Driving impact through partnerships and advocacy 

To achieve Zero Hunger, we must have zero child labour.  

Eliminating child labour is a global priority, embedded in Sustainable Development Goal 8.7, which advocates for the elimination of child labour in all its forms by 2025. However, it will not be possible to achieve this ambitious goal without the elimination of child labour in the agricultural sector. Here is where the majority of child labourers are still overwhelmingly found working in harsh conditions, instead of benefiting from education. We need a breakthrough in agri-food systems. 

FAO has a pivotal role to play, given its experience in addressing household poverty and food insecurity – which are among the main drivers of child labour in agriculture. However, to deliver on these ambitions, we cannot work alone. Only through collective, integrated actions can we deliver impact at scale. 

Spanning UN agencies, national and local governments, private sector companies, academia and civil society organizations, our approach is build on creating synergies and leveraging the unique assets and capacities of those who share our mission. In particular, we work closely with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), who respectively lead on international conventions and labour stakeholder engagement and child protection.