The FMM is a funding mechanism for partners willing to contribute unearmarked funds or slightly earmarked funds. Created in 2010, the FMM is currently supported by the Kingdoms of Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden. 

The FMM has been conceived as a tool to support FAO’s Strategic Framework. 

“The FMM is unique as it gives FAO the freedom to allocate funds where the Organization believes they are most needed and effective to achieve FAO’s Strategic Objectives approved by our membership,” says Alexander Jones, Director at interim, South-South and Resource Mobilization Division.  

In 2015, FMM funds were crucial to advance FAO’s work in areas such as hunger eradication, poverty reduction, climate change and sustainability in production, areas all at the heart of FAO’s Strategic Framework and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. 

Numerous results were achieved under the 19 projects implemented in 39 countries. They supported the first four FAO Strategic Objectives (SOs) and contributed to FAO’s delivery of its Programme of Work and Budget for 2014-2015.