Mina Rizk elected independent chairperson of FAO Council

Mina Rizk is the FAO’s new council chair: The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) unanimously elected Egyptian diplomat Mina Rizk as independent chairperson of the FAO Council for a four‑year term, according to the organization’s website. Rizk is the youngest and the first Egyptian to lead the FAO Council, steering discussions on global food security, climate resilience, and sustainable agrifood policies over the next four years. He previously chaired FAO’s Finance Committee.