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    Refugees can boost surrounding communities

  • African scientists, U.S. economists share 2016 World Food Prize

    African scientists, U.S. economists share 2016 World Food Prize

  • Enter USUN Rome’s “Our Ocean” Photo Contest

    Enter USUN Rome’s “Our Ocean” Photo Contest

  •  El-Nino Brings Drought and Hunger to Madagascar

    El-Nino Brings Drought and Hunger to Madagascar

  • Produce more, conserve more with climate-smart agriculture

    Produce more, conserve more with climate-smart agriculture

News from the Mission

  • Remarks by Ambassador David Lane for U.S. Independence Day 2016.
    Remarks by Ambassador David Lane for U.S. Independence Day 2016.

    July 7, 2016 -- [...]Our Marines bring honor and dignity to everything they do, and I’m going to miss them. On behalf of our team at the U.S. Mission, I would like to extend a warm welcome to my Fellow Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives, officials from the Rome-based UN and international organizations, and to friends and colleagues. 

  • Nobel scientists: Genetically modified foods save lives
    Nobel scientists: Genetically modified foods save lives

    June 30, 2016 -- An open letter signed by more than 100 Nobel Prize winners — that’s one-third of living science laureates — calls on governments around the world to approve genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and exhorts environmental opponents to stop fighting biotechnological innovations. 

  • Enter USUN Rome’s “Our Ocean” Photo Contest
    Enter USUN Rome’s “Our Ocean” Photo Contest

    Rome, June 30, 2016 -- In honor of September’s Our Ocean conference, the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Agencies in Rome (“USUN Rome”) invites you to enter the “Our Ocean 2016” Photo Contest. 

  • El-Nino Brings Drought and Hunger to Madagascar
    El-Nino Brings Drought and Hunger to Madagascar

    June 17, 2016 -- Concern about the effects of this year’s El Nino weather pattern on food production grew to alarm in recent months, raising the prospect of a widespread and serious food crisis.  

  • Refugee: Faces of the displaced
    Refugee: Faces of the displaced

    June 13, 2016 -- These images are taken from Refugee, an exhibition at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. Five acclaimed photographers captured images in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Colombia, Croatia, Greece, Burma, Serbia and Slovenia of people forced from their homes and looking for safety and the possibility of starting new lives. 

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USAID Fact Sheets

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Fishackathon 2016

#LetGirlsLearn

Powering Agriculture Video

U.S. Support for the UN Agencies

Nutrition

The Future of Food Assistance

Water and Development Strategy

  • Water and Development Strategy

Int'l Food Security Assessment

Role of Women in Feeding the World

Holiday Closure


  • The Mission will be closed on Monday, March 28, 2016 in observance of Easter Monday, Italian holiday.

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Addressing Climate Change

  • Addressing Climate Change

Report an IPR Violation

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    Report an IPR Violation


    The process through which new ideas are generated and successfully introduced in the marketplace — is a primary driver of U.S. economic growth and national competitiveness. Likewise, U.S. companies’ use of trademarks to distinguish their goods and services from those of competitors represents an additional support for innovation, enabling firms to capture market share, which contributes to growth in our economy. The granting and protection of intellectual property rights is vital to promoting innovation and creativity and is an essential element of our free-enterprise, market-based system. For more information follow this link: www.iprcenter.gov/referral

US Food Aid: Reducing World Hunger

  • U.S. Food Aid: Reducing World Hunger

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