India, Feb. 16 -- The Director-General emphasised the interconnectedness of conflicts, climate extremes, and economic crises, stressing their disproportionate impact on food security and nutrition for the poor and vulnerable

At a High-Level event organised by the Permanent Delegation of Brazil to the United Nations Rome-based agencies andGlobal Citizen, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted today the urgent need to prioritise food security and climate action in 2024 and reaffirmed FAO's support to the G20 Presidency which Brazil currently holds.

In a keynote speech, Qu underlined the grim reality of global hunger, reminding that735 million people faced chronic hunger in 2022. The Director-General emphasised the interconnectedness o...