The international community stands at an important inflection point as we grapple with multiple and intersecting crises that are severely impacting global food security and undermining hard-won development gains.
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President Joe Biden announced today that the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), plans to provide $2 billion in life-saving assistance to support crisis-affected people in Africa, subject to the availability of funds. Humanitarian crises, from catastrophic drought to torrential flooding, continue to affect countries across the continent.
Read More» The United States has acted early and aggressively to respond to the drought in Somalia and the region in an attempt to avert Famine. To continue meeting urgent needs, I am announcing an additional $411 million in new USAID funding for the people of Somalia, bringing total U.S. assistance to approximately $1.3 billion this year. …
Read More» At today’s Syria Political-Humanitarian Briefing at the UN Security Council, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, announced more than $756 million in additional humanitarian assistance to continue our unwavering support for the Syrian people. This funding is in addition to the nearly $808 million announced by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield in Brussels earlier in …
Read More» U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome, Cindy H. McCain, will visit Guatemala from July 23 – July 27 and Honduras from July 27 – July 30, 2022. During her trip, she will lead a media tour to various U.S.-funded UN projects to showcase how the U.S. government, the UN …
Read More» The United States reaffirms the vital role of the United Nations system in responding to the global food security crisis, in particular through the work of FAO, WFP, and IFAD.
Read More» U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome, Cindy H. McCain, will visit Guatemala from July 23 – July 27 and Honduras from July 27 – July 30, 2022. During her trip, she will lead a media tour to various U.S.-funded UN projects to showcase how the U.S. government, the UN …
Read More» U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome, Cindy H. McCain, will visit Guatemala from July 23 – July 27 and Honduras from July 27 – July 30, 2022. During her trip, she will lead a media tour to various U.S.-funded UN projects to showcase how the U.S. government, the UN …
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The United States reaffirms the vital role of the United Nations system in responding to the global food security crisis, in particular through the work of FAO, WFP, and IFAD.
Read More» We call for an immediate end to Russia’s continuing war against Ukraine and for Russia to facilitate unhindered humanitarian access in Ukraine and safe passage for those who seek to leave the cities where they are trapped. Humanitarian aid deliveries must be allowed to continue without interference, and humanitarian workers must have safe passage to deliver …
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This additional assistance includes support to the UN World Food Program (WFP) to provide lifesaving emergency food assistance to meet immediate needs of hundreds of thousands affected by the invasion, including people who are displaced from their homes and who are crossing the border out of Ukraine.
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It is with the welfare of ordinary Ukrainians in mind that we are announcing the provision of nearly $54 million in humanitarian assistance to those affected by Russia’s further invasion.
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The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies in Rome, Cindy Hensley McCain, was delighted to present her diplomatic credentials to Dr. Qu Dongyu, the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
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The U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies is thrilled to welcome Ambassador Cindy Hensley McCain to the USUN Rome Mission. Ambassador McCain was sworn in by the Biden Administration to serve as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome on November 5th, 2021 and arrived in Rome on January 11, 2022. …
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The United States is ready to work with other FAO members to address these urgent challenges. I am also confident this organization has put itself on solid footing to confront these challenges with agility, renewed emphasis on innovation, elevated attention to climate change, and energized public-private partnerships through its Strategic Framework adopted earlier this year.
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To face the challenges COVID-19, the climate crisis, and conflict pose to food security around the world, we need well-funded, efficiently run organizations like WFP that deliver to those most vulnerable
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On November 9th at COP26 U.S. Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, was a keynote speaker at the High-Level Side event hosted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on Green and Climate-resilient Agriculture: supporting action on the global level and on the ground . See link to the video below for his remarks http://https://vimeo.com/638040258/977b77f8bd
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“This is a decisive decade,” Blinken said on November 1 at the U.S. Center’s COP26 opening. “We’ve got to make it count.”
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It’s why, today, we’re launching a new, whole-of-government Global Food Security Strategy, which is tailor-made to address today’s interlocking health, climate, inequality, and conflict challenges. And it’s why it’s so important that we bring America’s domestic knowledge and talent to bear in order to end global hunger once and for all.
Read More» Press Statement on the meeting of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and World Health Organization Director General Tedros Rome, September 4, 2021 Secretary Xavier Becerra met with Director General Tedros of the World Health Organization on the margins of the G20 Health Ministers Meeting in Rome, Italy. Secretary Becerra underscored the Administration’s support …
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We congratulate IDLO on ensuring the well-being of your staff and your partners while also maintaining most of your programming as scheduled. There is simply no time to lose. IDLO’s pioneering work identifying best practices in responding to COVID-19 in a manner consistent with the rule of law, for example, is urgent and broadly relevant for many countries.
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The United States will partner with nations to solve the climate crisis, says Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. “Failure is really not an option if we expect to pass the Earth on in the shape that it needs to be to future generations,” he said at a Munich Security Conference (MSC) Special Session …
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Today, I announced nearly $191 million in additional humanitarian assistance at the virtual 2021 High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen . Combined with the nearly $160 million we provided at the end of last year, the United States has provided more than $350 million since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2021.
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resident Biden says the United States will stand with its European allies and other international partners to confront the world’s most pressing problems. Speaking to the Munich Security Conference February 19, Biden hailed strong partnerships between free nations as the foundation for countering rising global challenges.
