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Josefa Sacko FAO Director-General candidacy

Overview

The Angolan government has formally launched and submitted the candidacy of Ambassador Josefa Sacko for the position of Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Announced in Rome during the World Food Forum, Sacko’s platform focuses on modernizing agri-food systems via digitalization and artificial intelligence. Her campaign emphasizes strengthening family farming, increasing the involvement of women and youth in agriculture, and improving adaptation to climate change. Sacko has stated that food security is directly linked to social stability, noting, “If we have food security, we have peace.”

Sacko, an agricultural engineer and current Angolan Ambassador to Italy, has previously served as the Secretary-General of the Inter-African Coffee Organisation and as an African Union Commissioner. Her candidacy has received formal support from the African Union and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Entities

African Union · Josefa Sacko · Angola · FAO · SADC

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Angola nominates Josefa Sacko for FAO Director-General

    Angola has formally nominated Ambassador Josefa Sacko for Director-General of the FAO, backed by the African Union and SADC, with a platform focused on food security and agricultural technology.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Angola launches Josefa Sacko's candidacy for FAO Director-General

    Angola has officially launched Ambassador Josefa Sacko’s candidacy for Director-General of the FAO, focusing on food security in the Global South and agricultural modernization.

Sources

360mozambique.com · correiodamanhacanada.com · correiokianda.info · jornaldecabinda.com · mocnoticias.com