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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
8 February 2012
High Levels Of Food Insecurity In South Sudan
FAO-WFP report says poor harvests, price hikes, conflict and displacement worsen hunger
Story
8 February 2012
Hunger On The Rise In South Sudan, Report Shows
Poor harvests, high food prices and conflict have fuelled a sharp rise in the number of hungry people in South Sudan, according to a new report by WFP and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The report warned that millions of people in South Sudan risk going hungry unless swift action is taken.
News Release
7 February 2012
Bangladesh: High Food Insecurity And Undernutrition Continue For Flood Victims in Satkhira
A new assessment of food needs in flood-affected Satkhira district shows that more than 150,000 people will require food and other assistance over the next 12 months. The report, published by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), indicates that flooding in July has caused prolonged displacement, crop damage and food insecurity.
News Release
15 December 2011
WFP Warns More Than 2.5 Million Will Require Food Assistance In South Sudan
WFP Country Director Chris Nikoi: "A gathering storm of hunger is approaching South Sudan, caused by crop failure and market disruption. Food prices have already doubled or tripled in some areas, leaving hundreds of thousands of children vulnerable to malnutrition at a key developmental stage of their young lives.”
News Release
2 December 2011
FAO, IFAD and WFP Reach 22 Million People With Massive EU Investment In Agriculture
In just two years FAO, IFAD, and WFP have assisted over 22 million people hardest hit by the global food price crisis thanks to generous funding from the European Union’s Food Facility (EUFF) - providing tangible evidence that investing in agriculture and nutrition improves global food security, the three UN agencies said today. The combined effects of high food prices in 2007-2008 and the global financial and economic downturn pushed millions of people into poverty and hunger. By the end of 2008, when the number of undernourished people neared one billion, the European Union launched the € 1 billion Food Facility.
News Release
25 November 2011
DPRK Harvest Improves But Serious Nutrition Concerns Persist
An assessment conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) indicates an improvement in the main annual harvest for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) compared to 2010 but highlights ongoing concerns over the nutrition situation, particularly among young children.
News Release
31 October 2011
International Year Of Cooperatives 2012: Agricultural Cooperatives Are Key To Reducing Hunger And Poverty
Cooperatives offer opportunities that smallholders could not achieve individually. Smallholder farmers gain big benefits from agricultural cooperatives including bargaining power and resource sharing that lead to food security and poverty reduction for millions, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) stressed today on the occasion of the launch of the International Year of Cooperatives 2012 (IYC) in New York.
News Release
20 October 2011
Peace Corps Strengthens Global Partnership With FAO And WFP
The Peace Corps joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), and pledged to support and expand food security-related activities that will combat hunger in Peace Corps countries worldwide.
Story
18 October 2011
Need For Deep Collaboration Highlighted As UN Marks World Food Day
Leaders from governments, international organizations, civil society and the private sector gathered in Rome on Monday to mark the 31st annual World Food Day at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
News Release
10 October 2011
World Hunger Report 2011: High, Volatile Prices Set to Continue
Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, the United Nations' three Rome-based agencies said in the global hunger report published today.