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FAO Award for Partnership

On 18 June 2021, the FAO Conference, at its Forty-second session, decided to establish a “FAO Award for Partnership” to recognise outstanding cooperation with FAO in advancing the Organization’s work by Members, other UN agencies or international institutions, academic or research entities; and civil society or private sector entities, including media outlets.

Nature of the Award

  • a scroll describing the recipient's achievements and/or award,
  • a cash prize of USD 10 000*


* Please note that the displacement of the cash prize must occur within 30 days from the day of notification.

For outstanding cooperation with FAO in advancing the organization’s work by members, other UN agencies or international institutions, academic or research entities; and civil society or private sector entities, including media outlets that have, in the course of the biennium preceding the Conference, made a significant contribution to the improvement of global food security. The Award will recognise outstanding cooperation with FAO in advancing the Organization’s work by Members, other UN agencies or international institutions, academic or research entities; and civil society or private sector entities, including media outlets.

The winning institution/organization should be one that can demonstrate how it has in an area related to FAO’s mandate:

  • engaged local communities and relevant stakeholders with the aim to improve people’s lives responding to their needs and rights and enhancing efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • raised visibility of the problem of hunger and malnutrition, communicating complex agricultural and economic issues to the wider public, and promoted successful solutions and projects for improved food security and nutrition;
  • presented an innovative idea, a new approach, or a unique policy that was implemented successfully and is adaptable to other contexts inspiring similar innovations within a given city, country, region or at the global level
  • developed an initiative that demonstrates evidence of impact in improving peoples lives ; and/or
  • advocated successfully the value of policies and principles that FAO prioritizes.

Particular emphasis will be given to the human value involved in the achievements of the programme, i.e. the way these programmes have contributed in an integrated manner to enhance the livelihood, social inclusion and dignity of the poorest and most malnourished groups of a given population.

The procedures and general guidelines to be followed are set out below:

Submission of Nominations

Proposals for nominations presented by national, regional or global institutions should be submitted to FAO Representatives (in countries with an accredited FAO Representative) or to FAO Regional and Subregional Representatives (in countries with no accredited FAO Representative), as appropriate, for submission to the Awards Secretariat by 31 January 2025. If the nomination form is submitted by an individual or institution, an endorsement or letter of support from a FAO Representative (email or signed letter) should be attached or the application form will not be considered valid. All endorsements or letters of support will be verified.

The Partnership and Outreach Stream will provide the FAO Awards Secretariat with the necessary technical support, particularly with regard to the eligibility of each nomination (PSR/PSU) and a simplified risk assessment (PSS) with information on evidence of exclusionary criteria, ESG rating if available and UN Global Compact violators/potential violators flag of the eligible  nominees if the entities are private sector entities (including private academia and research institutions and multistakeholder network involving private sector)[1].


[1] In case an eligible entity has an existing partnership with FAO and underwent due diligence screening and risk assessment in the previous two years, this information will be provided.

An ad hoc interdepartmental Screening Committee chaired by the Director of Cabinet and comprising the FAO Core Leadership Team, Assistant Directors-General at headquarters and at regional level, the Legal Counsel, and the Director of the Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division and the Director of the Office of Communications, as Secretary, will review the list of nominations submitted by the Awards Secretariat, and establish a short-list.  The Chairperson of the Screening Committee will submit the short-list of institutions to the Chairperson of the Selection Committee.

The Committee, chaired by the Director-General, and comprising the Independent Chairperson of the Council, the Chairperson of the Programme Committee and the Chairperson of the Finance Committee, will make a final decision on the basis of the short-list submitted by the Screening Committee.

The Award is conferred for activities and programmes with remarkable achievements during the biennium preceding the current one. The Award will be presented by the Director-General to the individual or representative of the recipient institution during a special ceremony during the FAO Conference from 28 June to 4 July 2025.

The individual or representative of the selected institution will be invited to FAO Headquarters in Rome for the ceremony, the cost of travel being borne by the Organization.

