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Raschad Al-Khafaji
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Personal account: Director of @FAO’s Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium
www.fao.org/brussels

Refugee, Father, Optimist

“A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.” D. Adams
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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
🌍 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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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
🌍 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.

🔗 tinyurl.com/FAOblog
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
#Vienna #NikonZf No matter how freezing cold it gets, there is always a Würstelstand in Vienna 🙂
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I can’t wait for spring to return to Brussels!
January 20, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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🔵 @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.

More: https://lnkd.in/eX9za-ga

#BBNJAgreement #BlueTranformation
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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🌍 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.

🔗 tinyurl.com/FAOblog
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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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
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"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.
January 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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
January 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It’s freezing in the south of Austria…. #iPhone15PM #Austria
December 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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#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
December 14, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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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Major infrastructure investment helps pastoralists and locals share limited resources in the Sahel
YouTube video by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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December 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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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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
www.fao.org
December 19, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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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!
December 13, 2024 at 7:29 AM
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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...
Guidance on strengthening national science–policy interfaces for agrifood systems
In line with its Science and Innovation Strategy, FAO has developed this guidance on strengthening science–policy interfaces (SPIs) for agrifood systems at the national level, helping to ensure that e...
openknowledge.fao.org
December 18, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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December 15, 2024 at 4:07 AM
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“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
December 14, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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
December 11, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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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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 ...
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December 10, 2024 at 12:48 PM
When you leave home without a camera 😂

#Brussels this morning 😎 #iPhone15PM
December 7, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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#AssistiveTechnology is changing lives every day:

🧑‍🎓 Helping children access education
👴 Enabling older adults to live independently
🧑‍💼 Empowering people to thrive in their jobs

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3Ne5W4E
December 6, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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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Giving back to the desert in Mauritania
In depth story: Giving back to the desert in Mauritania
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December 6, 2024 at 2:22 PM
#Rome getting into the Christmas mood … #iPhone15PM
December 2, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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"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
November 26, 2024 at 12:11 PM