@FAO Deputy Director-General. Working for a sustainable 🌍 and secure #FutureofFood for all. Our actions are our future.
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Beth Bechdol retweeted
Beth Bechdol, FAO Deputy Director-General, visited the North America Pavilion during the exhibition, engaging with partners and exploring innovative approaches shaping the future of agrifood systems. 🌾🌎 #FAO #SeedsToFoods #AgrifoodSystems
Beth Bechdol retweeted
I’m grateful to FAO DDG @BethBechdol for leading this high-level four-day mission, together with @FAOADG_NENA and @FAOemergencies Dir, to strengthen partnerships and advance 🇱🇧’s recovery.
Thanks to the mission and the committed @FAOLebanon team.
Beth Bechdol retweeted
📍🇱🇧 |Strengthening 🇪🇺 EU–FAO partnership
FAO DDG @BethBechdol, RNE Rep @FAOADG_NENA, Emergencies Director @reinpaulsen & FAOLB Rep @VQuattrola met with Alessandra Viezzer, Head of Coop at the EU Delegation&EU team, to discuss deeper coop &shared priorities for 🇱🇧 agri sector
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Partnership with @MoaLebanon is central to FAO’s work in 🇱🇧
FAO DDG @BethBechdol, RNE ADG @FAOADG_NENA, @FAOemergencies Director and FAO Representative @VQuattrola met H.E. Minister of agri @Nizar_Hani to reaffirm joint efforts for food security and sustainable agriculture
Beth Bechdol retweeted
🇱🇧 FAO DDG @BethBechdol, @FAOADG_NENA, @FAOemergencies Dir ,@FAOLebanon Rep @VQuattrola, in the presence of Minister @Nizar_Hani, met President Joseph Aoun to discuss conflict’s impact on 🇱🇧 agriculture, prioritizing affected areas & turning urgent needs into investments
Beth Bechdol retweeted
📍Akkar | Renewable energy & resilient 💧 = stronger food security via Greenhouse & in-kind agri support
FAO DDG @BethBechdol, @FAOADG_NENA, @FAOemergencies Dir & @VQuattrola saw:
🔷 Farmers using mobile ☀️ solar irrigation
🔵 Arqa irrigation canal (~580 ha)
With 🇨🇭🇳🇴 🇨🇦 support
Beth Bechdol retweeted
Scaling up action for #FoodSecurity.
DDG @BethBechdol, ADG & Regional Rep. for NENA @FAOADG_NENA, @FAOemergencies Director and FAO Rep. in @FAOJordan held talks with World Bank Middle East Division Director Ms. Dahlia Khalifa on strengthening and expanding the response.
Beth Bechdol retweeted
Timely agricultural support can make a critical difference in the lives & livelihoods of vulnerable communities. Through #EHF funding, @FAO is helping people protect their livelihoods and strengthen food security. @OCHAFunds @UNEthiopia @UNOCHA @USForeignAssist
Nearly 1K MT of seeds & 2,500+ MT of fertilizers are reaching 21,500+ households, alongside cash+ support & livestock feed & health services to 100K+ households. With support from the Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (#EHF), @FAO is helping needy communities in #Ethiopia.
@OCHAFunds
Beth Bechdol retweeted
Humanitarians aren’t just helpers.
They’re lifelines in the darkest hours.
2024 was the deadliest year on record.
2025 is already on course to be worse.
Protect those who protect others.
International law isn’t optional.
#ActForHumanity #WorldHumanitarianDay
Beth Bechdol retweeted
As #FAOConference ends, we face immense, interconnected challenges. But our unity shows the way forward. Together, through innovation, resilience & partnerships, we must transform agrifood systems for a better future. The need for @FAO has never been greater. #FAO80 #4Betters
Beth Bechdol retweeted
📸: Preamble of the UN Charter.
On this day 80 years ago, 50 nations met in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization for peace, prosperity & human rights.
The ideals laid out in the Charter remain as relevant as ever.
Thursday is #CharterDay. un.org/en/about-us/un-charte…
Beth Bechdol retweeted
At a critical moment for the humanitarian system, humanitarian leaders met today @IFRC, united to
➡️Drive the Humanitarian Reset
➡️Tackle the most pressing emergencies: OPT, Sudan, Afghanistan
➡️Accelerate action #PSEA
Boldness, ambition, and collective leadership are essential
Beth Bechdol retweeted
🚢 Did you know that there's a research vessel that flies the @UN 🇺🇳 flag?
The Dr. Fridtjof Nansen is a state-of-the-art research vessel that uses the latest tech to boost our knowledge & inform decision-makers, ensuring that our oceans are wisely managed & protected.
#EAFNansen
Beth Bechdol retweeted
🎧 New #FAOBrief episode out now!
“What once provided food, income and stability for hundreds of thousands is now in ruins,” – @FAO Deputy Director-General @BethBechdol on Gaza agrifood systems.
Listen to the full episode 👉 bit.ly/43y23T2
Beth Bechdol retweeted
🌱 Plant health starts with everyday actions and it starts with you!
From buying certified seeds to avoiding the spread of pests, we all play a role in protecting the plants that sustain our food, economies, and environment.
🎥 Take action now! 👉 bit.ly/4jmWrjI
#PlantHealthDay🌱 #OneHealth
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As #Myanmar’s planting season nears, @FAO is stepping up its emergency response to support farmers affected by the earthquake.
It aims to assist 70,000+ people with ag inputs, financial aid & infrastructure support to help restore their livelihoods.
fao.org/newsroom/detail/eart…
Beth Bechdol retweeted
Opinion: This avian flu outbreak is a global public health crisis
#birdflu #HPAI @FAO @BethBechdol @FAOnews
agri-pulse.com/articles/2271…
Beth Bechdol retweeted
The spread of #Avianinfluenza is no longer just an agricultural issue—it is a global public health crisis.
@FAO's @BethBechdol explains via @agripulse how the tools we have can help us act swiftly to safeguard global public health & food security.
agri-pulse.com/articles/2271…
Beth Bechdol retweeted
With @FAO’s support, wheat farming in Ethiopia, pastoralism in Somalia, poultry keeping in Mozambique, fisheries in South Sudan, and sorghum farming in Sudan are sustaining communities.
Learn how these 5 livelihoods keep food on families' tables.
#AroundTheTable #AgricultureCan
Beth Bechdol retweeted
📹 @FAO is committed to restoring #Gaza's agrifood sector— essential to alleviate hunger, provide hope & uphold the #RightToFood. Sustained peace & access are vital.
"Agriculture must be at the heart of our emergency & recovery efforts," -@BethBechdol.
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