Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Transforming Education Summit – the global moment of truth

Collective action on future-oriented learning & education financing is urgent
FAO and partners delivered 262 tonnes of fertilizer to the Tigray region of Ethiopia
Op-Ed

Holding onto hope as we mark World Humanitarian Day

Let’s recognize humanitarians who work tirelessly, day and night, to save lives at risk
Solar panels and wind turbines with blue sky in distance.
Op-Ed

The world is burning. We need a renewables revolution

The only true path to energy security, stable power prices, prosperity and a livable planet lies in abandoning polluting fossil fuels and accelerating the renewables-based energy transition
Shallow Water Life, Mayotte Island Credit: Gaby Barathieu / Ocean Image Bank
Op-Ed

Taking charge of Africa’s oceans and blue resources

We need to mitigate the effects of climate change, transition to clean, renewable energy, close research gap, and seek intra-governmental and regional collaboration
Parrotfish in seagrass in ocean.
Op-Ed

2022: The year to stop the decline of the ocean’s health

Let us all commit to redressing our relationship with nature to one of respect and balance
Op-Ed

Strengthening resilience in nutrition and food security in Africa

UN Secretary-General's remarks at the Africa Dialogue Series 2022
Op-Ed

Two years after the killing of George Floyd, urgency to end racial inequalities and discrimination beckons

Op Ed by the United Nations Senior Officials of African Descent Group (UNSAG)
Secretary-General António Guterres addressing the UN Security Council.
Op-Ed

“The War in Ukraine: A Silent Assault on the Developing World”

The crisis could throw up to 1.7 billion people into poverty, destitution and hunger
A farmer in Kenyan field.
Op-Ed

Africa’s new harvest: To transform agriculture, we must speed up innovations and collaboration

The 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa being held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, starts from 11 to 14 April 2022
A group of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, shown in 1998.
Op-Ed

Genocide perpetrators must be brought to book

Let’s learn from the past and protect all populations from atrocities — International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, 7 April 2022
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