This report is divided into three sections: Section II outlines how priorities and items requiring follow-up emanating from the previous Regional Conference have been addressed, bringing to the attention of the Members major achievements and aspects requiring further consideration. The section will also draw lessons from the implementation of the Regional Initiatives in 2013 and illustrate how these inform the new ways of working. Section III examines major recent developments and emerging issues and national priorities as reflected in country programming frameworks (CPFs) that have a bearing on FAO’s activities in the region; Section IV introduces what FAO will focus on in the Region in 2014-15 (with an outlook for the medium-term 2016-17) and how these are situated within FAO’s results framework.