es See the Wonders of Bird Engineering in These Photos of Intricate Nests By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000 In a new book, a curator at England's Natural History Museum describes rare and interesting nests and eggs—from the house sparrow to the village weaver—and the lessons they hold for avian conservation Full Article
es How Century-Old Paintings Reveal the Indigenous Roots and Natural History of New England Landscapes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Seven guest collaborators bring new eyes to a Smithsonian museum founder’s collection of American art Full Article
es The Colorful World of These Brazilian Identical Twins Bridges Dreams and Reality By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:30:03 +0000 The artists known as OSGEMEOS showcase the largest exhibition of their work in the United States at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Full Article
es What the Long History of Mail-In Voting in the U.S. Reveals About the Election Process By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:30:00 +0000 A recent exhibition shows how soldiers sent in votes during the Civil War and World War II, as many Americans would in 2020 following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic Full Article
es See 11 of the Best Wildlife Photographs From Years Past By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:30:40 +0000 A new book reveals striking images from six decades of the beloved Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition Full Article
es These 17 Pictures Tell the Stories of Black Athletes in America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:20:13 +0000 A new book from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shows the images and impacts of athletes on and off the playing field Full Article
es How an Indigenous Weaver’s Mastery of Color Infuses Her Tapestries With a Life Force By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:17:46 +0000 The work of Diné artist DY Begay, now on view at the National Museum of the American Indian, blends tradition and modernity Full Article
es Could Anyone Bring an Extinct Animal Back to Life? And More Questions From Our Readers By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts Full Article
es From Candy to Lightbulbs, Felix Gonzalez-Torres Showed Life and Loss Through Everyday Objects By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:50:52 +0000 A new exhibition co-presented by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art explores the seminal artist’s work Full Article
es Quincy Jones Was a ‘Musician’s Musician’ Who Was Uniquely Beloved in the Cutthroat Music Industry By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:30:37 +0000 A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday at 91 years old Full Article
es This Stunning New Atlas Explores Humanity’s Ancient Relationship With Space and the Universe By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:00:31 +0000 Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day Full Article
es See a Film That Reimagines History on the Malaysian Island That Served as a Refugee Site After the Vietnam War By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:11:03 +0000 The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people alive in the world Full Article
es France to collaborate on FAO strategic objectives By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO and French research institutions will step up cooperation in key research areas and coordinate their actions within the global framework of FAO’s renewed strategy. Two agreements signed today cover a [...] Full Article
es Nutrition and food safety remain top priorities for FAO and WHO By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) will continue to work closely on nutrition, food safety and antimicrobial resistance issues, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and WHO Director Margaret [...] Full Article
es Six months after disaster, Philippine farmers bring in the harvest By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Tens of thousands of farmers are bringing in their first rice harvest just six months after one of the worst typhoons to ever hit the Philippines left their fields in [...] Full Article
es FAO urges global commitment to tackle world's nutrition challenges By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today called on countries to put nutrition high on their national and international agendas, and to take a lead role in the upcoming Second [...] Full Article
es Countries recognize vital role of small-scale fishers By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Countries today endorsed a set of wide-reaching guidelines that will boost the already vital [...] Full Article
es Morocco's first South-South Cooperation agreement to benefit Guinea and other countries in Africa By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Building on previous efforts, the Kingdom of Morocco will offer technical assistance to the Republic of Guinea through a South-South Cooperation Tripartite Agreement signed today at FAO headquarters by FAO [...] Full Article
es FAO appoints Prince Laurent of Belgium Special Ambassador for Forests and the Environment By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Prince Laurent of Belgium was today appointed FAO Special Ambassador for Forests and the Environment. The announcement was made by FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at the Organization’s Committee on [...] Full Article
es MERCOSUR Government representatives praise FAO's support of family farming and hunger eradication efforts By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Santiago, Chile- The declaration of the XXI Specialized Meeting on Family Farming of MERCOSUR (REAF, in Spanish) held last week in Argentina, acknowledged the advances promoted by FAO’s Director General, [...] Full Article
es President of Azerbaijan visits FAO By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, met today with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at FAO headquarters in Rome. With agriculture growing at a 6 [...] Full Article
es FAO Director-General to visit 7 countries and to attend 3 multilateral conferences in the next seven weeks By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva will be away from Rome during the next few weeks. During this period he will be involved in a range of [...] Full Article
es Senior FAO staff brief United States Senators By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Senior staff at FAO yesterday briefed a delegation of five U.S. Senators on FAO’s work on resilience, nutrition, fisheries, climate change, [...] Full Article
es Saudi Arabia helps FAO respond to the dire state of food security in Iraq By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Bagdad/Rome - FAO is scaling-up critical food and agriculture assistance to highly vulnerable rural households in Iraq thanks to a generous $14.7 million grant from Saudi Arabia. The donation is [...] Full Article
es FAO urges Europe to support nutrition and sustainable farming By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Milan - European governments must help combat [...] Full Article
es Rome Based Agencies making an impact in Burkina Faso By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO, IFAD and WFP/Burkina [...] Full Article
es Dialogues, committees and voluntary contributions By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Between last week’s Global Dialogue on Family Farming, a visit from President Evo Morales and the 3Full Article
