Raschad Al-Khafaji

Thank you, @sefariscot.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my views. I look forward to more collaboration in 2026 and beyond! For a food-secure planet! #Foodsecurity #agrifoodsystems

#Vienna #NikonZf No matter how freezing cold it gets, there is always a Würstelstand in Vienna 🙂

I can’t wait for spring to return to Brussels!

🔵 @FAO.org welcomed the entry into force of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, and looks forward to contributing to its implementation.

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#BBNJAgreement #BlueTranformation

Raschad Al-Khafaji

🌍 Hunger knows no borders, & neither should solutions.

In our latest blog, Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the @fao.org Liaison Office with the European Union, reflects on Scotland’s Food Security Conference & shares his optimism for future collaboration with SEFARI Gateway.

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#NikonZF #Brussels

Thanks to all the panellists discussing collaboration & comparative advantage with an international perspective.

Edwini Kessie @wto.org, Jamie Morrison @gainalliance.bsky.social Hubertus Gay @oecd-ocde.bsky.social, @raschad.bsky.social @fao.org & Hillary Curnow NZ High Commision.

#FoodSecurity25

"Peace is a prerequisite for food security and the #4Betters. The right to food is a basic human right. @FAO.org welcomes the ceasefire in Gaza and is ready to deliver emergency agricultural aid. Agri can curb acute hunger, restore food production and save lives." QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General.

Having worked for 20 years in this building, I can confirm this 🙂

Wonderful picture, would you mind sharing the settings you used?

A few weeks ago, same place 🙂

The doors open to the New Year’s Concert 2025 in Vienna

In these crazy times that we live in, the New Year’s Concert is still a cherished tradition and a welcome distraction from the madness. #Vienna #NewYear

Frozen water in a creek

It’s freezing in the south of Austria…. #iPhone15PM #Austria

#ForestData transparency is vital 🌳

Learn more on how @fao.org is supporting countries
👉https://www.fao.org/in-action/boosting-transparency-forest-data/en/
#Together4Transparency

YouTube video by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Major infrastructure investment helps pastoralists and locals share limited resources in the Sahel

Major infrastructure investment helps pastoralists and locals share limited resources in the Sahel

Babacar Ndaw, farmer, breeder and President of a local “Pastoralist Unit” in Senegal is responsible for the peaceful coexistence of breeders and farmers around his village.

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UN report: Hunger in the Arab region reaches a new height as challenges intensify From the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa

Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023, according to a UN report launched yesterday by FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, and ESCWA. #FoodSecurity #SDG2

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@fao.org has produced two reports about science-policy interfaces for food systems that draw on #STS expertise. They point to the need for pluralism and going beyond consensus, improving opportunities for co-production, and strengthening learning for adaptation and impact. Check them out!

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Through a deliberative research and consultation process, we have developed guidance on strengthening #science–policy interfaces (SPIs) for #agrifood systems at the national level. @fao.org openknowledge.fao.org/items/887fb7...

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

I know this view 🙂

Speaking today at the @fao.org 2nd Global Working Conference of FAO Representatives: proud of the colleagues’ strong dedication, engagement, and common drive to work together towards MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Agrifood systems. #FourBetters

Director-General urges heads of FAO country offices to take collective action to the next level Bangkok – For the second year running, FAO has signaled its commitment to putting the needs of countries and regions front and center in the collective ...

Attending the Global Working Conf. of all @FAO Heads of country offices where @FAODG QU Dongyu stresses the need to take collective action to the next level!
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Cinquantenaire park in Brussels

When you leave home without a camera 😂

#Brussels this morning 😎 #iPhone15PM

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Giving back to the desert in Mauritania In depth story: Giving back to the desert in Mauritania

I admit that having spent my youth in Mauritania, this story is very dear to me 🙂

Giving back to the desert in #Mauritania

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Gaza: FAO calls for urgent access to deliver at-scale emergency agricultural aid to prevent spread of famine FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol spoke at the Cairo Ministerial Conference on enhancing the humanitarian response in Gaza 

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Shack selling food & drinks in Rome, Italy

#Rome getting into the Christmas mood … #iPhone15PM

"Agroecology is a holistic and integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agriculture and food systems." 🌱

🔗 www.fao.org/agroecology/

#agroecology #agroecologia #agroécologie #agrarökologie

Highly interesting. Thank you for that!