FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today appointed Jacques Diouf as Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Sahel.

In his new role, the former Director-General Jacques Diouf will focus on strengthening political commitment and advocating for the need of greater investments to improve food security and resilience in the region as well as helping to secure investments to that end.

His appointment as the first ever Special Envoy reaffirms the priority that the Organization gives to the dry lands of Africa, the Sahel and the Horn of Africa and to making every effort to ensure that the commitments in the region are translated into concrete programmes, projects and funding to achieve food security.

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