Hand in Hand (HIH) is an evidence-based, country-led and country-owned initiative of FAO to accelerate agricultural transformation and sustainable rural development to eradicate poverty (SDG 1) and end hunger and all forms of malnutrition (SDG 2). By promoting progress to [...]

The primary aim of the Task Force is to promote a comprehensive and unified response of the international community to the challenge of achieving global food and nutrition security. The HLTF was established by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2008. [...]

The Improved Global Governance for Hunger Reduction Programme seeks to concretely improve the way in which the global community works together to eradicate hunger and malnutrition. It thus aims at: helping to ensure more coordinated food security and nutrition governance at [...]

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a set of standardized tools that aims at providing a "common currency" for classifying the severity and magnitude of food insecurity. This evidence-based approach uses international standards which allow comparability of situations [...]

Parliamentarians are fundamental custodians of political commitments on food security and nutrition; therefore critical partners in achieving food and nutrition security. FAO is supporting Parliamentarians as follows:  Facilitating the sharing of information such as good practices on legal frameworks and public policies, [...]

FAO seeks to enhance agricultural productivity to improve nutrition, raise rural living standards and contribute to global economic growth in accord with its mandate. It works with countries to promote national ownership and leadership. And it ensures that UN norms [...]