FAO Approves Saudi Arabia’s Request to Establish International Year of Dates in 2027

FAO Approves Saudi Arabia’s Request to Establish International Year of Dates in 2027

Riyadh, December 20, 2020, SPA -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Council during its 165th session held from November 30 - December 4, 2020 has approved the recommendation of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) at its 27th session in Rome, which included the request of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to establish an International Year of Dates in 2027. As this comes in preparation for submitting the recommendation to the United Nations General Assembly's upcoming session for final approval.

Permanent Representative of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia to FAO Dr. Muhammad Al-Ghamdi participated in the FAO Council and delivered the Kingdom's statement regarding the approval of the International Year project.

During the work of COAG that was held in September 2020, the action plan was approved to establish an international year of dates at the request of Saudi Arabia and it will be presented to the United Nations in New York to receive the final approval.

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) said that this significant step came after numerous discussion meetings between the ministry and FAO officials on the economic and social importance of