FAO at UNGA80

New York (United States), 09/09/2025 - 23/09/2025

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2025: Special Event on Addressing High Food Price Inflation For Food Security and Nutrition

22/07/2025

FAO and its co-publishing partners will hold a Special Event dedicated to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on the margins of the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and preceding the report’s l...

High-Level Political Forum 2025 Side Event: Empowering young women in agrifood systems: launch of the youth recommendations paper

21/07/2025

The side event will serve as a platform to amplify youth-driven solutions and promote inclusive, community-based action toward sustainable agrifood systems. It will emphasize the critical leadership role of young women in shaping development pathways and reinforce the importance of consultative policymaking involving youth to support the  advancement of the 2030 Agenda.

High-Level Political Forum 2025 Side Event: Re-imagining the future of women in agrifood systems: Promoting women’s land rights, decent employment and innovative partnerships to advance the SDGs

14/07/2025

Anchored in the 2025 High-Level Political Forum theme of “advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind”, this side event will explore evidence-based approaches and innovative partnerships to advance women’s land rights and decent employment for transformativ...

FAO at the High-Level Political Forum 2025

14/07/2025 - 23/07/2025

The 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be convened from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the auspices of the 

22nd Session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation Side Event: "South-South and Triangular Cooperation Gateway"

29/05/2025

FAO and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) are jointly organizing a side event on the occasion of the 22nd Session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation: “South-South and Triangular Cooperation Gateway: facilitating access to digital and innovative technologies for more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, more sustainable agrifood systems”.

World Bee Day 2025 - New York Observance

20/05/2025

Held at the UN Garden’s Beekeeping Corner, this event will acknowledge the tireless work of over 20 000 bee species and a wide array of wild pollinators — including butterflies, birds, bats, and lesser-known species —whose efforts are essential to the production of over 75 percent of crops globally (including fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds) making them the lifeline of agrifood systems.

FAO at UN noon press briefing: Launch of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crisis

16/05/2025

On Friday 16 May at 12:00 PM EDT, FAO Director of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, will brief on the 2025 edition of the annual Global Report on Food Crises alongside World Food Programme (WFP) Chief Economist, Arif Husain and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Director of Nutrition and Child Development, Joan Matji. 

FAO at the 10th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)

06/05/2025 - 08/05/2025

The tenth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from Wednesday, 7 May, to Thursday, 8 May 2025.

FAO at the 20th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF20)

05/05/2025 - 09/05/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), an interagency partnership of 16 member organizations permanently chaired by FAO, will contribute to the deliberations of the 

FAO at the 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up and the Fourth Preparatory Committee Session for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)

30/04/2025 - 01/05/2025

FAO at the 24th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

21/04/2025 - 02/05/2025

The 24th Session of the Forum on Indigenous Issues will convene, in person from 21 April to 2 May 2025, under the theme “Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within United Nations Member States and the United Nations system, including identifying good practices and addressing challenges”.  

ECOSOC Youth Forum side event: Leveraging SDGs to empower youth and women in agrifood systems

15/04/2025

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will take place from 15 to 17 April 2025 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

CSW69: Commit to Grow Equality event in New York

12/03/2025

The event will take place during the high-level week of the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) and Beijing+30 review.

FAO at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69)

10/03/2025 - 21/03/2025

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights,...

FAO at the 56th Session of the UN Statistical Commission

04/03/2025 - 07/03/2025

The fifty-sixth session of the United Nations Statistical Commission will be held in person in New York from 4 to 7 March 2025.

UNSC56 Side Event | Latest Initiatives in the Domain of Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) Statistics and the new UN Expert Group on FSN data and statistics

Hybrid Event, 04/03/2025

On the sidelines of the 56th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, FAO, in collaboration with UNICEF and WHO, will host a side event titled “Latest Initiatives in the Domain of Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) Statistics and the new UN Expert Group on FSN data and statistics” on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 from 09.00 to 10.15 AM New York Time (15.00–16.15 Rome Time). The ev...

ECOSOC FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT: Third Prep Committee towards FFD4 Side Event 'Innovative Financing to Transform Agrifood Systems and Promote Gender Equality'

11/02/2025

FAO is organizing a side event to highlight the role that innovative finance plays in transforming agrifood systems, particularly in promoting gender equality and empowering women. With the 2025 Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) on the hor...

Global Humanitarian Policy Forum FAO-Organized Climate Action Interactive Segment: The Criticality of Scaling Up Climate Action to Fight Hunger in Fragile and Conflict Settings

Virtual Event, 12/12/2024

This event will explore pathways for translating climate commitments and relevant initiatives made at COP29 into practice and scaling up climate finance to build climate-resilient agrifood systems, tackle the interconnected climate and food crises, and break cycles of food insecurity and hunger in fragile and conflict-affected settings. 

Realizing the right to food in a changing world - The Right to Food Guidelines, 20 Years on and beyond

Virtual Event, 10/12/2024

In observance of Human Rights Day, the Right to Food Team from FAO invites you to the launch of the report: Realizing the right to food in a changing world. The Right to Food Guidelines, 20 years on and beyond.