Council Members commended FAO’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
1 May 2021, Rome - The 166
th Session of the FAO Council, the third session held entirely virtually, ended today with its Members praising the Organization s main actions and initiatives to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to foster sustainable development, as well as supporting the proposed documents to guide the Organization s work over the next years. The Council is the executive organ of the FAO Conference. It has 49 Members and meets between Conference sessions which bring all 194 FAO Members together every two years. The Council exercises functions dealing with the world food and agricultural situation and related matters, current and prospective activities of the Organization, including the Programme of Work and Budget, administrative matters, the financial management of the Organization, and constitutional questions.
1 May 2021, Rome – The 166
th Session of the FAO Council, the third session held entirely virtually, ended today with its Members praising the Organization’s main actions and initiatives to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to foster sustainable development, as well as supporting the proposed documents to guide the Organization’s work over the next years.
The Council is the executive organ of the FAO Conference. It has 49 Members and meets between Conference sessions which bring all 194 FAO Members together every two years. The Council exercises functions dealing with the world food and agricultural situation and related matters, current and prospective activities of the Organization, including the Programme of Work and Budget, administrative matters, the financial management of the Organization, and constitutional questions.
26 April 2021, Rome – Addressing the 166
th Session of the FAO Council today, Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted the ways the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been providing constant support to Members, including to overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each of the decisions, activities and results shared with Council today are “not an isolated exercise, but part of an interlinked chain of progress,” he said.
Alluding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Director-General noted that “we are witnessing the scale of the long-term effects on agri-food systems, food security and nutrition situations around the world,” pointing to adverse trends such as increasing food prices, the suspension of school meals in many parts of the world, restrictions on selling food in public urban places, jobs at risk in the processing and distribution sectors, and negative impacts in incomes, especially for rural households in mostly agricultural
Historic opportunities for global action to eradicate poverty, end hunger and reduce inequalities
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Director-General provides the FAO Council with updates on delivery and proposals for the way forward
26 April 2021, Rome - Addressing the 166th Session of the FAO Council today, Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted the ways the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been providing constant support to Members, including to overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each of the decisions, activities and results shared with Council today are not an isolated exercise, but part of an interlinked chain of progress, he said.
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Historic opportunities for global action to eradicate poverty, end hunger and reduce inequalities
26 April 2021, Rome - Addressing the 166
th Session of the FAO Council today, Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted the ways the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been providing constant support to Members, including to overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each of the decisions, activities and results shared with Council today are not an isolated exercise, but part of an interlinked chain of progress, he said.
Alluding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Director-General noted that we are witnessing the scale of the long-term effects on agri-food systems, food security and nutrition situations around the world, pointing to adverse trends such as increasing food prices, the suspension of school meals in many parts of the world, restrictions on selling food in publi