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05/12/21
Seoul, Republic of Korea – The scale and frequency of natural disasters has noticeably increased in recent years worldwide. The growing needs and challenges necessitate more extensive collaboration beyond the traditional boundary of disaster response and call for innovative approaches and solutions including the engagement of the private sector.
The role of the private sector is becoming a critical part of global efforts to reduce risks and enhance the effectiveness of interventions, by providing not only financial resources but also advanced technologies and technical expertise.
The Asia Pacific region, in particular, shows great potential for such collaboration. While being one of the most affected and vulnerable regions to climate hazards and natural disasters, it is also home to a thriving private sector which presents various untapped potential for innovative partnership across borders.
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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.
04/26/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/26/2021 10:22
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