The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today emphasized the urgent need for collaboration in addressing the interconnected and pressing challenges facing African nations, in his opening remarks at the 6th African Union (AU)-European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference held at FAO headquarters in Rome. The event took place on the eve of the 44th Session of the FAO Conference (28 June – 4 July). (Source: FAO) Información adicional En el informe de alerta temprana de la FAO y el PMA se revela un empeoramiento del hambre en 13 puntos críticos, cinco de ellos con riesgo inmediato de inanición. (Fuente: FAO)