Within the context of United Nations reform to promote a more effective and efficient United Nations system, the ongoing collaboration between the Rome-based agencies (RBAs) – FAO, IFAD and WFP – is of particular significance in achieving the objectives of 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is because, inter alia, the RBAs complementary mandates and specializations in the areas of food and agriculture are at the core of achieving the SDGs, in particular SDGs 1 and 2.
Against this backdrop, Member State representatives called upon the three RBAs to organize a joint informal meeting of the FAO Council and the Executive Boards of IFAD and WFP. The broad aim of such a meeting was to exchange insights on RBA collaboration and discuss issues of common concern to the three organizations with the Principals of the RBAs.