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I speak today as President of the United States at the very start of my administration, and I’m sending a clear message to the world: America is back. The transatlantic alliance is back. And we are not looking backward; we are looking forward, together.
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In a major foreign policy speech, Biden said the United States will work with the international community to tackle global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, and to advance freedom and dignity for people around the world.
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Blinken, whom the U.S. Senate confirmed as secretary of state January 26, will lead the State Department, where he served during the Clinton and Obama administrations. His career in public service follows in the steps of his father and uncle, who served as U.S. ambassadors.
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A BIG Congratulations to the FAO on your 75th anniversary.
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Today, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) conducted a virtual conference on Sustaining International Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response.
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This is an important moment. Easier access to finance critical global economic assets like this machinery will give real opportunity to troubled people all across the world, as the world climbs out of this economically challenging time.
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Executive Director Beasley, this first year of a new decade— from the outset —is proving to be one that calls for more fortitude, perseverance and adaptation than we could have ever predicted. The United States more so than in the past looks to institutions like WFP to be a part of the holistic, constructive effort …
Read More» Today we are pleased to be joined by Dr. Kenneth Staley, U.S. Agency for International Development, Global Malaria Coordinator and leader of the USAID COVID-19 Task Force, and Mr. Christopher Runyan, USAID Senior Coordinator for the Bureau for Africa. Our speakers will discuss USAID’s ongoing development priorities and COVID-19 assistance response in Africa. They are …
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Our leadership in the COVID-19 response is another example of how America—our government, our businesses and organizations, and our people—continues to be the world’s greatest humanitarians. Between existing resources, supplemental funding, the private sector, and the generous spirit of the American people, the United States is leading – and will continue to lead – the …
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November 18, 2019 Thank you Mr. President and Executive Director for your thoughtful remarks and comprehensive presentations. Ambassador Tom apologizes, he wanted to be here, but is on his way to participate in a Senate Hearing regarding the U.S. role in the UN system. Executive Director Beasley, we all have witnessed the phenomenon of increasing …
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Rome, June 24, 2019 Mr. Chairman, Director General Graziano da Silva, distinguished colleagues and guests, thank you for the opportunity to address you all today. It is an honor and a pleasure to join fellow Member states to find solutions to end hunger. And, the United States thanks Director General Graziano da Silva for his …
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Executive Director Beasley, as you have consistently reminded the world, the number of people who are hungry, malnourished, and suffering from conflict continues to rise. We applaud your unstinting efforts and your willingness to take — as you did in Yemen — a strong and principled stand to best ensure that relief is directed and …
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USUN Rome is supporting the international Model UN taking place at the World Food Program organized by non-profit Global Action Italy.
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“As a government entity, at USDA we don’t pick and choose what’s good – what’s bad,” said Chou. “We just tell you what’s useful. In the U.S. we always say we have a big umbrella: we have organic agriculture, we have conventional agriculture, we have biotech agriculture. They all coexist with each other. It is …
Read More» On United Nations Day, we recognize the many ways the United Nations has contributed to peace and security among nations. Since it was founded more than 70 years ago with the aim of breaking the cycle of global conflict, the United Nations has provided a forum for nations to resolve conflicts peacefully in an increasingly complex world.
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This week marks the formal opening of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, with High-Level week beginning on September 24. The United States will be actively engaged across a wide spectrum of UNGA events and activities, and will frame that engagement around five broad policy priorities: non-proliferation; humanitarian assistance and food security; …
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We have entered a period of food insecurity not seen since the founding of the United Nations at the end of the Second World War, with 80 million people across the globe now living in highly food insecure environments. Twenty million are in fact so severely food insecure that many of them are in danger …
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Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Thomas Duffy July 7th, 2017 Villa San Sebastiano Thanks to our wonderful singer, Soprano Fabiana Rossi. Thanks also to the US Marine Corps Color Guard: Staff Sergeant Stephen Clark, Sergeant Edward Suess, Sergeant Robert Lynch, Sergeant Marcos Bocanegra, and Sergeant Jeremiah Thomas. Also representing the Department of the Navy are …
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The world must bridge the gap between humanitarian and development assistance, while also sustaining our long-term efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition. The Rome-based agencies are critical to filling this gap. The United States remains firmly committed to combatting poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition, improving agricultural productivity, expanding opportunities for rural economic growth, and bettering …
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USUN Political/Economic Officer Daleya Uddin recently joined other representatives from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s member countries on visits to observe the particular food security and agriculture challenges in Morocco and Sudan. Her video report below provides a glimpse into those challenges, as well as the innovative FAO projects making a …
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On March 13, 2017 the United States joined the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture that was approved at the 2001 Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). USUN Chargé d’Affaires Thomas Duffy deposited the instrument of ratification by presenting it to the Director General of …
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As agriculture professionals, we play a pivotal role in ending hunger and poverty. As this challenge has been confronted by numerous international organizations, faith-based groups and governments, women have emerged as playing a major role in agriculture around the globe. But often, their voices are still not heard and they are still not invited to …
Read More» May 25, 2015 I’m Sheba Crocker, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, and am honored to be able to participate in this session of the Board, especially at a time when global crises are demanding more and more from WFP. We’re here today because the World Food Program is a valued …
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