FAO in Geneva
The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (FAO in Geneva) is working with partners to achieve FAO’s corporate goal and the wider Sustainable Development Agenda. It works as an advocacy and partnership platform, to ensure FAO’s role and impact is well understood... find out more.
Through the FAO in Geneva Thematic Dialogue Series, it is also championing key thematic issues of importance to FAO, its members and partners, leveraging key field work of the Organization.
Recent and upcoming events
6/ 12
2024
The Agroecological status of the Switzerland and Côte d’Ivoire: National assessments derived with TAPE
Hybrid Event, 06/12/2024
The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and Agroscope are pleased to invite you to a joint briefing and interactive discussion on the results of assessments evaluating the agroecological status of agricultural and food systems in Switzerland and Côte d’Ivoire.
2/ 12
2024
Pulp and Paper Industry: How to Make the Circular Economy Work?
Virtual Event, 02/12/2024
Launching a new publication on Circularity concepts in the pulp and paper industry – an online event organized jointly by the ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels
Highlights
IN FOCUS
Climate action
Actions to make agriculture sustainable are among the most effective measures to help nations adapt to and mitigate climate change.
FAO IN GENEVA THEMATIC DIALOGUE SERIES
New Dialogue series on Agroecology
Agroecology and its principles are increasingly recognized as a promising pathway for providing sustainable solutions to the issues of food security and nutrition
Publications
FAO Flagship publications
FAO’s State of the World publications provide a comprehensive overview
of the most pressing global issues associated with food and agriculture.
WEBSITE
FAO emergencies and resilience
In emergencies, FAO saves lives, safeguards livelihoods, and lays the foundations for resilience.
In Depth
FAO Observances
- International Year of Camelids 2024
- UN Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028) - Led by FAO and IFAD
- UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) - Led by FAO and WHO
- UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) - Led by FAO and UNEP