President Michael D. Higgins will visit the headquarters of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
In the context of Ireland’s role at the UN Security Council and the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit, President Higgins will meet with the Director-General of the FAO, Mr. Qu Dongyu.
Ireland has been a Member of FAO since 1946, and concentrates its support on long-term development assistance in nine key partner countries (Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Viet Nam and Zambia).
Read the President's statement following the meeting.