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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.