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Rome-Based UN Agencies
There are three UN agencies based in Rome: WFP, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Their missions complement one another and they often combine their expertise in agriculture, food assistance and rural development.
Increasingly, the Rome-based agencies are finding joint solutions to dealing with emergencies and promoting recovery and development.
RBA News
News Release
3 January 2004
UN Food Agencies Meet Chirac
UN food agency heads meeting with French President Jacques Chirac call for twin track approach of emergency assistance and investment as way of fighting hunger.
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Specific Mandates
Each according to a specific mandate, the Rome-based agencies are working together to defeat hunger and poverty: WFP with food assistance, FAO through its technical expertise in agriculture and IFAD via international financial assistance.
Find out more about WFP’s sister agencies and their missions:
Committee on Food Security
The Committee on Food Security is a forum within the UN system for countries to review and follow-up on policies concerning world food security. FAO, IFAD and FAO are key participants. The 124 members usually meet at the Food and Agriculture Organization's headquarters in Rome once a year.
The Rome-based agencies are also members of the International Alliance Against Hunger, a partnership of governmental and non-governmental organizations, service and religious organizations and the private sector.