25/02/2021
25 February 2021, Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today met virtually with European Union (EU) Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to FAO to discuss the UN agency’s priorities, the FAO-EU partnership, and the need for transforming agri-food systems.
The Director-General lauded the EU members for the long-standing collaboration and active role in supporting FAO’s work.
He stressed that 2021 was a special year for FAO and the EU as thirty years ago the EU became an FAO Member. This was the first time that the EU as such became a Member of a UN body, and the first and, up to now, only Member Organization of FAO.