ROME – The UN’s International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) will look to stengthen its partnership with Mali and provide employment opportunities for rural youth, improve food security an

ROME – The Brazilian Director General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Jose Graziano da Silva, is set to visit Cuba from June 29 to July 1, according to a press release from the

 ROME — Western nations are considering asking the World Food Prog

ROME – Italy broke ranks with the EU at the last minute and secretely voting for the Chinese candidate Qu Dongyu in FAO elections, according to a source verfied b

ROME -- China may have 'bought votes' in the FAO election by paying the back dues to the UN agency of up to 24 poor countries in return for a pledge to vote for Beijing's candidate, diplomatic sour

ROME - David Kirvalidze told the Italian Insider Wednesday about his campaign to become the next Director General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

 ROME – Georgia’s candidate for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General, Davit Kirvalidze, pledged Wednesday to involve all professional staff at the UN agency in planning a bo

 ROME -- India pulled its candidate out of the race to become Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation Thursday, leaving Georgia as the only developing country in the contest ag

ROME – Two weeks before the election of the Food and Agriculture Organisation new Director General,  Georgia’s dark horse candidate Davit Kirvalidze is emerging as a compromise figure who might win

ROME – The man whose job it is to promote work done by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) recently came to the Foreign Press Association.

ROME — FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva is plotting to retain effective control of the UN agency by negotiating with China to remain a high level consultant while Beijing’s candidate to

 BRUSSELS – The International Federation of Journalists condemned the UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) criminal libel case against the Italian Insider Friday calling

  ROME – FAO conference services director Raqesh Muthoo has axed a key elections officer at the UN agency and appointed a reputed acolyte to the sensitive post at the UN agency amid jockeying for p

ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is considering suspending aid to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

ROME – The United States is considering supporting dark horse Georgia in the upcoming election for the new chief of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on the ground that the former Soviet

ZAURA – Around 65 people have drowned as they made their way to Europe from North Africa, according to sources from UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency.

ROME - One million plants and animals will soon disappear from the face of the earth as the health of ecosystems continues to deteriorate faster than ever.

 ROME -- Francophone African countries have endorsed France's candidate to run the FAO as Uruguay announced it will vote for China's deputy agriculture minister Qu Dongyu in a sign that outgoing di

ROME – The World Food Programme (WFP) has halted distribution worldwide of a fortified blended food from one of its suppliers to test whether it is related to out

ROME – Two events will be held in Rome to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, which takes place annually on May 3.

ROME –  Candidates competing to be the next FAO director general set out their platforms during a Council Session last week but their speeches mysteriously were not broadcast on the webcast system