WELCOME TO FAO THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
...for a world without hunger
5 New Strategic Objectives 1. Eradicate hunger and malnutrition 2. Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable 3. Reduce rural poverty 4. Enable inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems 5. Increase the resilience of livelihoods from disasters
What can be expected from FAO? FAO is a neutral forum for debate. It provides a meeting place where nations can develop international policies, guidelines and conventions such as:
Conventions, Agreements, Policies and Guidelines Global Plan of Action for plant Genetic resources for food and agriculture Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible fisheries International Plant Protection Convention International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
What can be expected from FAO? FAO is also a center of excellence in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, natural resources and economic and social development. It provides key data and statistics in the form of:
Flagship Publications http://www.fao.org/publications The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) The State of the World's Forests (SOFO) The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) + Global reports on Livestock, soil, water, genetic resources, etc.
Databases http://www.faostat3/fao.org FAO collects and disseminates important data through publicly accessible databases on hunger, nutrition, land, forests, water, etc.
Food Price Index http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation The monthly Food Price Index informs about global price developments and is regularly updated.
Regular reports http://www.fao.org/giews/ Reports like the Food Outlook and country reports are regularly issued to inform about the global and national food security situation in many poor countries. Also Food Security assessment mission reports on hot spots like South Sudan, Somalia, North Korea, etc. GIEWS: Global Information and Early Warning System
Emergencies Countries in crisis http://www.fao.org/emergencies/en/ Many countries around the globe are hit by natural disasters and calamities, conflicts, etc. FAO is providing emergency assistance to these food insecurity hot spots and assisting them to build up resilience against future shocks. FAO emergency teams are on the field working closely with the most affected populations and are also regularly issuing updates about their work.
Regional and country representatives http://www.fao.org/aboutwho-we-are/worldwide-offices Rome, Italy HQ Regional Office for Africa RAF Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia - REU Regional Office for the Near East RNE Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific - RAP Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean RLC FAO has a network of regional, subregional and country offices around the globe. They run regional ebsites and provide local specific information in different languages.
International Campaigns FAO is running international campaigns to raise awareness on outstanding issues like family farming, food waste and looses, forgotten crops like quinoa, etc. http://www.fao.org/family-farming-2014 http://www.fao.org/save-food
What can a journalist from IFAJ expect from FAO? Through the Agreement signed on April 2014 IFAJ journalists will benefit from:. Media oriented information and resources. Direct access to FAO through an exclusive email account. Direct access to regional communication officers. Specific webinars on technical areas. Online Live chats with FAO experts
Direct access from IFAJ.org to FAO.org/news Online access to: - News archive - Audio and Video archives - Webcasting of important events - Infographics
Free subscription to: Subscription to: - Distribution-Lists of Press releases in 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. - Distribution-Lists of Audio and Video releases - RSS (Really Simple Syndication) news feeds offer a way to stay updated on news from FAO on agriculture, food security, world hunger and related issues. In 6 languages. http://www.fao.org/news/rss-feed/en/
Subscriptions to: Subscription to: - Photos: the FAO Mediabase is the online digital photo archive of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations agency leading international efforts to defeat hunger. It provides high quality images from countries around the globe on issues related to FAO s mandate https://mediabase.fao.org
Subscriptions to: Subscription to: - FAO Social Media channels: https://www.facebook.com/unfao https://twitter.com/faonews/fao-twitteraccounts http://www.flickr.com/photos/faonews/col lections/ http://www.youtube.com/user/faovideo
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