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Cooperation between FAO and EU

Verantwortlicher Autor: Carlo Marino Rome/FAO, 22.02.2019, 16:12 Uhr
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Rome/FAO [ENA] FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization based in Rome, specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger goes on with a close cooperation with the European Union. The International Organizations share a multitude of partnerships with the common goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger around the world. It is important to document success stories of the cooperation

between the EU and FAO, because there are a lot of successful elements which testify in favour of the reasons of its success. Since the launch of the FAO reform process in 2007, the level of cooperation between the two organisations has continued to grow in nearly all FAO areas of work. By offering rightfulness, authority, and the trust of partner country governments, the FAO has positioned itself as an important, indeed unique, partner of the EU in global governance for food security and in the delivery of a large number of global public goods related to food security, agriculture and natural resources. This teamwork has enabled the EU to promote its principles and values, guide its support, and position itself as a key player in the

international arena.The EU has channeled more than EUR 1.5 billion to FAO programs over the 2007–17 period, enhancing the support in the wake of the 2007/08 food price crisis, and again in 2017 to address food security and agricultural development issues linked to peace and security, migration, environment, and climate change challenges. Over 80 per cent of the funds committed, some EUR 1.2 billion, have been managed through DG DEVCO, with 250 interventions having been implemented in 60 countries. In the meantime, over EUR 200 million has been handled through DG ECHO within 197 interventions. The collaboration with DG MARE has focused mostly on supporting regional fisheries organisations; with DG SANTE it has been on food safety emergency

prevention, early warning and foresight. The partnership with the DG AGRI has been extensive, although with a relatively small financial contribution (EUR 2.3 million). Collaboration with DG RTD has not been financially significant but has reinforced networking. Collaboration with DG NEAR (which was established only very recently) has sought to strengthen capacity, livelihood programmes and food and nutrition security (FNS) emergency assistance in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Near East and Northern Africa. Collaboration with DG TRADE has focused on Plant Protection, collaboration with DG ENV on soils.

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