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FAO ‘summarily dismissed’ top manager for sex harassment
ROME – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said that it ‘summarily dismissed’ a senior manager who was found guilty of sexual harassment as well as of obstructing an investigation whil
WFP warns of affect of Myanmar's political unrest on poor
NAYPYITAW – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned of rising food and fuel prices as the current political unrest in Myanmar starts to impac
Future of FAO Trump appointee DDR hangs in balance
ROME – Amid widespread bloodletting at the FAO, as Chinese director general Qu Dongyu ruthlessly consolidates his position, the future of Republican-backed Deputy Director General Beth Bechdol evi
Top FAO managers from Japan, Nigeria Turkey made to quit
ROME -- Three FAO assistant director generals,Hiroto Mitsugi from Japan, Bukar Tijani from Nigeria and glamorous Ms Dilek Macit from Turkey have been forced to resign from their lucrative sinecure
FAO Spanish comeback marks Chinese DG second term bid
ROME – Spanish FAO executive Rodrigo de la Puerta, who three years ago was banished to the UN agency's sleepy Brussels office, has made a remarkable comeback as director of a recently created Log
FAO Mauritanian mideast kingpin axed by Chinese DG
ROME – The Mauritanian Food and Agriculture Organization Assistant Director General, Ahmed ould Abdelassam, brought in as a safe pair of hands to run the 32 countries in the Near East operation of
Migrant rights workers charged for aiding illegal migration
Exclusive:IFAD women bosses quit over ‘heavy’ Houngbo
ROME -- Two respected senior women in the top team at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) from Holland and Norway resigned suddenly this week after challenging the “top he
WFP appeals for peace as Yemen nears famine
Japan provides $110 million for most vulnerable
Sahrawi people seek UN help against Moroccan occupation
UN agencies work to empower female leadership
ROME - Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19, say UN food agency heads ahead of International W
Applications open for refugee university scheme
The call for international action after further migrant deaths
Pandemic derails access to school meals
Italy demands WFP investigation into diplomat's death
ROME - Italy demanded Wednesday an official investigation to be carried out by the UN and the World Food Programme into the ambush and murder of the Italian ambassador to the Congo and his Carabi