Bangkok – The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with The Honourable John Salong, Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management of Vanuatu, on the margins of the International Soil and Water Forum 2024.
Director-General urges heads of FAO country offices to take collective action to the next level
10/12/2024
Bangkok – For the second year running, FAO has signaled its commitment to putting the needs of countries and regions front and center in the collective effort to steer the planet’s agrifood systems onto a more productive and sustainable pathway.
Bilateral meeting with Mr Dasho Thinley Namgyel, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Bhutan
09/12/2024
Bangkok – The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Dasho Thinley Namgyel, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Bhutan, on the margins of the International Soil and Water Forum 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Bilateral meeting with Retno L.P. Marsudi, UN Special Envoy on Water
09/12/2024
Bangkok – The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Retno L.P. Marsudi, UN Special Envoy on Water, on the margins of the International Soil and Water Forum 2024.
Bilateral meeting with HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand
09/12/2024
Bangkok – The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand on the occasion of the International Water and Soil Forum 2024, co-organized by FAO and the Kingdom of Thailand in Bangkok.
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Masadik Masood Malik, Federal Minister for Water Resources of Pakistan
09/12/2024
Bangkok – The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with H.E. Masadik Masood Malik, Federal Minister of Water Resources of Pakistan, on the margins of the International Soil and Water Forum 2024 taking place in Bangkok.
Bilateral meeting with Mr Osamu Kubota, Deputy Assistant Minister, Export and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
09/12/2024
Bangkok – The FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Mr Osamu Kubota, Deputy Assistant Minister, Export and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan in Bangkok on the margins of the International Soil and Water Forum.
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