Sustainable development is at the heart of FAO’s Strategic Framework. Driving FAO’s work on sustainability is the recognition of the complex interactions between different objectives and interests. The necessary transition towards sustainability needs actions that focus on effective changes in practices, including strengthening respective capacities, and ensuring an enabling policy environment that acknowledges these interactions and addresses the trade-offs and synergies that come from them. 2. Coordinated discussions among member countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region have the potential to identify pathways towards sustainability and a design of implementation mechanisms that foster a more integrated and effective approach.