Nomination Form

PLEASE SUBMIT by 17 February 2025.
Please note:

  • The text of the detailed nomination should be self-contained and should provide concrete elements and information.
  • The nomination can be submitted electronically at the form below or sent via mail at [email protected]
    • 1. Detailed information of the nominated entity:
    What is the status/nature of business of the nominated entity? (Please select one applicable):

    Executive Summary - please provide a short summary including some background information of the entity and its engagement with FAO

    Detailed Nomination
    For question II a to b, please provide information relevant to the nominated entity only. No need to fill out all the questions.
    Endorsement or letter of support

    As per the terms and conditions, all applications should: (i) either be submitted by an FAO Representative or Director OR (ii) accompanied by an FAO endorsement or letter of support (email or letter signed by an FAO Representative of the country in which the nominee is based, or a Director at FAO headquarters).

     

    (i)  If you are an FAO Representative or Director:

    (ii)   If you are not an FAO Representative or Director, please attach your FAO endorsement or letter of support here

    pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, ppsx, xls, xlsx

    Terms and Conditions

    By submitting an application on the FAO Awards page (https://www.fao.org/fao-awards/en), all applicants of the FAO Awards hereby acknowledge and agree to the following:

    General Provisions

    • Users acknowledge and accept to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, and the FAO’s Terms and Conditions. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and FAO’s Terms and Conditions, the present Terms and Conditions shall prevail to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict or inconsistency.
    • FAO has the right to consider ineligible any application forms that are incomplete, do not comply with the terms and conditions specified, or are submitted beyond the deadline, according to the instructions provided.
    • No applicants under the age of 18 will be considered for the Awards.
    • Applications will not be considered eligible unless proof of endorsement by an FAO Representative or Director is provided.
    • FAO will not pay any fees, nor pay any costs relating to, participation in the FAO Awards, apart from the prizes outlined for each specific award to the winner/s.
    • Information provided by users who wish to submit an application, when registering via the form will be processed by FAO and stored in the FAO awards page database in accordance with FAO’s corporate procedures, including its Privacy Policy. Such information will be used and may be made available to third parties exclusively for services related to and within the purposes of the FAO Awards page and Features, or FAO institutional activities.
    • FAO reserves the right to verify the eligibility of applicants or that of any entry (including users’ identity and address) and to consider not eligible any application that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers with the entry process. By submitting entries to the FAO Awards Secretariat, users agree that their Contact and Personal Data may be processed, shared, and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the FAO Awards and any other purposes outlined in these Terms and Conditions.

    Responsibility of Applicants

    • Users acknowledge and agree that they:
    • will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, privacy laws, intellectual property laws, anti-spam laws;
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    • are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity and security of the information that they provide when accessing the Application Form, including any Contact or Personal Data;
    • Unless otherwise indicated, applicants acknowledge and agree that the material submitted through the Application Form may be reused and redistributed by users for non-commercial purposes, in line with the objectives of the FAO Awards, without requesting prior written permission. Where specific authorization to reuse and redistribute material is required, users must obtain the necessary permission from the respective rights holder(s).
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    • FAO Awards web page
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    • Corporate videos or digital recordings to illustrate the work of the Organization;
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    • The information on the FAO Awards page (https://www.fao.org/fao-awards/en) is provided for the convenience of users. Hence, FAO is not responsible for its accuracy, nor for any use of such information by users.
    • The mention of an institution or of its services on the FAO Awards page, does not imply that these have been endorsed, accredited or recommended by FAO.
    • FAO reserves the right to discontinue and/or modify, for any reason and without notice, at any time, the posting of any or all of the information contained on the FAO Awards page.
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    Nothing in these Terms and Conditions, nor any acts performed or statements made in relation to the FAO Awards page, shall be deemed as a waiver, express or implied, of any of the privileges and immunities of FAO, or as its acceptance of the applicability of any national laws, or of the jurisdiction of the courts of any country over disputes arising out of, or in connection with, these Terms and Conditions.