es FAO Director-General appoints Jacques Diouf as FAO Special Envoy for the Sahel and the Horn of Africa By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today appointed Jacques Diouf as Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Sahel. In his new role, the former Director-General Jacques Diouf will [...] Full Article
es Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Agriculture welcomes FAO transformational changes By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Rome, 2 December 2014 – The Ministers of Agriculture of the European Union and of other Mediterranean countries welcomed FAO’s transformational changes implemented in the last two years, and underlined [...] Full Article
es FAO Council closure: Director-General urges Members to focus on implementation early in 2015 By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT 5 December 2014, Rome – At the closure of the FAO Council held today, the [...] Full Article
es International Conference on South-South Cooperation praises FAO's leadership and facilitation role By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Marrakesh, 15 December 2014 – African Ministers of Agriculture recognized the facilitating role of FAO “under the new strategic framework established with the leadership of the [...] Full Article
es GRULAC endorses FAO Director-General's candidature for a second term By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Just announced by the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) The Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) of FAO in Rome is pleased to endorse the [...] Full Article
es Africa Regional Group endorses FAO Director-General's candidature for a second term By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Rome, The Africa Regional Group of Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives accredited to the Rome based UN Agencies have announced the endorsement of the candidature of Dr. José Graziano da Silva [...] Full Article
es Register now and be part of the television audience: RAI3 documentary series at FAO By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scala Mercalli hosted by Italian environmentalist Luca Mercalli begins filming in the Sheikh Zayed Centre in FAO this week! Episodes will be shot in front of a live audience every Thursday [...] Full Article
es Near East Group endorses FAO Director-General's candidature for a second term By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Rome, 02 March 2015 - In a letter addressed to the Director-General, the Chairperson of the Near East Regional Group has announced their endorsement of the candidature [...] Full Article
es Main features of the Medium Term Plan 2014-17 (Reviewed) and Programme of Work and Budget 2016-17 are outlined By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT The 2016-17 Programme of Work and Budget will consolidate the existing actions within the Medium Term Plan and the Strategic Framework, emphasizing areas to reflect recent trends and developments, with [...] Full Article
es Asia Regional Group endorses FAO Director-General's candidature for a second term By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT In a letter addressed to the Director-General, the Ambassador of Malaysia to FAO, on behalf of the Chair of the Asia Group, has announced the endorsement of the [...] Full Article
es Graziano da Silva is confident in a “significant progress” against hunger in the next four years By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today expressed confidence that “significant progress against hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition,” will be achieved in the next four years. He made the [...] Full Article
es Small Island Developing States By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT The first in a series of Conference side events, the high-level panel on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was held on Saturday. The aim of this event was to present [...] Full Article
es FAO launches new South-South Cooperation Gateway: an information sharing platform By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT South-South Cooperation is the mutual sharing and exchange of development solutions - knowledge, experiences and good practices, policies, technology and resources - between and among countries in the global [...] Full Article
es EL PAÍS, Maria Helena Semedo: “Agriculture should be integrated in climate change policies” By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT MANUEL PLANELLES, EL PAÍS, Paris- “Agriculture is seen as a threat in the fight against climate change,” Maria Helena Semedo warns. The Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization [...] Full Article
es FAO Permanent Representatives conclude field visit to Laos By www.fao.org Published On :: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT Vientiane.- A delegation of seven Permanent Representatives to the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N (FAO) concluded a week-long visit to Lao PDR, during which they held meetings [...] Full Article
es More than 100 Professional vacancies at FAO being issued By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT Over 100 professional vacancies are in the process of being released and opened for applications. They cover mainly technical areas of work in headquarters and regional offices. In addition, global calls [...] Full Article
es International symposium on agricultural biotechnologies By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT February’s international symposium, entitled “The role of agricultural biotechnologies in sustainable food systems and nutrition”, will explore how the application of science and technology, and particularly agricultural biotechnologies, can benefit [...] Full Article
es FAO to provide UN Security Council with regular analysis of food security statuses in countries in conflict By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT New York- FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and the President of the UN Security Council (UNSC), Ambassador Ismael Gaspar Martins, have concurred upon the importance of using FAO’s regular [...] Full Article
es Mobilizing resources By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT Resource Mobilization (RM) has replaced the term fundraising as it expanded to account for not only funds but also human resources, goods and services. It is a fundamental component of [...] Full Article
es Statement of the FAO Secretariat under agenda item 12 “Proposal of the Republic of Korea for the establishment of an FAO World Fisheries University” By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT Mr Chairman, I wish to convey, through you, to the Committee on Fisheries, the considered views of the FAO Secretariat on the item on the proposed Fisheries University. So far, the [...] Full Article
es FAO urges strong and effective implementation of global anti-rogue fishing treaty By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT Washington, 15 September 2016 - The recent entry into force of a ground-breaking international accord on illegal fishing is a welcome development but it now requires "strong and effective implementation", FAO [...] Full Article
es FAO uses unearmarked funding strategically By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT The FMM is a funding mechanism for partners willing to contribute unearmarked funds or slightly earmarked funds. Created in 2010, the FMM is currently supported by the Kingdoms of Belgium, [...] Full Article
es FAO tapped to lead a global dialogue to mainstream biodiversity in agriculture, forestry and fisheries By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Cancun, Mexico. On [...] Full Article
