FAO yesterday (Tues 22 Jan) honoured 33 staff members at the Seniority Awards ceremony held at Rome headquarters, with Director-General José Graziano da Silva presenting medals to those who have completed 25 years of service.
In 1985, Saâdia started working as a Bilingual Secretary for an FAO/UNDP project and joined FAO’s representation in Morocco two years later.She was promoted to Programme Clerk in 2009, which, looking back, has been one of the most memorable moments in her career.
For Saâdia, the most rewarding thing about working for FAO has been contributing to help achieve a world free from hunger.
“It is a great honour for me to work for our honourable organization and I am proud to be a part of it.“Receiving this award is a great gesture of appreciation from the Organization for myself, my colleagues and my family for all the wonderful years I have spent here."
"It is an acknowledgment for the dedication and passion with which I have been doing my job,” added Saâdia, who is grateful to her colleagues, without whom she would not have succeeded.